How Electronic Drums Sound Without Amplification

So I have been ill recently. For the last 6 months actually. But I may now be recovering. Perhaps... Anyhow, this is why I haven't been posting drum videos for a while. But I got a request today to post something that demonstrated how loud, or otherwise, an electronic kit is when not amplified.
So here is a short video showing just that.

[@ghentforce2020]

Dude...thank you so much for taking the time to actually show what an electronic drum kit will sound like to others around you. Every video I've seen showcase the different sounds of drum kits but never focus on their number one selling point...the ability of not making alot of noise. Thank You

[@donotlookdown3743]

Its like a big practice pad 😂😂😂

[@benl.4577]

I don't even play drums what the hell am I doing here at 1 am

[@qonrad4742]

im here at 1 am too lmao

[@MrDegli87]

Holy hell, me too, and it's always 1 am!

[@Bacavoit]

3am here xD

[@izzydev9919]

12:50 am. Here

[@izzydev9919]

@MRGamers CJX uhhhh Got about 85% of what u said lol

[@wraith8128]

Your neighbours probably think you've got a busted washing machine.

[@chevlogs369]

LMAO

[@kabilan]

😂😂

[@lukeraven6725]

Lol

[@erikthompson3274]

it's like that one kid in class that always drummed on his desk

[@sebi5529]

Me basically lmao

[@introdispenser5707]

Guilty

[@yonghuiyin5843]

me

[@detentionroompunishment5491]

@@sebi5529 me too

[@tinybiscuit6530]

Im that kid

[@luvkirby4ever]

One day I want to learn how to play drums but I live in an apartment... this video provides a perfect example of how electronic drums work. I know this is pretty old, but thanks for the video!

[@CPlusPy]

Do you know what drum set he has?

[@Playdory]

Perfect. Just what I was looking for. Looking at a set and don’t want to piss everyone off in the house or neighborhood. Hope I can pick it up self taught as quick as you. Well done.

[@ray_c_yuen]

Excellent comparison for what the household can expect to hear. They are by no means silent (as I have members in my household still complaining at night) but compared to a regular acoustic kit (that are so loud) these electronic kits are a good alternative. I know you're not the world's number 1 drummer, but you make it look easy and sound good. Keep up the good work.

[@jayaz9113]

Hey dude, so is the drumming still bothersome to people living in the house? Im considering getting one kit but that's exactly my doubt as my landlord is 70yo and spends most of her time in the living room next to my room, where I would eventually set up the drums.

[@ray_c_yuen]

@@jayaz9113 I'm guessing at 70, the landlord's hearing isn't the best. They wouldn't hear the tapping on the pads, while you can have headphones on, listening at full volume.

[@lixmos]

@@jayaz9113 Yea, I just got told by my wife last night my e-drums were too loud. I really didn't think it was loud at all, she said the base pedal she can hear it deep thud from downstairs.

[@jimbobbillybob]

@@lixmos Which kit do you have? Is it a rubber kick drum head? I would expect a mesh head kick drum to be the quietest option. Also you probably need a sound absorbing drum riser. Was the kick drum the only issue?

[@mr.friendly1256]

Thanks for making this video it was really informative and sorry for all the clearly professional drummers in the comment section giving you so much hate

[@haxonut]

Yeah. The man just wanted to show and let us, or maybe just people like me who are new to these things of how it sounds like in the players and the others ears. He even humbly admitted that he's not good at it. Geez people.

[@allanbarlow685]

@@haxonut I concur, some idiots should be made to take a f*ckin common sense test before they can comment - this video showed me what I wanted to know. Well done.

[@reckless4tee]

Wanted a electric drum set and my wife said **NO IT GONNA BE TOO LOUD** so I showed her this video. Now I have a electric drum set now. Lol

[@hazelnutsheep7863]

THANK YOU!!! I think that I'll finally get a drum kit!

[@giulia5308]

Did you actually get it?

[@paolopareno433]

@@giulia5308 I'm curious too

[@stephanie4923]

Did you get it please reply

[@raulalvaradodrums]

yo did u get it

[@manchild4873]

Did you get it bro?

[@onlinepokeraddict]

tap tap tap

[@SPEXWISE]

Thanks for the comparison. I have a little girl and would only get to play late evening so, it's handy to know that they can be quiet enough.

[@mikkister]

Thank you. That is an amazing demonstration. I never knew this existed. Now I have a reason to purchase a drum kit:)

[@isekaibuff6544]

great vid but no offense but what was that lol

[@kahit_ano15]

+Gabriel Paolo Rehawi he was comparing the sound you hear from the head set and sound i f you are in the room without the head set you are not disturbing you neighbors with the soungd of the drums how quite it was.

