Who's got the best acoustic E-Drum sounds | Roland, Efnote, GEWA G9 | E-Drum Comparison | Thomann
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- We compared 3 of the finest e-drums on the market in search of who's got the best acoustic E-Drum sounds. For that we asked Roland, Efnote and Gewa what they think are the best 3 acoustic drum sounds the kits have to offer. Check out this e-drum comparison and tell us what you think!
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00
Introduction
0:15 Efnote 5x playing
0:31 The 3 drums that compete against each other
1:44 Roland TD-50KV2 Sound: Acoustic
2:12 Roland TD-50KV2 Sound: Progressive
2:46 Roland TD-50KV2 Sound: Vintage Swing
3:17 Efnote 5X Sound: FunQ
3:41 Efnote 5X Sound: Speedstar
4:13 Efnote 5X Sound: Rockin Road Trip
4:37 Gewa G9 Pro C6 Sound: American Vintage
5:07 Gewa G9 Pro C6 Sound: NYC
5:30 Gewa G9 Pro C6 Sound: Jazz Kit
5:55 Simon's personal opinion
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The EFNote 5 drum set has the most realistic sounds in my opinion.
Best e-drum i've ever played
So you you would recommend buying this one? I’m on the fence: Roland, Alesis or EFNote.
Ad5 dude! Such a pity it isn't better advertised, pearl reference toms pearl brass snare and DW kick are so so nice on it!
@@JesusLordOfLords455 What’s an Ad5? I’m agnostic which means w/out knowledge.
@@tx2jbh81 Alesis should never be an option
@@joanchilet2954 I was already sorta thinking that. Alesis I suppose, is a last ditch effort. Thank you for verifying what I had already known 👊🏼
EFnote are really on to something, but they don't offer much in kit variation. They do the basic dry-no-frills acoustic drums great, but some more modern and processed sounds in addition would help appeal to a bigger segment of the e-buying market.
could you use a midi soundcard to trigger other sounds from a computer?
I'm after the most realistic feel. Of course the sounds in the module are still very important. But as long as I get excelent realistic sounds from it that's enough to me, as long as I can also trigger more electronic sounds from a computer
For me the efnote got the best acoustic sound ! And the better looks also !
Simon, you did again! Thanks for this video!
Your welcome! :-D What are you interested in drumming wise? //Simon
@@ThomannsDrumBash I really like the idea of asking brands about which kit sound in their opinion is the best. From Roland I've already got big expectations, and after watching some of the EFnote drum kits, I think they are really into it and put a lot of effort too. The surprise comes from Gewa, but I did some research regarding their drums products, the "blind" spots on cymbals are the the biggest issue, but somehow the sound it's good (I blame you for this). It's good to have some nice competition in this area of music. Maybe Yamaha deserves a place in this competition too.
I'm just so in love with the jazz sound of the Gewa. For rock, yes the Roland takes the cake. But I think if I was in the market for an edrum the jazz sound alone would get me to buy the Gewa.
The efnote wins. I hope they make available the extra efnote 7 sounds available for the efnote 5
Mimic Pro smokes them all in a pipe! Its a shame that this is missing in such a comparism! Roland still produces very synthetic sounds with machinegunning in 2021.
I was thinking the same. Maybe it's not compared as it isn't sold as a complete kit.
Admit it, mimic pro is history…
@@bluesiliconedot2190 I admit that this modules are not the future!
@@bluesiliconedot2190 I certainly wouldn't write it off yet. There are rumors of an update coming this year.
Ad5 for sure, with the DW kick pearl brass snare and the pearl reference toms.....just smack on
I think I like the Efnote the best as far as realistic acoustic sounds. Doesn't hurt that it is about $5000 cheaper than the Roland.
As a 50X owner, I have to say I'm impressed with the EFNote sound. I think you made good choices for the best kits as well... the Progressive kit is one of my favs, although there are some new kit releases on Roland cloud that are pretty good and new VEX releases (haven't tried yet) that tend to be much better than Roland stock kits. Overall, I think the 50x is the first stock kits that Roland got right! I'm glad to see much better jazz kits all around. Thanks for the comparison and great acoustic kit choices..... I've played edrums for over a decade and still annoyed by most electronic/808/laser beam sounding kits.
