Drumtec Groove Bar & Dot Review

[@Benni.J]

Drum tec is a German company and I live only a few kilometers away. It's heaven for all e-drum fans.

[@daltonidaho]

Thanks Justin for always providing balanced reviews even when products are provided to you by the manufacturer. I feel I can trust your opinions.

[@fuzzypoet1018]

I sold my TD11KV and upgraded to DrumTec Diabolo shells with a Sonar Real Feel snare. Even playing on the older Diabolo's, there's no going back to a non-wood shell. They trigger perfectly using the Roland module, and they look great.

[@eunaosabiamaseufiz]

Thanks a lot for the inspiration. I converted my drums. They turned out great.

[@johndef5075]

I just did too and really like it.

[@360.Tapestry]

for those prices, you could probably pick up complete drum pads/shells on the used market

[@drummermomcjs]

I love your e-gear reviews. I find them most helpful. Thanks Justin for another great video.

[@itsgmani]

Very cool. I do think when they release their new designs it would be my first choice for an a to e but until then I’m still happy with jobeky triggers.

[@482jpsquared]

Drum-Tec should sell a three-pack of Groove Dots along with a three-way splitter to connect them all together (wired in series) to one output connection to allow DIY conversions to perform like ATV, EFNOTE and Roland three-trigger designs. I did my own DIY with GoEdrum side mounts and Quartz Percussions triggers and it works amazingly well. Having a one-stop provider would have been my preferred option.

[@Stoovey24]

Shouldn't they be wired in parallel?

[@mikeydreadmastalski4345]

Great review! Was thinking about getting groove dots. I saw on the Drumtec website that lemon is making certain cymbals for them

[@ZaxDrumsGolfandMore]

Very good review Justin!! 🥁👍😀

[@65Drums]

Thanks Zax!

[@johndef5075]

I made my own snare with a Convertible Percussion trigger. Works great with my td20 and VERY affordable compared to these.

[@brenootranto9813]

How do you feel the jobeky 4-spoke trigger stacks up to this one? Is it worth paying almost 4 times more?

[@wesgunst3829]

When ordering my 3 ply realfeel heads, Drumtec recommended to not use side mounted triggers as they don’t work as well with those heads. Did you try the groove dot with both 2 and 3 ply heads and notice a substantial difference in sensitivity?

[@KingClashMedia]

Hey, which module did you use with these triggers? And are they easy to set up? Thanks! Great channel, superb reviews and clips! 👍

[@stevengonzalez4111]

Awesome, informative review as always sir. Wondering how good are those triggers for distinguishing head from rim. I have a PD-85 paired with the TD-50X, and the PD-85 is having issues distinguishing head from rim. I’ve already tried adjusting the sensitivity and all the other settings but no difference. So, now I’m seriously considering a third party option for an 8” pad. Thanks my brother

[@stevebuset1896]

It would be nice if you could use any drum head with triggers besides mess etc. especially with toms .

[@482jpsquared]

About those bracket slots, it's not just going to affect "international customers". It's going to affect any customer with drums that have larger lug screws. Drum-Tec should definitely provide brackets with slots that fit ALL drums - USA-made or not. Perhaps Sonor (their shell supplier) uses smaller lug screws?

[@BFedie518]

Justin's drum shells are Sonor, so if that's the case they would fit.

[@482jpsquared]

@@BFedie518 Great point! I forgot about that.

[@heloyou2b]

how about comparison them to jobeky triggers?)

[@mityazhuravlev]

yeah. i think it would be helpful

[@ChristophSeider]

I think I will check out the new pro series at drum-tec HQ soon. I am very curious about the new trigger and if there is a difference to the old pro series.

[@willmce4015]

What do you think to Roland’s much anticipated new td02 line?

[@johntherat339]

Interesting but way too pricey. I wonder how these compare to the new Jobeky 2.0 triggers

[@giannispan8129]

Hello buddy! Which drumtec new triggers do you recommend for 20" bass, 10", 12" toms and 14", 16" floor toms?

[@rory-mcnamara-photography]

Can the centre mounted triggers be used with regular heads instead of mesh heads? Or will it muffle the acoustic sound too much. I'm thinking from a live performance aspect to have best of both like you can with rim mounted triggers.

[@MatdrumsTV]

Here is the demo of groovebar & groovedot with acoustic heads: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqDSkKxqqLpjl8U

[@rory-mcnamara-photography]

@@MatdrumsTV thank you 🤘🏻

[@tylerhill6706]

Does the groove dot dual zone pick up side stick and rim shots?

[@eugenejakovlev3918]

Side stick works with groove bar?

[@Derfen81]

I’ve always like drum tec but that’s pricey for re doing 7toms 2 snares 2 bass drums

[@OthonasDrums]

Hey Justin you havent mentioned if the rimshots/rim clicks work well with these triggers

[@65Drums]

Yes it works as it should

[@kierenmoore3236]

So, is the furthest e-cymbal from you your Ride, and the rest (other than the HiHats obviously) Crashes?

[@asbjoernandersen4875]

That is an expensive price tag. I also kinda feel like the design is a bit outdated as the three-piezo side-mounted triggers seem more optimal avoiding hot-spotting and getting good trigger response.

[@djashjones]

Drum-tec PRO 3 is more expensive than Roland's VAD series

[@CWL-px4pu]

Very likely that the screws are in centimeters instead of inches.

[@maddo7192]

Yes, we use the metric system in Germany ✌

[@hl6142]

You could see it in the video. M5 does not fit. Yes, most likely it will be metric but fits only for M4 and smaller

[@paddymackinnon8226]

I just converted my own kit. Total cost. £200.

[@jezusmylord]

200 euros is a really steap price to be honest.

[@CanadianTexaninLiguria]

Drumtec=German, Sonor= German. They should fit.

[@drummingwithleo]

It doesn't matter if you add more cymbals or drums or even the quality sound , the thing is how you play the drums, skill and technique is the secret, enjoy while drumming and have fun

[@sridevineni9095]

No way this gets pinned. See the comments of the last video to no what I am talking about

[@Rhythmic1]

I had the metric screw size problem installing internal triggers on my DW's. I bought a dremel to widen the slot. That was quite an expensive fix! But my question is do these work with acoustic heads as drum-tec claims? I'm setting up a hybrid kit and if that is the case I would prefer internal triggers to external. I have doubts that they would be easy to set up with mylar heads.