[@isekaibuff6544]

+zuz yuku i meant his groove man

[@Rick-bc2ds]

+Gabriel Paolo Rehawi I was thinking the same thing.

[@redeemed7021]

He was playing the hi-hat the same time the bass drum was doing the two-note burst. That's why it sounded kind of weird. If the hi hat note was independent it would've sounded different. (I have the same hi-hat /bass pedal dependency problem).

[@diannecatapang7545]

this vid isnt about showcasing skills, just as comparison of how noisy it is

[@Jayembee1]

@ThePeteretto99 Yes, at the moment I am completely self-taught. And that means my technique is rather poor. I am beginning to relax more now but I really need to get some real lessons so I can be shown the correct way to do things. 2011 will be the year of lessons, I think! :-) And thank you for the encouragement!

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

Even without amplification, you can still hear a sense of rythm in the beats he makes

[@Jayembee1]

@brokeandfixed Washboard. Triangle. Oh my dear fellow, how terribly droll. Your rapier wit shames Wilde and Clemens both. So I had been playing 5 months when I recorded that; I am sure at 5 months you were a much better drummer than I, I have no illusions, but really, when folks are making the effort to learn something new, do try to offer criticism of a constructive nature, eh? (And anyhow, no washboard for me; I don't have the thimbles for it).

[@Jayembee1]

So... when I first got the DTXplorer kit I was initially impressed with the drum voices, but over time I started to find them increasingly artificial sounding and lacking in subtlety, especially the cymbals. And so I upgraded to a DTX 500 module and that is a *really* good drum module; lots of voices, more natural sound and much more subtle and responsive. And worked fine with the DTXplorer pads. If you can, you really should upgrade to the DTX 500, you won't be disappointed.

[@shahaffiq5860]

hello

[@SpecialKaye]

Omgdd thank youuuu!!!! Real MVP!!!! Short simple and straight to the point. Love it!

[@cj-thenoobdrummer3755]

Nice video bro, I live in apartment and I always would like to play drums. Now I now how it really sounds to people around me. Greetings from Brazil.

[@theJeraldo7]

This is really helpful for people considering buying an e-drum but is concerned on what his/her neighbors will hear. 😆

[@Thunderrokk]

Not to be mean but the first part of the solo when you were on the high hat you kept change tempo . Try this watch this video again and try to clap to it . You can't , you hit the snare a little earlier then the next. Hit up a metronome and you will be good. .... I liked second part of solo because it had tempo

[@BaxzXD]

its just a demonstration calm down

[@petervanwinden3953]

DVD Thunderrokk Not to be mean but... its in 7/8. Try to watch the video again and you may learn something...

[@viktorragnarwashuus8157]

He's definitely playing in 4/4.

[@nytro8027]

Peter VW dude that's not 7/8 lol he was just rushing

[@mk_rexx]

It's called prog, you dumb fuck Jk Yeah, hard to unnotice errors, at least he's aware about it

[@mextor3340]

What he hears: ☠️🥁 What we hear: 🗿🌴

[@stephaniehogue6442]

Thank you Jesus!! My daughter has been begging for drums for 5 of the 8yrs she's been on this earth. Now I guess she can have them!!

[@MoishaAPD]

??? You could have SO easily found out what they sound like without an amp if this video didn't exist lol.

[@Face_scape19]

Perfect. This is what we need to know before buying this kind of drums. I had one a beautiful Ludwig drum set when living with my parents, now I'm married and have kids and live in an apartment. I think this will work for me now

[@Jayembee1]

I got both the extra single-zone cymbal pad and the hi hat kit (came with the stand) online from Kraft Music. The cymbal wasn't very expensive but the hi hat was far from cheap. Very nice though and if you are serious, getting a 'proper' hi hat is most likely a worthwhile investment. But at the very least, if you get this kit, get another cymbal pad, it makes a nice difference!

[@Jayembee1]

@SoundwavePilot As drytaffin rightly says, it's the kick pedal that is the problem. The sticks on the pads just make clicky-clack noises that don't really carry to much. But the kick is pretty loud and I imagine it would sound just like someone stamping repeatedly on the floor if you were to live below it. I know that the kick is the main reason that my g/f gets tired of my playing when she is in the house...

[@OverlandOne]

Very helpful video. Thanks for doing this.

[@tdan316]

I'm thinking of getting an E-kit in the near future and this was very helpful. Thanks.

