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Gotta say... Great review, and thank you! I'm about to switch to electronic because of surgeries. As a gigging player, what would your call be here? And... what would you use for amplification in a medium-sized venue to get that solid low end on the kick? Thank you!!!

Are the crashes on the Titan 70 dual zone? Do they have choke? It looked like you said the Donner dual crashes, but the Titan's crashes only had single. PS - Great reviews. Im getting back into drumming and these two have been my struggle along with the Alesis Nitro Max and Alesis Surge.

I love the feedback I'm buying the kit but apparently there is a 1500w not sure if it's come out yet but wait until you see this kit check it out brother

Slick graphics, high level production these days!

Como eu gostaria de ter visto esse video antes de ter comprado o meu kit. Você listou tudo que aconteceu comigo: frustração atrás de frustração.

Thank you for this in depth review. I'm not a drummer, but I needed a kit for my various band rehearsals at my house. I bought the Titan 50 based on your thorough comparison.

Man you know your shit! Answered every question I had about my new titan 50 in less than 10 minutes and in perfect detail. I had no problem following you. Some videos people ramble and drag shit on and you gotta skip around to find what you're looking for. You were right to the point. Everything you need to know 1 after the other. Perfect 👌 And you're a hell of a drummer too!

I was going to buy this. Saw a different post and how cool it looked. Guess I'll continue to not have drums in my Apartment 😢 Really appreciate your video! Saved me Money!

Man, I wanted so bad for this to be as good as they claimed. It's an amazing concept that I hope some day gets realized properly. Glad I found your review though! Thanks for the honest thoughts!

i am only looking for a module that has the best Zildijan Sizzle sounds and most of the ones i see have only 2 sizzles and even modified they dont sound as good as software.

I recently moved house and couldn't have my drums set up anymore. I had seen some bad reviews on this, I was hopeful though so I tried some. I agree they do not work. I sent mine back and got a refund.

Wondering if you have any plans to review some real feel cymbals and hi hats, like the Low Volume cymbals with triggers? Starting to think about upgrading my hi hats to some of these for more real feel.

KP - Great video thanks for the comparison. I currently have Simmons sd350 kit and am wondering is the Simmons sd350 rack more sturdy and more stable than the alesis nitro max rack? Is it possible to put the alesis nitro max pads/heads, cymbals n module onto the SD350 rack(if its a more sturdy n better rack)? Also i will use snare stand for nitro max snare. Let me know ur opinion. Thanks

you saved my life!!!!!

What will you choose? It's between these two that I want I'm soo undecided!

Its the module..not the kit...but ..when i finally get this running im happy to share an help out

I'm bro I really tried to find a direct email to u but nothing..any ways go into the module on ded 500..there ways to control the issues u said about..and..also there is facilities for 3 zone snare and 3 zone ride with...bell yes!!!..it needs some time to figure...but it's there!!

Hi js wondering, what size of batteries do these use ?

I just want to take my kick drums off the pad and put them somewhere on the actual keys but it seems I cannot do that with a midi keyboard. I'm starting to hate Ez Drummer.

Really great honest review. My DED500 Pro kit will be delivered this week. I am really keen to get the additional Cymbal and Tom. But Donner hasn't got them. Not sure why. But in saying that. The module does allow for 3 zone cymbals. I'd like your opinion on which would be good buys to get a set of three 15"+ 3 zone cymbals. That'd be really helpful info. Another would be a good 13-14" snare. I could use the stock snare as an extra floor tom. But great share. Thank you.

well after watching many of your videos on the titan 70 and the SD1250 I went ahead and purchased the SD1250 for my little home studio setup. Since i was going to be triggering this kit with Superior drummer and EZ drummer, i wasn't really concerned about the module. aside from two of my cymbal clamps having retention lugs snap on my after binding while tightening, the entire kit went together quickly and easily. for some reason it took me a little bit to get it working with my computer as it wasn't registering as a midi device on my mac at first. I swapped around some USB cables and it suddenly started working. Wasn't able to get my mac to recognize it as a bluetooth device to pair with, which i thought was odd, but since i got it working via USB not really that concerned. I was bummed with the lack of android support for the app still. thought they would have had this figured out by now, but i guess not. Now i just have to figure out how to get the hi hatt controller to have a more dynamic range on the pedal. right now it kinda goes from tight closed to open with no in between. I also feel like the snare really you really have to slam it to get full velocity, so i am sure there are settings i can mess with the get it hitting harder without having to beat the hell out of the drum. All in all so far i am diggin it, and what it will bring to my setup. Now i just gotta learn how to pllay drums worth a damn :)

