As the
drumming industry is on its way down because of the increase of computer based
music such as “dubstep” it’s hard to find ways to keep up. However Roland has
come to the rescue with its endlessly compatible electronic drums. The industry
doesn't seem so glum.
Roland has
developed an electronic drum kit which plays and feels like real drums. Each head
can be tensioned precisely to make it feel like you’re playing your own kit. Its
control panel features over 50 built in drum kits and can be expanded using USB.
Along with this there are many other parameters that can be toggled such as the
ambient noise in the room and the size of the room.
Roland has
also included a new feature called v-editing. This allows the user to create their
own drums and cymbals. This included many features such as drum material, size
and mic position. This is only touching on the many things that can be done on
this machine. (Unfortunately due to the economic situation at the moment I haven’t
tried out the kit for myself but I have enjoyed the drumming experience on the Roland
TD-4K)
This blog
has only touched on what Roland have done with this kit and I hope to write
another soon going into more detail about what can be done with this future
technology of drums.