[@thelogoth]

Getting mine tomorrow.. some other videos made it sound almost as bad as real drums.. this sounded more like what I expected it will sound. Thanks!

[@Jayembee1]

@marc14210 Apologies for the delay in getting back to you, new job and v. busy recently. But yes, the three zone snare and two zone hi-hat work fine with the standard DTX module; just plug 'em in and off you go. As for the third cymbal, there is an input on the back of the kick pad that allows you to attach either a single zone tom or cymbal. It's a weird way to do it, but it works!

[@williammacdonald9870]

thats what he sounds like with elec drums, in my case I started on an acoustic set I lived in a house only played early afternoons my neighbors were cool I switched to an elec set had to move to an apartment my room mate and the people living on the floor below me could hear my foot pedal now I have to consider making an isolation platform for the foot pedals

[@sarah-janesimpson7663]

Thank you so much for this video. My partner wants drums like this and I was a bit hesitant but it’s not that loud!!

[@jokergregory6762]

Alesis command, mesh heads. Even quieter, and better set.

[@annekedebruyn7797]

A youtube video doesn't justify the loudness. It is louder than you would expect watching this video but not loud enough to be a problem if you aren't in the exact same room. He's hitting very soft compared to how you hit a real drumkit.

[@tonywhite6985]

Thank you, just the video we needed :)

[@clarencesturdivant7928]

Thank you for that sound comparison.

[@ylo114]

Thank you for making this video. Because of this, I can finally get a drum kit at home

[@josephgurzynski1053]

Make sure you actually play the kit before you purchase it though. Most music stores let you do that these days. The cheaper kits really feel terrible and are not very durable. Electronic kits are much better now than when they first came out and are improving all the time. Prices have come down too. Good luck.

[@AndreLink91]

didn't expect to see many drum masters in a comment section

[@CPlusPy]

What drum set do you have if you could tell me that please 🙏

[@mikecortez4757]

what is the material of Cymballs they are very quiet what should i look for in purchase for the quietest electroni cymbals

[@SimoRiccio]

what i was looking for! thanks :)

[@tiha6708]

thank you 4 posting this. very helpful

[@marvinhanson9391]

You seem really nervous

[@veru6907]

Well, either he is or he just can't feel the rythm

[@AC3electrosphere]

The guy behind the camera is pointing a gun at him.

[@Ewumm]

@@AC3electrosphere *"play."*

[@Unusual-Blip]

Thank you, for this demo,. Now I can get one for my kid, I was not sure how does it sound 🙏

[@Jayembee1]

@brokeandfixed Thanks for getting back to me; sign of a strong character! And in truth, I am never going to make much of a drummer. I have got better, as my later videos will show, but I am hardly a natural. But even so, I am having lots fun of pretending to be a drummer... ;-)

[@Golf315]

I absolutely love this

[@grrinc]

Nice one. Cheers man. This has helped me make up my mind.

[@knowledgechimhungwe6545]

thanks for the video . ‘ i wsh to know how it sounds without an amplifier ‘ thanks once again

[@Aa-nt8mw]

I would recommend a metronome

[@m_890]

lol

[@goauld88]

Shots fired.

[@liquidsnake6879]

That's surprisingly quieter than other e-drum sets i've seen on here

[@ogredad55]

Hi Jay, Hey, thanks a lot for the helpful info. Yea, I compared the two modules you mentioned. The DTX500 is a much better choice. And the price is reasonable. I can't believe I can buy the whole drum kit with the module for $600. Mine cost $1,000 minus the $100 coupon I received 'cause I played in the Guitar Center 2004 Drumoff. If I do buy it I'll contact you. Guitar Center (St. Louis, Mo) has the whole drum kit, ready to play. Thanks so much for your considerate reply! - Bob

[@potatomaster5170]

Thank you. Ill Maybe get that drum set ive been begging for. My room is the furthest away from the Living room

[@jwastken8814]

This is awesome

[@travisfrost5175]

So the first was with headphones? Or you can play through a speaker also?

[@D.M.P.79]

hey jayembee, It looks like this kid is a nice little drum. How many space do you need to use it? (Drum plus you and your arms moving while playing it)

[@Bushehri1]

Thank you so much for the video 👍

[@mistermikeyjay]

Thanks for the demo! Your drumming was good, don't worry! I live in an old apartment. What would you recommend to put under the kit? Does much noise travel to the ground with that layout? Thx, and good vid mate!!!