I am very interested in that fed200, i uses to play acoustic drums but its like 5yo,and it was a low quality kit, my rack toms are miles away from each other, my throne is broken, my hihat stand to, my crash stand doesnt have the capability to change the height so its a pain to do fill, i have very bad chinese cymbals, like made of the cheapest aluminium, sadly my parents refuse to buy me a new kid cause they saw a video of an african kid playing with buckets, so I'd be pretty grateful if i got a new kit. (I'm from Mexico btw)

How's the hihats on this thing? I know it won't be as good as the higher end kits that have moving hihats on a separate stand, but I want to know if the hihat is at least better than the Nitro Max? The Alesis Nitro hihat pedal is so innacurate and has you have to be extremely precise with your foot pressure to change between closed and half-open. Drives me nuts. I have two days left to return it and I'm thinking about doing that and getting this Simmons TD70 kit instead, but if the hihat isn't any better then I don't know if it'll be worth it, as I don't really have any other problems with the Nitro.

I want you to know you are on point with all the drums, I am A Jazz drummer in Philadelphia. Please keep me updated t the next drum give away. Russell Stewart

i AM A JAZZ DRUMMER CAN YOU PLAY ELECTRIC DRUMS WIT BRUSHES OR DRUM MALLOTS

Thank you so much! What a short nice video to teach a subject that I was needing help with! 😊

Hey dude im gonna get the sd1250 when im in my music school what do you recommend when i first get it? (i have the kick pedal) and im gonna get ezdrummer software, so help if you can, thank you.

I'm a new drummer and your videos have been super helpful! Thank you so much!

Which kit u going with?

My brother gave me his after saying it wasn’t working great and that he tried to calibrate it but wasn’t getting results. As a non drummer, but having tooled around on drums before I can say it is awkward as all hell. Having even a pillow or something to bang on and having an impact response from striking it would be better than playing on air. A good analogy would be punching a punching bag versus punching the air at full strength. The lack of physical response changes the fundamental movements so much it might be detrimental to your real drum playing unless you have prior experience. The angles which trigger the cymbals and toms don’t seem to be consistent and the problem of course is that the drums are virtual. The tolerance to what triggers the snare and cymbals is super hard to feel; when you’re playing drums are you really questioning if your arm is at least at a 45 degree angle so a hi-hat will trigger. Dunno man, super disappointed in this product but mostly because I was excited that it would work. Also, the demo on the tutorial video for this product is completely faked in my opinion.

I bought the Simmons titan 70 from watching your previous reviews on it and don’t regret it!! I appreciate your help and guidance to new drummers!! 19:26

could you do a video playing the titan 70 without the drum audio? i might get one but i don’t want it to be too loud for other people. i love your vids keep it up

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Did you get a chance to use the Fesley as a trigger for EZ drummer? Curious if that machine gun effect you spoke about with the Fesley snare is an issue when using it with EZ drummer or superior drummer, or is it just when using thier module?

hey i've never had a drum set my dream jobs drumming and i like the donner ded 200

Yeah exactly...when you hear bobby play irresistible b***h hes groovin to the lynn drum machine prince used some very nice fills on that!

The last 2 days has been serious pondering..this titan e drum set hopefully will help although it has no direct outs..because i have analog..soundscraft 32 le..but i do have an interface module..hopefully find a,way or ..at least be able to tweak the titan module to sound sweet as a mix left an right straight in..

I would say that young man did not help his store earn your business. If you have regular interactions at guitar center similar to this I wonder why your loyalty sticks with guitar Center?

I’ve never been impressed with Alesis brands or Simmons. Both have proven to be very breakable.

can this drum kit allow we play rim shot on snare ?

Hey KP, How about a comparison between the Titan70 and the Millennium MPS-850. They look to be VERY similar, although the MPS gives you bigger toms and a hihat on a stand…for less money!

Congrats David!!! Happy drumming. 😀 Happy 4th of July . Where on your personal website is the giveaway link?

Great review and comparison! You made some really fair points. One of these companies should hire you as a consultant to get input on designing the ultimate kits for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players at a variety of price points. You seem to know what makes a great eKit for a variety of players and where these kits both shine and miss the mark. Btw, that system to build the Donner kit is epic - no tools!!