I had to wait a while for this. I ordered this Roland TD-07KX kit from GAK in Brighton at the start of last month as they had the best price. When I mailed them to see why the order had not been confirmed they told me the data about it being in stock was wrong. I decided to wait for it anyway. The last I heard from them was that I would get it about the 10th of February, but then I got automated emails this week to say it was being sent.
They do different configurations with the same module, but this one offered larger pads and an extra crash cymbal. That 12" snare feels huge after my little Yamaha unit. It took me at least an hour to put it all together. It arrived in two big, heavy boxes with lots of parts. It did amuse me when I got an email from the delivery company telling be that Elvis was the driver. Seems that is his name. The metal frame is very sturdy and items like the kick drum pad and high hat pedal are heavy on their own. It does not come with a kick pedal, but I already had one.
I am still getting things set up. I was having issues with the sound through my mixer to the interface, but it seems my other half had been twiddling knobs she should leave alone. You can run a USB connection for audio, but I do not have a lead long enough right now. I recorded a quick demo anyway. I am still moving things around to get it all comfortable. I am not at all used to playing a real kit, so this may take a while. This kit has loads of settings, but all I did so far was to turn the bass drum down a little. You can tweak EQ, virtual microphone types and even the types of drum skin. You can play along to audio from other devices via Bluetooth.
I think I shall be having a lot of fun with this.
Rock on!