As a studio and tour guy for established artists, you have to arrive with a Roland TD-50X. I purchased a Gewa few months ago but the dealer didn’t have it in inventory, so I bought a couple of Nord 3p.
Talk about realistic sounds, no samples but real time instruments. Obviously, a module must accompany a 3p, but the kicks and snares are insanely good and in your face real. A Gewa is definitely in my future cart.
Excellent video, excellent drummer! Ps. I agree with you, the TD-50kv2 is the overall best sounding. the EfNote looks cool also, and sounds great, and the GEWA's jazz kit is great! the plus for the Roland kit is the digital snare, hihat, and ride. The GEWA looks a little cheaper built in the cymbals, but that is my opinion. Can't find the price for thEfNote kits. They look very exciting. The GEWA is more expensive than the Roland. Compared to the VAD706, looks wise, all of them fail :-)
Roland's stock kit "progressive" is pretty good. Get neck deep in that td50x module and see that with a little tweeking, "pretty good" becomes "great"
My thoughts Exactly I dont think alot of people take full advantage of all the editing capabilities of the TD50X
They all sounded good to me, I wouldn't be unhappy with any of them, but I preferred the Roland and Gewa kits.
I choose Efnote 5X! It has an amazing and realistic sound in my ears.
Hi Pak. Efnote Kits sound very organic. I agree! Make sure to check out or Efnote 7 VS Roland VAD 503 Video for further sound examples. //Simon
Absolutely in love with your vedios
Hope to become like you one day I just had a doubt Simon do you give giveaways to other countries too😊
from 2'13 to 2'45 is the best acoustic sound. Amazing !
Curious do any of these guys sponsor you full or part time .... Ever?
I loved the Speed star sound. My issue is limited sets by that Ef Note ....
Interesting. They have really come along way. That new Yamaha kit sounds pretty great too. I was hoping you'd play more fast single stroke rolls on the snare and toms though to hear if they machine gun. The snares sounded really good at the lower volumes but the toms I couldn't tell if they still have that problem.
I think once the major companies fully commit to putting in Gigabytes of samples (like the best VST's) instead trying to scale the sound with a program, then they'll finally be at the same level.
I know not all edrummers are into having the most realistic sound, but I am. It's why I'll stick with BFD3 triggering Platinum Samples (in my opinion still the greatest VST libraries ever made; up to 250 velocity layers for a single drum articulation) until they get it right. They are getting close.
Hey! Thanks for the comment. I will consider more fast single strokes for future e-drum videos. Thanks for letting me know. //Simon
@@ThomannsDrumBash no problem. It's a great video. Your method is excellent and you're a great player!
Would love to see drumtec pro with their real feel heads and upgraded Roland t-50 comparison video against Efnote 7. Trying to make a purchase decision lol.
Still 2022 my YAMAHA DTX 950K Still appears to be best kit out there,timeless piece)
Well done - as always! ... greetz from SIMON to SIMON ;-)
Hey Simon :). Thanks a lot Man! Were are you from? //Simon
I'm in the market now, first time ever im going to go all in with a purchase holding nothing back. I love the EFNOTE sounds and look, but the digital snare/ride of roland makes me think I do that, tinker with the sounds, and if all else fails just use a VST? But then .... I see and hear the HH on the EFNOTE, and I'm not sure again
I have the EF Note but it lacks a good room sound to make you feel you are in a space instead of just adding reverb on top of the sound. Gewa sounds best to me.
Nothing comes close to the real thing as Efnote does. I haven't been so pumped about an e-drum kit as much in my life.
Do you own one? Does the feel feels more realistic than a roland? Thanks!
Efnote for my looks and sounds great
Wich Edrum would you buy if you had budget of 1700 ish?
I was looking into gewa3 studio, but I just loved that efnote 5x sound… I mean I know it’s above my budget unfortunately 😅 but still
Whats the best for a hard rock/metal drummer? Thanks man!
I really enjoyed Roland's "acoustic" sound. That kick drum sounds nice and compressed.
So tell me who won the mapex armory drum kit?
Gewa jazz kit sounds very realistic. I'd like to have that. Roland is quite harsh in general. EFnote sounds the most acoustic overall.
Waiting on a new atv module/drumset.
Rick van der Bruggen waar blijft die nieuwe drummodule van 2box?
I don’t know about best as that’s to subjective to have a definitive answer. I’ll just say I preferred the Rolands tones most.
