electronic drum set 24 by Article Announcement
Published Date: 17/10/07
Electronic Drum Set
Some may call me silly, but there are some things that just aren?t right. You might call someone like me a music purist, though I?m not even really sure what that means. What I do know is that there are some things that are good in music, but you don?t replace them no matter how great the technology might be. If you hear a band with an electronic drum set, I just can?t get into it. The natural sound just isn?t there.
There is just something about the sound of a real drum kit that an electronic drum set just can?t produce. You might think you can?t tell the difference, and in some cases you can?t, but there are times when the difference is glaringly obvious, at least for me. I think I don?t like it because nothing is perfect, and as far as I am concerned, there should be nothing perfect about drums. The electronic drum set is just too exact and there isn?t room for the error that should be there.
I can understand why some people might want to use an electronic drum set. It helps to make sure things sound good all of the time, and it cuts down on some of the mistakes a drummer might make. The problem I have is that it seems to cut out some of the personality of that drummer. Each drummer, no matter how great they might be, has a few twitches that appear in their playing. As far as I am concerned, this is what makes them a good drummer. If they are put on an electronic drum set, they just lose a little something that they had going for them.
If you want to use one though, there is no reason why you can?t. Some styles of music work well with an electronic drum set. If that is the sound you want, then you should go for it. You can find them almost anywhere you buy music, and you can probably find one made by almost any company that makes drums. What you will pay for an electronic drum set will depend on who you buy from. Just remember that even though you may not have to buy drumheads for it, you will have more repair costs associated with owning and playing them. They are also easier to work with and move around, but remember that some people like me that just don?t like to see them.
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