Tools for the job. After all, if you're using an electric guitar you're 'cheating' because you should be using an acoustic guitar for that real 'natural' sound...
That certainly can and does happen with electronics, especially where cables are involved. But triggers can go bad as well, and then that pad is gone from the mix. It's not like a mic fail where that drum is still picked-up a little by surrounding mics. It doesn't just disappear.I would be afraid of an electronic breakdown during a gig.
Tools for the job. After all, if you're using an electric guitar you're 'cheating' because you should be using an acoustic guitar for that real 'natural' sound...
Does your kit have curve setting for triggers? One of these could help:I have an e-kit that I use for late night practicing. I’ve used it for gigs twice and had the same problem both times. It doesn’t have the volume range for a typical gig. If I set the master volume low enough for the quieter parts, they weren’t loud enough for the louder parts no matter how hard I played. If I set the master volume high enough for the loud parts, I couldn’t play it quietly enough and get the pads to trigger during the quiet parts. If I was forced to use one all the time, I might try a volume pedal like guitarists use. I’ve seen drummers use e-kits for low volume gigs, and every time I could hear the click of the sticks on the pads over the sounds coming out of the PA.
Funny you should say that, I'm paranoid about a catastrophic breakdown so carry spares. As it happens I have a second module but only because there's not enough inputs so run a second for cymbals. Plus an extra snare pad, which I use as a tom trigger but can obviously be swapped over if needs be. The only spare not in use is the kick. So it's about one and half e kits but it's still less to carry. I get all the tom and snare pads in one normal tom case, and the cymbals in another.I would be afraid of an electronic breakdown during a gig. if the module dies, what do you do, they dont become acoustic drums. if you break a head live, there are aalways ways around continiuing the gig.
that being said, i would love to have one and looked for a while at purchasing an e-kit.