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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
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Buy the non-bottom-of-the-line kit from someone established (i.e. Roland or Yamaha, really, although Traps are quite good) and you won't go far wrong. Mesh head on a dual-zone snare at least I'd recommend, and also dual-zone ride cymbal as a bare minimum (it's also nice to have 'chokable' cymbal pads to better simulate a real kit).
As an aside, I did the electronic-drums-in-flat thing myself and helped neighbour relations by building a little drum riser to go underneath the kit and absorb some of the thumpy-thumpy. Layers of plywood, Rockwool and neoprene seemed to work an absolute treat (Rockwool's a bitch to work with fibres-wise though, and you could do with wrapping the sides of it in some kind of fabric in situ) although I've heard of people getting good results by 'floating' a plywood platform on top of cut-in-half tennis balls.
For a decent experience, you're not going to pay any less than £700 brand new - that'd be the Yamaha DTX500 series. They use DTX pads which are a kind of rubber, not mesh. But they feel more realistic than mesh heads to me - mesh heads can be a bit overly bouncy and are easier to play than real heads.
We have a Roland TD-20 at the office however which I play every day, and I do like it. I don't like the VH11 hihat we have, it's pretty awful to be honest. The VH13 is supposed to be much better though.
I've also played the Clavia DDrum stuff, and didn't think much of it. Mesh heads on the one I played but the brain wasn't configurable enough.
I played a Yam kit for a month or two a few years ago, can't remember the model (it was borrowed) but it had the rubber pads. It felt decent to play, certainly no worse than the cheap ass acoustic kit I'd played previously.
I am by no means a drummer though, I was only messing around with it.
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Sound wise you can use the MIDI out into a sample kit package (BFD / Superior drummer / EZ drummer or for free, Sennhesiser do a free sample kit called DrumMica) MIDI samples sound great, the mixer in Superior means you effectively have studio mixing available (Ambient & overhead mics, bleed etc...).
I havent tried the DTX rubber heads but the Roland Mesh are better than the Roland rubber, although on a budget you could probably do rubber toms so longs as you have a mesh snare? I rarely use my TD9 brain anymore since moving to MIDI but you can get VExpression configs (for a small fee) which are basically well programmed set ups for the internal brain.
For under £500 you are looking at ebay 2nd hand, there are examples of completed sales that would have suited, search for TD4.
Here's one I found:
http://tinyurl.com/nu7j6rl
But yes, Drew is correct, for decent feel you need to pay more. A TD9kx2 with vh11 (I like mine ;-)) will cost a lot more but the difference is worth it. Even though mine is now effectively a midi controller, I had fun with the internal kits, especially with the Vexpression kits added. It's more responsive through the brain than midi but Superior is great at Hi Hats, where you notice it.
This is a good Vdrum forum: http://www.vdrums.com/forum
and you can join a decent FB group here: E-Drums World - For all things Electronic Drumming
Love my Vdrums, and play them much more than I ever did my Acoustics, mainly due to noise and tuning. I can get near studio quality drums via midi much easier than miking up my acoustics.
Don't forget you still get a click / stamp / thump from ekits, they are not 100% silent. A good tennis ball riser helps if you have neighbours above and below.
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Of all the ones I tested it was the most responsive to play (the snare being particularly good)
A bit of acoustic underlay under the floor and then some dense foam floor tiles and I'm good to go
It sounds pretty good
The real test is my drummer will play it .. And hates that shit
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com