Roland is the market leader in electronic drums and most of the Roland electronic drum modules should work similarly to the TD-9. This example uses a Roland TD-9 V-Drum kit. To start with you’ll need an electronic drum kit with a MIDI output. If you’re convinced that you want to record with electronic drums, read on to learn how to do it.

Your MIDI will trigger your choice of very high quality professionally-recorded drum and cymbal sounds made with mics that probably cost as much as your car and in studios you could never afford.

Once you’ve made your recording, it’s easy to move MIDI notes around in your audio workstation software.

There are even MIDI-to-USB cables with the interface right in the cable.

You need only a single channel MIDI interface to your computer.

Even with good mics, you are still going to need EQ, compression, and other modifications to each drum and cymbal track to get them sounding great.Įlectronic drums are a fantastic alternative for recording.

In reality, it probably means many takes just to get something close that is even worth the editing time. If you’re off time anywhere, it means chopping up, shrinking, stretching, and sliding your multi-tracked analog clips to get the super-tight rhythm you want in a high quality recording.

Even if you have good quality analog recording equipment, editing and producing your analog drum tracks is a major challenge.

The one or two track interface your guitarist or vocalist might use isn’t going to work for drums. Eight tracks would be a minimum for drums.

You’re also going to need a multi-track recording console.

The garage or basement is not likely to be a good sounding room.

Even with good mics, you will need a good sounding room to record in.

The mics might cost more than your drums.

Outfitting each drum with good microphones is incredibly expensive.

However, if you are recording, they have some downsides. Acoustic drums are great for playing live or practicing.

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