Maybe a how to Tweak EDrums to create a custom kit tailored to “Your” sound, not just what samples to use but a deeper how to adjust all the parameters .
Maybe that’s too much of a wormhole to cover in a 10 min clip?
Where are the huge give away winners?......
@@grishmatrivedi6895 their coming… Muhahaha
Pearl mimic pro .
Game over!
You know play every style of music which is great
Who won the gifts?
Wow Simon, talk about a difficult choice. For me its between Gewa and Roland, in looks the Gewa edges it but there is just something about the Roland kits that takes it for sound. I know its not really a fair comparison, but these sounds are what each manufacturer said were its best, so Roland, but only just.
Roland has proven reliability too.
Not quite answering the question, but for me it was fascinating to watch the dBA meter at the back - the EFNote was consistently +10 dBA more than the Roland / Gewa - an important consideration for an apartment drummer; even though I can't afford any of the kits on test!
I cannot answer this question because it depends heavily on my EQ settings. I am using FX Sound to improve the extremely poor onboard sound chip of my laptop.
Can you identifiy what sound/brand has the most real human like feel ?
I mean a real drumset never plays the same sound on the same pad or cymbal.
It depends of the way he strikes them, and they are rarely hit in a same way.
Which e-drum does simulate best this real feel ?
I really liked your favorite kit sounds and completely agree. But as far as all around authentic acoustic sounds go the Gewa sounded the best to me. At least through my monitors here at home. It was a hard choice because the Roland really stood out and shined in just about every other way. I may have liked it the best overall. I actually have a TD-50KVX with the X-upgrade and love it. One thing I've noticed about Roland's TD-50X and TD-27 modules is that they've fine tuned their sound so well over the years that the drums and cymbals are right in the proper sonic range for maximum effect. The fact they've had the biggest names in drumming helping them fine tune those sounds for the last 30 years really shows. I'm not in anyway disappointed that I bought a TD-50 module over a Pearl Mimic (my other choice at the time). Although, I'd have been very happy with that module as well. If the Gewa had already been released when I purchased my Roland I may have gone for it instead. But the point being that when it comes down to the difference between Rolands modeling approach versus Gewa's and Efnote's multilayered sampling for reproducing authentic acoustic drum sounds the Gewa, and Efnote are going to win everytime. Imo Roland should add a lot more layers of sampling on their next flagship module and make every pad digital. That combined with their prismatic modeling tech and I think they'd have something that was untouchable. I have to say however that I was disappointed in Efnote's cymbal sounds. That was unexpected to me. They look like they make an excellent product. I didn't hate their cymbal sounds but I thought Rolands cymbal sounds were for the most part better. I imagine sampling and reproducing cymbal sounds must be really difficult. It was really noticeable on the digital ride cymbal. I have no idea why that would be unless the samples were better but maybe the advanced triggering of the digital cymbal has an effect on how the cymbal sounds? Maybe just because you can play it with more finesse? I don't know but for sure Gewas sounded amazing. I love Gewa's Paiste samples over Roland's Zildjian and Sabian sounding ones.
2box drumit5, best module right now
This is really hard...I liked the kit noises for some roland and EF better than G. I only liked the jazz kit sounds on the G...I think EF has a nice value prop...
And now that I watched you opinion, you picked out my favorite sounds. The progressive kit reminds me of Jon Bonham. I'd have to play them, but I really am intrigued by the EF.
2 box drumit 5 beats everything!
I don't get why nothing compares to Superior Drummer 3. Why is there no module on the market that has natural bleed option (snare buzz when hitting the floor tom or kick) and humanized/randomized (anti machine gun) sounds.
Thank you for the video 🙂
All three kits are beautiful, but sound not really good.
I have the roland 705 and I want to get these sound .. please help
I was playing acoustic drums only, for years.
I tried the Roland 503 and I was very impressed.
Finally, I decided to go with the EFNote 7 due to the sound, look & feel.
Check out my CZcams channel for some EFNote 7 videos
In other words, sponsored by EFNote 😆
I wish they were thinking like you 😆. That cost me a lot 🙂
No Yamaha?
They sampled their own acoustic drums btw.
