Acoustic VS Electronic Drums | Which one's better?

00:00 Intro
01:08 Round 1: SOUND
03:22 Round 2: FEEL
07:49 Round 3: NOISE
10:23 Round 4: LOOK
12:08 Round 5: PRACTICITY
15:46 Round 6: DRUMSTICKS
18:01 FINAL RESULT
19:12 Outro

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[camilolondono]

I think that e-drums are prefect for recording and practicing in your house, and the acoustic is worth for live situations and studio recording.

[DMDvideo]

It really comes down to personal choice. My last band gigged for 11 years with VDrums and for me there was nothing better. I have full control of the bands sound and volume and it allowed us to scale our show from the smallest of settings to large venues. Also for recording it saves a lot of time tuning drums, miking and sound checking. Onstage the ability to hear everything so clearly without the acoustic kit was a hug advantage and I saved myself 11 years of ear fatigue... Again it has it's place...

[FoundationElectronics]

I use to play an acoustic drum kit when I 1st started to practice/play, but when I started to play gigs, majority of them were very small size venues (mostly coffee shops), and ppl complained that the band was too loud, so I had to use blast sticks, now those worked, but they're not great for doing ghost notes, drums rolls, play fast tempo, stuff like that, and they easily broke, so I went to Edrums, and it was far better to play! I was able to control the vol., compress the sound, have percussion, the list goes on.
If you're not happy with the feel of the heads on the Edrums, I HIGHLY recommend drum tec's real feel heads, I did that, and what a difference!
happy drumming!

[masha_alpha]

Woow. I love the balance you've stricken between the two. Amazing video.

[ralphjurgen]

Edrums for a small home where noise may be an issue, acoustic if you can get away with it. Just get any drum set and play it’s fun either way

[Eckathor]

For the sound category, it would depend largely on the samples and output equipment used for the electric drums.

I used to have an acoustic drum set, and it generally couldn't give me any sounds that sounded near as good as what I would hear in say a Toontrack drum sample library.

It really depends on the situation.

Also, acoustic kits require far more maintenance to regularly sound good.

[alexgeo]

Amazing video! I would like to see more drum lessons because I am starting in a few days! Thank you for the inspiration! Keep the good work!

[aurora_boketto]

They sounds so good played together. It's hard to dislike. Perfectly mixed

[ianhinrichsendrummer]

As a kid when I got my first acoustic drum kit I love them. But then over time I realized that they didn't sound anything close to the drums on records and tapes that I was listening to. I used to try to dampen the toms by putting narrow strips of material under the heads which worked. But only to a certain degree. I upgraded the Skins to Remo pinstripe which was the best I could find at the time and Meinl and Paiste cymbals, but it was all in vain because you just can't get away from that awful din that Acoustics produce. A lot of rock drummers from the 70s and 80s are half deaf due to practicing for hours on end on very loud acoustic drums. No matter what I did they still did not sound like the drums on the recordings I was listening to. When I discovered Roland electronic drums that was it, I was sold, and I sold my acoustic drums and I never went back there. For me it's all about sound quality I don't care how Rubber pads, feel I don't care how mesh pads feel I want sound quality and I want to be able to control the volume without making myself deaf. Not to mention having to cart around massive heavy acoustic drums and of course all the cymbal stands along with it. I'll never go back to acoustics. On edrums you also have about 20 diff kits to choose from and can custom design your own using l, the huge amount of samples available.
No broken sticks, no tuning drums, no replacing heads, no cracked cymbals, no mics - two guitar cables and BANG - stereo, studio quality sound.
The manager of the music shop I frequent, says that 75% of drums sales are edrums, and he predicted that if some acoustic manufacturers don't adapt - they'll go out of business. Everywhere I look I see people wanting to sell their acoustics to upgrade to edrums.
Unfortunately good sound doesn't come cheap, and edrums are very expensive for the more upmarket ones, but with acoustics, it's not just the kit you have to buy, its the cymbals too. I can literally fold up my entire edrum kit and put it over my shoulder and head out. I've played at popular venues where the sound guys say they've NEVER heard drums sound like that through their PA's. 😊

