Roland TD3SW V-Compact Electronic Drum Kit

The most affordable V-Drums -- upgraded. Kick pedal NOT included.

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77 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 7 out of 10

 

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* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Nice kit, recommended for several reasons."

Feature:
IMPORTANT::The drum brain has only ONE EXTRA INPUT for one other trigger. It is called "crash 2" and can be reconfigured to other sounds. So keep this in mind when you're planning your kit so you don't come up short of inputs. In retrospect, I probably should have gone with a really good double pedal, instead of an extra bass drum and extra single pedal. This would have freed up the extra input for a tom or cymbal. The rack is nice quality, simple to set up, all of the adjustments have integrated keys to turn; hardly even need a drum key after it's set up to change things around. You could easily fit the whole kit in a trunk or back seat with little fuss; although you'd need to remove the drum pads, and other triggers.

Quality:
Plays and feels pretty darn close to the real thing. Drummers at Roland definately had a massive say in this equiptment. It's unreal how advanced electric drums are now. If you're looking to buy some electric drums on a budget, say $600; dude just spend the extra couple hundred and never have to buy anything else. How do you save a few hundred by buying something that you don't want for $500-$600? Or why would you buy some cheap junk set that's going to break in a month. If you can save for it, I wholly reccomend this kit, or the comparible roland kits.

Value:
I used to be totally acoustic, had a mammoth set that took up a huge amount of room. I also used to think e-drums were weak. Noise ordinance violations tickets are TOTALLY weak-neighbors do not want to hear you; cops do not want to hear you. Also weak are the tiny little places in clubs where they let you set up your drums. So is carrying all the drums (by yourself-you know it's going to be you by yourself), breaking them down, setting them up, trying to fit them in your car, buying new heads, cracking cymbals, cymbals chewing your sticks to toothpicks, tuning, getting gigantic cases for travel, trying to figure out if you'll have your drums in your studio apartment or a bed. I'd take a serious look at e-drums if I were you; they sound great, the technology's better now, but the price should be lower than it is. Get a pair of composite drumsticks, and you probably won't need to replace anything for a very long time.

Sound:
Sounds great; also, any trigger can be rigged to play any sound. I bought an extra bass drum trigger for double bass; reconfiguring a cymbal preset to the bass drum sound I wanted was priceless. Easy as setting a clock.

Ease of Use:
Hit "ON", pick a kit, or configure your own. Play. The play along feature sounds really cool, and the drum coach deal seems interesting, but haven't messed with that yet-just wanted to play. For everyone having trouble with the drum brain being right on top of you: 1.Take it off the stand. Set it someplace safe, now you have room. 2. Swap places with it and the high hat trigger, turn it sideways or rotate it upside down and away from you. Now you have more room, especially if you have a double bass setup.

Overall:
Nothing is absolute perfection, so it gets a nine for the grand total.

Submitted: 8/17/2007

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"Best bang for your buck!"

Feature:
The extremely efficient use of space, from the control module at your finger tips to the stereo mini jack in that allows you to play along with your i-pod, to the light weight construction, all make this set a must for the professional to the beginner.

Quality:
The quality is excellent! The only thing I can think to suggest might be to somehow have to ability for the set to expand out a bit more for larger players. Maybe some sort of telscoping thing on the rack?

Sound:
Roland has come up with a superior product combining portability, great sounds, and most bang for the buck with the TD-3. The vast array of musical and intertainment applications makes me envious that after playing gigs for 30 years, which meant wearing out my back from heavey lifting, which could have been avoided had I owned this instrument. Also, the variety of sounds; GREAT sounds, is what many years of development produces in the Roland V-line drums.

Ease of Use:
The sounds that come with this are very, very good. I am still exploring the different sounds, which can be tweaked, but at this point, I don't see the need. The instructions are clear as to how to do this if needed.

Overall:
With the vast array of sound possibilities and midi, a person with a little innovation could utilize this kit in many different musical settings. This is the best value I've seen for the great sounds and drum-like feel. I play for fun now and will also use this for recording on friends projects, and playing live.

Submitted: 12/22/2007

Style of Music: many

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The most affordable V-Drums -- upgraded!

Just as the V-Tour line is getting an upgrade this year, so too is the V-Compact series. The TD-3SW takes over for the current TD-3SV, and features Roland's new PDX-8 snare mesh V-pad and CY-5 hi-hat cymbal pad. The most affordable kit in the V-Drums family now performs even more like its bigger V-Drums brothers.

Features
The most affordable V-Drum kit!

New snare mesh pad (PDX-8) with expanded 10-inch rim size to improve the playability of rim shots

New hi-hat cymbal pad (CY-5) with wider playing surface and a swing-type design, which offers a more natural playing feel and appearance.

PDX-8: V-Pad
Improved V-Pad for Snare
Roland's newest mesh V-Pad (PDX-8) offers an expanded 10-inch rim for more comfortable and quiet rim-shots, as well as separate head and rim triggering for authentic performance.

CY-5: Dual Trigger Cymbal Pad
Improved Cymbal Pad for Hi-Hat or Splash
The newly designed cymbal pad (CY-5) features a 12-inch playing zone and swing movement for more drummer-friendly triggering. The pad also provides separate bow and edge triggering. The CY-5 can be also used as an additional cymbal pad, such as a splash, on V-Drum kits.
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Full kit with 3 toms and a mesh-head snare! Includes dual-trigger drum and cymbal pads, upright kick trigger (pedal not included), new swinging hi-hat pad, full kit frame, and the TD-3 sound module loaded with realistic sounds, studio effects, rhythm training exercises and more.

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