{"id":1595,"date":"2013-02-27T17:19:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T01:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2013-11-12T12:24:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T20:24:33","slug":"the-benefits-of-electronic-drums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/27\/the-benefits-of-electronic-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Electronic Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Considering playing drums or adding an acoustic drum set to your household, lesson room, or house of worship? Take a look at the unique benefits provided by electronic drums and percussion, especially Roland V-Drums.<\/em><\/p>\n

Quick Access to a Wide Variety of Sounds<\/strong>
\nElectronic drum kits allow you to change the sound of your drum kit with a touch of a button. Studio-quality acoustic kits, huge arena rock kits, world and orchestral percussion, electronic and techno kits, funky hip-hop kits, and more are all immediately accessible. With hundreds of drum, percussion, and effects sounds at your fingertips, an electronic kit will let you play authentic sounds in wide variety of musical styles.<\/p>\n

Volume Control<\/strong>
\nOne of the main challenges with acoustic drums, cymbals, and percussion is the extreme volume levels these instruments can produce. An electronic drum kit\u2019s drum and cymbal pads make very little acoustic noise when played, and the volume of the sounds can be easily controlled with the volume knob. This makes electronic kits a great choice for small stages, churches, or anywhere stage volume may be a problem. At home, the sound can be monitored with headphones making late night and apartment drumming practical. And for recording enthusiasts, electronic drums make it easy to achieve professional sounding tracks by eliminating the need for multiple microphones and preamplifiers.<\/p>\n

Practicing, Play-along, and Built-In Recording<\/strong>
\nRoland electronic drum sets include valuable practice, play-along and recording tools. All models feature a built-in metronome with adjustable tempo, and a mix-in jack for connecting to an MP3 or CD player so you can jam with your favorite songs. Some also include Roland\u2019s Coach, a unique tool that helps improve drumming skills with challenging exercises and drills, providing feedback on your performance. With many models you can explore different drumming styles by playing along with onboard songs and musical patterns, or access MP3 and WAV files with a USB thumb drive. Even record and play back your drumming performances with easy-to-use recording features, now a common built-in feature with nearly every current model of Roland V-Drums<\/a>. And for the TD-30<\/a>, TD-15<\/a>, and TD-11 <\/a>series V-Drums Kits, the optional\u00a0Roland Wireless Connect<\/a>\u00a0allows you to record or just have fun jamming using the FREE apps Air Recorder<\/a> and V-Drums Friend Jam for iPhone.<\/a><\/p>\n

MIDI<\/strong>
\nYou can also expand your sound palette and recording capabilities by connecting your electronic drum set to computers and software, external sound modules, samplers and other electronic musical instruments via MIDI<\/a>. MIDI is the worldwide standard for connecting electronic musical instruments and computers. All Roland V-Drums models include a standard MIDI out connector that requires a separate MIDI interface, and many also include USB for simple connection to a computer with a single cable. Either method allows you to utilize any number of software applications including Roland’s\u00a0DT-1 Drum Tutor<\/a> and V-Drums Friend Jam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Familiar Playing Feel<\/strong>
\nYou\u2019ll experience a great acoustic drum feel when playing Roland V-Drums, and all your acoustic drumming techniques translate seamlessly to V-Drums, from rim shots on the snare to grabbing a cymbal to choke its sound. Even nuanced techniques such as buzz and press rolls, brush play, hi-hat heel splashes, and more are easily performed on virtually all Roland electronic drum sets.<\/p>\n

Take the V-Drums Challenge<\/b>
\nWe invite you to play Roland V-Drums. Compare the feel, responsiveness, and sound quality to other brands of electronic drum sets. We’re confident that you’ll agree that Roland makes the finest and most versatile electronic drums and percussion available.<\/p>\n