Roland HD-1 V-Drum Lite Digital Drum Kit

Roland Drums... my pride and joy!

Advantages: Great authentic sounds, feels like playing real drums
Disadvantages: knowing that if you had £5000 you could get a much better one

I brought my Roland V Drums about a year and a half ago. I love them to bits. At the time, i couldnt afford them at all. However I played on a kit in a music shop and fell in love with them. I immediately promised myself to get a job and save up to get one. So, eventually I did. I still struggle now to understand the technology. You're hitting rubber and plastic pads, and real drum sounds come out... its increadible. Although the TD8 is not the most advanced kit in the series, it still does SO much. It registers how hard you hit the drums, where you hit the drums and they are really responsive. One of the major benefits of this piece of equipment is that you can play music into it to play along to. This can be very useful for practicing and picking up new things while listening to your favourite tunes! Also, its a great ...

priesty8899 20.01.2007 · Read full review
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roland td3 electric drumset

Advantages: Quite a realistic kit, Good value for money, built in drum tutor, dual trigger pads for rims/bells
Disadvantages: pads wear eventually, price from roland- but im being picky, a very good kit

Last year i got to the unfortunate positive of having so many complaints from neighbours i had to sell my acoustic kit and make way for an electric one. Obviously i knew an electric kit couldn't be as realistic, however i was pleasantly surprised with the TD3. I did a lot of research into what kit to buy going to music shows, shops, reading reviews and of course the internet :) I was looking for a quite cheap kit that i could practice on and eventually expand. For the same sort of price range the main competitor was the Alesis DM5. The Dm5 feels a lot less realistic. Kind of like pressing buttons instead of hitting drums, the response felt very unrealistic and didn't seem to alter with how I hit the pads (or velocity for you music tech'ers) It also had mono pads, so you would have to have seperate pads for the centre of the snare ...

sean1234567890 18.03.2009 · Read full review
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DS Lite

Advantages: Robust, Quality Production, Light, Comfortable, Fun, Interactive
Disadvantages: Missing some big titles

The DS Lite is a great hand held console, it is well designed and offers a huge range of interactive games that make use of its touch screen technology. The console itself is slim and light weight but it feels sturdy and robust and fits nicely in your hands, it is the perfect size for adults and children to comfortably use. Protective cases are readily available and are recommended for keeping your DS safe and clean. The DS boasts good quality audio output that adds to the experience of gaming, on full volume the quality is still top notch and undistorted. The DS has wireless capabilities allowing it to connect with other DS consoles for multi-player gaming. The touch screen technology and speech recognition features allow for a whole new generation of interactive and stimulating games, making gaming more engaging and fun. ...

boltanski27 11.02.2009 · Read full review
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