Hi Everybody,
I'm new to the drums, and I'm looking into buying my first kit. Starting in the fall I'm going to be living in either college dorms or a college apartment complex, so I need to get a kit that will allow me to practice quietly w/o disturbing the neighbors. I've been looking into electronic drums, and they seem like a decent solution. The problem is that I can't afford the nice Roland and Yamaha kits with mesh heads, so I'd most likely end up with something like the Yamaha DTX400K with rubber pads. That's fine and all, but I'm concerned that as someone who has absolutely no experience with the drums whatsoever I'll end up not developing proper technique as I won't have exposure to the way an acoustic kit feels and responds when played.
What I'd really like to do is buy an acoustic kit and find an effective way to mute it. So my main question is, how does the volume of a muted acoustic kit using something like Vic Firth mutes or Remo Silentstroke heads compare to that of an electronic kit with the volume off? Is there any way that I can get an acoustic kit quiet to the point where it's playable in the environment that I described?
If the electronic kit ends up being the way to go, which model would you recommend in the $400 - 600 price range?
Acoustic Kit with Mutes vs. Electronic Kit
I'm new to the drums, and I'm looking into buying my first kit. Starting in the fall I'm going to be living in either college dorms or a college apartment complex, so I need to get a kit that will allow me to practice quietly w/o disturbing the neighbors. I've been looking into electronic drums, and they seem like a decent solution. The problem is that I can't afford the nice Roland and Yamaha kits with mesh heads, so I'd most likely end up with something like the Yamaha DTX400K with rubber pads. That's fine and all, but I'm concerned that as someone who has absolutely no experience with the drums whatsoever I'll end up not developing proper technique as I won't have exposure to the way an acoustic kit feels and responds when played.
What I'd really like to do is buy an acoustic kit and find an effective way to mute it. So my main question is, how does the volume of a muted acoustic kit using something like Vic Firth mutes or Remo Silentstroke heads compare to that of an electronic kit with the volume off? Is there any way that I can get an acoustic kit quiet to the point where it's playable in the environment that I described?
If the electronic kit ends up being the way to go, which model would you recommend in the $400 - 600 price range?
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