Roland HD-1 V-Drums Lite - Has anyone tried this yet?

leshok · Not So Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 8

Roland HD-1 V-Drums Lite

Well... has anyone played this electric drum set or saw it in person. I saw the demo video on the site and it looks pretty cool. Anyone?

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Geordie Jester · Newbie Alert Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

I had a try on one of these recently..... It was actually ok. I think it would make a great second kit or a kit for a working acoustic drummer to practice on.

If it was your primary kit I think you would soon get frustrated at the lack of adjustment and range of sounds. It is also odd that the pedals are in a fixed position. in general, unless you are very tall I have heard this isn't a big deal.

sfauts · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:48 am Post subject:

I tried them in a drum store before buying my TD-6KX

Horrid things, not much realism what so ever

Darin · Newbie Alert Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

Just bought a kit. Not meant to be 'real' drums really. But great for practicing in a small room were you need to NOT make a bunch of noise. The sounds are fine, the pads are ok, the ease of use, portability, and compactness are perfect in their design. They do exactly what they are supposed to do, and they do it well. If you approach these looking for an acoustic kit feel, or big ole Roland V kit with all the goodies, you'll be disappointed.

Guest · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject:

these guys have used it live before pretty effectively

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Guest · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:44 am Post subject:

I tried it at Guitar Center... The bass pedal is slightly more than a glorified Rock Band pedal... no beater, and the hi hat pedal is the same. It's pretty over priced. $1000 and it only has one mesh head. It's on the snare, and the rest is rubber. Also the brain is pretty crappy, I think it has about 5-10 preset kits on board. There's no screen. You press a button that says "4" and you get a kit. I think you can squeeze the Crash and Ride to silence them, like real ones. The Crash and Ride and Hat are cymbal-shaped, made out of plastic, and they have rubber where you are supposed to hit. No way I would buy it.

Guest · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:51 am Post subject:

My mom said if I got all A's 4th quarter (3rd quarter's almost over )I would get an Alesis DM5 Pro kit for my birthday (June 1st). I'm in 8th grade. The Alesis is $600 w/ heads on the 5 main drums, and regular rubber pads for the Crash, hat, and ride. I think it's a better deal. People liked it, too. (I made the last post) I played the higher end Rolands ($1000 -$!@%?) and they are great. The mash heads are more satisfying than real drums. Spend more for Rolands and don't buy the V-Drums Lite.