are digital drum kits good for a beginner? am considering medeli DD306 or YamahaDD55C. Advice welcome please?

Answer 1

I have two electronic drumsets that I am absolutely in love with. However, electronic kits are generally a very bad idea for a beginner.

The fact is that acoustic and electronic drum sets are completely different instruments. Learning to play grooves, fills, etc. on a drumset is only half of learning how to play the drums. The other half is learning how to coax the instrument to sound good. The problem with the electronic kits is that they generally sound the same no matter how you hit them. You need to learn, from the beginning, how to get a consistently good sound out of an acoustic drumset. In short, learning to play drums on an electronic kit is like learning to drive a car by riding a dune buggy...generally the same idea, but completely different in practice.

There are certain things that you can only learn how to do on an acoustic drum set. Some of these things are:

How to play a consistant rimshot (esp. important for rock music)

Using different areas of the drums and cymbals to get different sounds

How to play aggressively and with a consistent volume while still remaining relaxed

If you learn to play drums on an electronic kit first, then it could be detrimental to your overall playing. For example...electronic drumsets lack drum shells, some of them even lack cymbal stands. On an acoustic kit, you are limited in your setup options by the physical size of your drims, they won't be nearly as comfortable to play as an electronic kit. Also, it will feel completely different. Electronic kits are made of either gum rubber (for the less expensive ones) or mesh fabric (for the more expensive ones). Acoustic drums are made from mylar (a type of plastic) heads and metal (for the cymbals). Both the rubber and the mesh are a LOT easier to play on than the materials used for the acoustic kit. This will spoil you and make your hands weak...it will make playing an acoustic kit MUCH more difficult later on.

Also, it is important for you to learn how to set up an acoustic kit as well as change and tune your drums heads. This is a moot point on the electronic kit as it plays prerecorded sounds.

I urge you, if you are starting in percussion, learn to play on an acoustic set first...the electronic kit may be easier now, but it will make you a much weaker player in the long run.

Good luck, and happy drumming!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

i know theres a good shop around shaftburys ave in london that will let you test out the digital drums kits and give you advice so they should help you, my bro is really into it so thats how i know.

Answer 4

The Yamaha kit is probably better quality. Read "Harmony Central" web pages for reviews.

Answer 5

yes