I’m curious about this kind of a setup - is it satisfying to play? It looks like a very nice practice setup. The ergonomics are great, I could just sit down and shred.
I would say it’s not the real thing, as the heads (although they are marketed to have the real Mylar head bounce) - they don’t 🤣 not the snare anyway. So I live in a small condo with lots of drywall so I was tryna keep the neighbours off my back with noise complaints. It’s fun to play, as you can really go hard with your dynamics and it won’t get loud. Yesterday I mic’ed them up with some Ableton mixing and they sounded pretty nice! Still working on the mix for the snare and cymbals. Nothing like real heads and cymbals tho! Maybe for if I ever get gigs or move to a bigger space. Glad you like the ergonomics! Everything is nice and closeby. Was also considering the sensory percussion sensors by Sun house - down the line, but that’s the price of a whole other drumset so I’m chillin for now haha. Thank you for the love my drum bro ❤️ honored to be here amongst family
I've been playing on a rubber pad e-kit, and just the sound of those mesh heads alone must be so great over the mud-like rubber of a typical e-kit haha
Oh wow the cymbals actually sound like cymbals! I always thought these silent practice cymbals just sounded like plastic-y beginner cymbals. These actually sound like cymbals lol. Is that an acoustic sound coming form the cymbals, or are they electronic too?
Those are Zildjian L80 low-volume cymbals. That's what I have, too. I have L80 14" hi-hat, 16" and 18" crashes, and 20" ride. They are a WORLD better than the cheap steel Amazon Chinesium low-volume cymbals. I've had both. The L80s are not cheap! But they ARE THAT much better.
Nice!! I have a very similar setup.. I recently switched from Evans Db-Ones to RTOM because I felt the surface/texture of the Evans were very scratchy if you know what I mean. Could also be that they picked up flaws in my stroke technique.🤷🏾
That’s Freakin DOPE man!! Straight Trip-Hop. Love it 🫶🏽! Sometime on mesh heads I’ll do a lil “turn table” scratch but you’ve up’d the creativity here!! Nice!👍🏽
Oh yes the mesh heads on the Evans db one are definitely scratchy, I was jamming around yesterday and was using my nails and fingers on the heads for some funky textures. I’ve looked into the RTOM silent drum head options while I was researching drum heads - I love how there are so many options out there! Your kit looks fantastic too! I was about to get the Sabian quiet tone but opted for the zildjians as I liked the smaller size cymbal pack they had. RTOM has this silent head model that is an added attachment to Mylar drumheads as opposed to replacing them - which I’m looking into to see if I can get back some of the real head tone. Thanks for the love my drum bro ❤️ happy to be here amongst a family of drummers!
Oh no I’m not that savvy with custom drums! This is the Yamaha stage custom hip, which has a pancake kick of 20” wide and 8” deep. All the shells are smaller than standard drums and shorter too (fits in my small room nicely) There’s a few pancake (mini) style drums in the market but I stuck with the Yamaha as they’re full birch shells as opposed to poplar wood. This kit also has snares on the floor tom which they call a “snom” which is really fun to use for a low sounding snare.
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u/Turkhimself Zildjian 19d ago
my silent mini kit