[luluthedrummer]

let’s not talk about how smooth that fill was at 9:35

[paddyshanahan]

I definitely agree with the final result - ever since I started playing drums I have spent an equal amount of time on acoustic and electric. And I love both. They are both amazing at different things, but are both so good. They must be categoriesed as different instruments like keyboards and piano. The only difference I would have made, was to swap the winners of the first and last round around, as (in the sound category) you can still tune, and make your kit responsive to ghost notes on an e kit by changing sensitivity settings, and on an e kit, you can basically get an unlimited amount of sounds and configurations out of your kit, especially if you use a plug in. Where with the acoustic, you can only do so much to change the sound, and changing the sound dosen't come with the touch of a button like e kit. The last round, even though an e kit saves you buying more sticks, you can use brushes, hotrod, mullets, and so many other styles of stick, giving you a different sound and feel. On the e kit, no matter what tool you used to hit the pad, you always get the same sound. So for sticks, it depends If you are talking about price or sounds.

[jackconnolly]

Personally, what I lose in dynamics is well worth what I gain overall, both in recording, rehearsal and live play. I don't do any pro recording, just stuff to promote the band and to learn from. No mics needed and I can change the snare etc with a push of a button.

Rehearsal, hands down the E kit is superior. The drums easily fit into the mix with a full band and even in a small room, the vocals are still on top. Practicing with headphones is a blessing.

Live play, no open mics on stage is a huge plus. The snare and cymbals are never too loud and the toms are never buried. Of course you need a proper PA to handle them but I have that. The annoying sound of the sticks hitting the cymbals is tough but I always play loud enough to cover it up. Even in a quiet band rehearsal, I turn the instruments up enough to almost cover it. Also, no ear protection is required. The E drums allow us to have minimal stage volume, especially if everyone else is going through the PA.

[randomjunk]

When it comes to the dynamics of your strike pro kit, you get much better results when you set the sensitivities specific to your playing.

[karlaam]

I definitely agree with the result! This vid was so entertaining!!!… You made me laugh a couple of times lol

[logdon]

I have a $5, 000 Roland kit and would happily trade it for an acoustic set if I lived in a place where noise was not an issue. Bottom line is if you want the purest sound and most important play-ability the acoustic set is far superior, especially the cymbals.

[davidiand]

I have had three electronic Roland drum sets and spent a lot of time trying to make them sound more acoustic, the feel of the rubber plastic cymbals were my biggest hate. So I gave up and went back to acoustic and never regretted it. We have a band room so disturbing the neighbours is not an issue. It’s horses for courses, yes the drum sticks are an issue with acoustics but I like the rim shots on an acoustic more. Good video 👍🏻

[zerobro]

I was really struggling with this, at first I wanted a acoustic drum set as my first drum set but the I realized that, Electric Drum sets were better for beginners. Thank you for this information!

[orionlightheart]

The thing I like the most out of an E kit is if you don't like the sound of a kick, snare, tom or whatever, you can always change it out. Where as with an acoustic you have a chance of just getting bored of the sound of it, but you're stuck with the sound unless you wanna spend 100 or more for another snare or whatever. And honestly I'm not really a fan of how the modern day drums sound anyways. I think they sound too weak. I miss the older drum kits. So I stick with E-drums so I can put in my OWN sounds and how I want it to sound.
I think too if you wanna record an E drumset, it would be cheaper to do so because with an acoustic you'd have to buy mics for EACH drum and that can run into a lot of money. Also thinking about that, that can get in the way.

[thedrumssayyes]

I had that same same Alesis kit and took it back for a Roland V Drum set. The Alesis is incredible, but Roland has the best eDrums hands down.

[bradraymond]

I practice 90% of the time with an e-kit, although I prefer to have a couple of pre-gig rehearsals using the acoustic kit.
You do need to re-adjust your playing/feel/dynamics whenever you've spent too much 'consecutive" time on the e-kits...
You don't want things to sound and feel weird in your opening songs, and if you don't adjust quick and proper, you're in for a long "stressed out" night... lol