Hey! I wanted to include them but at the time we shot the video they were not available //Simon
All EFnote presets were realistic, and organic. Looks, and sounds: EFnote 5XE at 4100 Euros (not on this video) is a clear choice over the 6800 Euro Roland. I had my 1st (and last) Roland 27 years ago (triangle pads), and they still can't get the realistic acoustic drums sounds. I think the EFnote sounds will be even more realistic with the LogicPro X midi random velocity, after the live midi recording, though you -may?- need another sound pack software such as EZ Drummer etc. EF pricing is better for an acoustic looking drum kit, and you can add a real snare/cymbals to get the full acoustic looks, and -almost- real sounds.
The ef5x is the winner by far for almost half the price of the TD50! It s a no brainer.p
Efnote all the way I just wish they would give you two Hugh told for the price it's sold at
Where are the winner of huge give away
Its there in the comments of that video
@@stevehanochjohn no there was fake comments
The usual problem is once you do a quick roll especially with the toms involved, you immediately hear that dreadful machine gun sound. Roland is an “expert “ in making machine gunning “shine”. Great hardware, just sound terrible compare to any vst on the market.
This is absolutely true!
Yeah I was hoping he played more fast rolls on them to see if I could hear that. There was only one part in the Roland demo where I thought I could hear it.
Still though...It's pretty impressive how far they have come. The snare rolls on all of them sounded really good.
And not all VST's sound that great. EZdrummer is a bit limited in my opinion and not quite up to the same level as Superior or BFD3. I think these are starting to be as good as an EZ drummer or some of the lower/mid level VST's.
Once these companies fully commit to putting in GB's worth of samples instead of scaling the dynamics with a program, they'll be at the same level.
The ad5 with the pearl toms is much better but depends which drum sounds you use for sure the stock sounds definitely seem more machine gunny
I suspect the Tom machine gunning can be improved a lot by choosing a better curve than the factory linear one. I use spline or log on the toms and it highlights small differences in velocity
Roland is all about playing feel they have that touch but looking at the market if they dont improve or inovate someone else might be winning lets see
Yamaha DTX-10 missing dearly!!
Compared to the competition, Roland clearly has the best Casio-keyboard e-drum sounds.
Pearl Mimic Pro?
Best is... Pearl mimic pro 😉
Roland td30 which Roland stopped producing has the best sounds hands down
Nothing, nothing beats Roland in the triggering department
We know it wouldn't even be a competition if you brought in a pearl mimic pro with some drum tec.
As everybody is recommending it, i really want to try it in one of our future E-Drum Videos //Simon
I'm apparently in the minority of the comments because I thought the Roland still sounds overall the best out of all 3. I mean they all sound pretty great but Roland just had a tad more dynamic range and less of the machine gun sound that most E drums have. IMOP Roland is still the leader in class on E drums but a lot of companies are getting close. EFnote was really close & the GEWA wasn't even on the same playing field as the Roland and EFnote.
The all sounds good to me
When I upgraded my electric drum set
I'll tell you
ATV AD5 .. the drum sounds are as good as all of these & the AD5 cymbal sounds are the best, hands down
Thanks for sharing. Would love to check more ATV Drums. //Simon
The EF note cymbals sound the best but the to Tom's are machine gun. The last Tom if the TD50 is also machine gun, which explains why they don't tend to go above fourteen inches
The best sounds? Alesis Strike Pro SE.
The best reliability and build? Roland.
I know I'm going to piss off a lot of Roland haters, but personally, I think Roland and Efnote are tied. I have a Roland TD-07 drumkit and I love most of the sounds but the TD-50 is superior in all ways possible (of course, you can't compare a $400 dollar module to a $2500 one). So I like the Roland stylized sounds. The sounds have a punchy sound and the cymbals are just beautiful. My favourite kit out of the Roland ones shown in this vid is the Acoustic one, the Prog is very close.
Efnote is the more natural sounding. I love the Speedstar (shown in this vid) and the First Note kits. I think the minimalist module design is awesome, plus that Bluetooth sells it for me. I'm slowly, but surely, becoming a big fan of these drum kits, especially the Efnote 3 and 3X for their futuristic stands and compact design.
Gewa's American Vintage kit sounds pretty nice, but it has something I don't like that much and I cannot put my finger on what it is.
Out of all these kits, my favourite is Speedstar from Efnote. I feel like I can play some, well, speed metal! xD
In fact, I am looking at getting the Efnote 3, so I'm not a mindless Roland fanboy (I can't believe that, nowadays, liking something means you're a dumb fanboy).
I my opinion the maschine gun effect only comes down to the playing abilities of the drummer and the settings for the trigger parameters. With these drummodules the player can either play smooth rolls or not. I own a td50x. Adujst the trigger settings to your playing style and tweak the sounds and there will be no maschine gun effect at all. And of course learn to controll your dynamics and your accents and alls that jazz 😂
Gewa G5 Pro
Gewa is full of glitches and triggering issues for what I saw in other videos and in their online community
Instead of fixing the G9 they don’t care and release the G5…
ATV adrums paired with the ad5 wins for me
Ef note for most acoustic sounding. I bet roland wins on triggering. I have a td50x, triggering is excellent, best I've ever played.
I also like the acoustic sounds of Efnote's kits. What do you think about ATV Sets?
@@ThomannsDrumBash I haven't inspected the drums but I do have atv 18" ride and atv 10" splash. Both are excellent and on par with roland non- digital cymbals. With that in mind, I would say the drums are probably top shelf as well.
EFNote 5 drum set is best
The Gewa sounded most natural in my opinion.
Funny that the Roland TD50 was bashed for having the poorest sounds when it came out and yeah, it wasn't great. The X update was a complete game changer for the module and the Progressive kit is one of my favorite go to kits. I have a MIMIC Pro and it's collecting dust. Yes, it sounds great but it's finicky. I've gigged for years with electronics, Roland just works every time.
Cymbals and snares do a good job. Most fail on the toms sound. Thats were the illusion of real acoustic breaks…
I agree! //Simon
Pearl Mimic Pro is the winner.
Mimic pro
The efnote is the winner
EFNote
My thought is that atv ad5 sound better :D
Efnote has the best sounds imo
Thanks for sharing John. It sounds great! //Simon
I think ATV Ad5 has the most realist sounds
Always Roland!
Efnote
As my prdiction Efnote is the best
ATV?!
Efnote.
Hey ,.... Yes thats the Problem... We as a Church have to Search for one E-Drum Kit. I have read some over the Efnote 5x / Gewa G5 and Roland VAD 503. But i dont know, what is the right Kit for Worship-Music .... !?!
Not a true representation as the Efnote kit was their 4K kit vs the 6k+ Roland and 7k+ Gewa
Do the Same comparison using the Efnote 7x which cost 5k
IMHO 2box has the best sounds due to the unlimited adjustment features.
The best sounds but the worst triggering, you can’t have both…
People dont waste your time for a good drum Sound like i did ! I never wanted a Computer, so i bought them all Td50 - x,Mimic, Pearl ,Alesis.
Here is the absolut recepie for a great around Get a Roland TD 27 or above get a decent laptop and trigger suoeriour drummer3 Thats the key ! Now you can buy any shellaset and cymbalset you want !
Best Bassdrum ATV
Best Pads Roland
Best cymbals Roland Atv
Thanks for sharing! //Simon
efnote
ATV.
Nette Verkaufsschow... Man hat es geschickt vermieden, dass bei allen drei "Falgships" die Toms immer noch nach Machingun klingen, wenn man sie entsprechend schnell spielt. Das scheint elektronisch immer noch sehr rechenintensiv zu sein. Statt unnötige Features zu implementieren sollten die Hersteller mal daran arbeiten, bei der Snare haben sie es auch auch irgendwie hin bekommen...
EFNOTE is a completely different level.
...It is being developed in China by Japanese engineers, but apparently it is not being imported to Japan. What an irony?
ROLAND IS THE BEST .SOUND 100% ACOUSTIC.❤
it actually does not matter which kit sounds best out of the box because individual tuning most will make every kit sound the same as long as they all have the same or similar adjustments available ,it won't matter which one of those kits i buy because it will sound the way i want it too after a short period of ownership,we have seen other comparisons on you tube where a $400 peace acoustic kit can sound the same as a $5000 acoustic dw kit its all about the tuning
Yamaha by far
EFNOTE 5X won
yamaha
Roland 1.st acoustic sounded best to me and for me none of the Efnote sounded good
How does that Efnote splash sound like a china? It's so small!! Lol
Because you can make it sound like anything, even a cow's moo, since its an e-drum kit xD