[@Jayembee1]

The hi-hat is a Yamaha RHH135 that I bought as bundle (with the stand) from Kraft Music (Google their store). Be warned, it wasn't a cheap item... but it is very nifty though! :-)

[@dpro369]

I like the later, without the amplifier... sounds better!

[@irradiatedoreo1130]

no it doesn't

[@haptic3815]

what kit?

[@DomZone123]

where does the sound really come from do you need an amp?

[@smartyben101]

Still seems to make a good amount of noise but good to know its not as loud as normal drums

[@user-cy9zz1tj7e]

Awesome Video~ Thanks your drum demo.

[@bsmalls17]

INCREDIBLE !! I must have one !n

[@farrahyasser5685]

what kind of headphones do you use? when i use normal headphones the voice comes out really low

[@mk1972]

Hi, which brand and model are you playing in the video?

[@drytaffin]

@SoundwavePilot Yes, but basically only from the foot bass pedal. You can buy a rubber carpet to help to recude this noise, or buy another pedal with a meshhead.

[@antondubkov]

pretty decent sounding module!

[@HgArgen]

Very useful video. Drumsticks sound more than the drums.

[@lizashehade3669]

how did you make us hear what YOU hear in the headphones while playing drums?.. I’d really wanna record drum covers but .. HOW?..

[@iangarrard390]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@virapheuille4411]

Thank you!

[@SoundwavePilot]

Thank you for the reply.I got an electronic drum set thinking that I could practice in my apartment.but then today the person staying below me told me they could hear some sort of weird continuous noise.Now thats probably the bass drum right?I put a couple of mats under it.though to be it doesn't sound that loud to me its weird that they can hear it below.could it be the vibrations....I dunno what to do.I have another question.the sound of the pads wouldn't carry to the floor below would it?

[@matthewjohnson6406]

Great drum set !

[@bt10ant]

Thanks....this was really helpful.

[@cakeismtrader4227]

That was awesome thanks

[@lostsouls1919]

So it's good if you live in a house with a lot of people so you keep the loud noise down?

[@luaysllacorreia5677]

What’s the name/brand of this drum kit?

[@Jayembee1]

@yourjust2pointless Nice choice of drum kit! I hope you have LOADS of fun with it (and I strongly suspect that you shall). Be aware, learning to play the drums is not easy - well, I didn't find it very easy but then again, I am now waaaay too old to be trying to learn new tricks like this. :-) And I shall post a how-to video describing how I record my drums but that will have to wait for a quiet weekend when I have some free time. But I will do it!

[@Antwon27FTW]

hey man can that hi hat be used on the regular dtxplorer module? or does the module need to be upgraded?

[@JoseChavez-xy1qq]

Excellent video. I've got a question. If you don't use earphones, how good is the output sound through a regular speaker. What do you recommend?. Thanks.

[@PanthraxIV]

+Jose Chavez Get a nice pair of sennheiser headphones.. You will never regret it.

[@royh429]

+Panthrax Don't, if the wire gets stuck or anything and something happens with the headphone you're fucked, Sennheiser doesn't have warranty. Never buy Sennheiser unless it's for professional use.

[@PanthraxIV]

Roy Heijmans Most sennheisers have replaceable cables. Not to mention wonderful quality headphones for fair prices.

[@nytro8027]

Jose Chavez depends on your speakers.

[@arianohayadi]

well, my HD 202 got 2 years warranty and got it fixed once when one of the speaker went out

[@binksm689]

Thanks much. Ignore the jerks. The more you practice, the better you'll play. As for them, they'll always be jerks.

[@phoenixbovard5960]

what kit is that and how expensive is it, also is it good for beginners

[@Jayembee1]

@HailEurope Not as far as I know. You can get little rubber drumstick tips for use with Rock Band drums to help reduce the noise a little but I am not sure how they affect the way the sticks play on 'proper' electronic drums, so I would most likely not recommend them. The best thing would be to get a drum kit with mesh pad heads, like a Roland kit. They are *very* quiet. But are also very expensive! :-{

[@THEZEROANGEL]

I have been looking at this drum kit to buy but I only see two cymbals, what are your third and Hi hat cymbal, where dd you get them from and how much were they?

[@sosa7770]

So we don’t really need and Amp or a speaker or something like that?

[@SoundwavePilot]

how about vibrations traveling through the floor?is there any noise you can hear from below?the floor below I mean.

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

i prefer the acoustic ones, But what if acoustic drums attached with the electronic drum pads with out electronic cymbals and kick pedal e.drums together?

[@theeachuisge]

Can you use speakers with electronic drum kit?

[@richardlayton5232]

Great demo. I would definitely allow that is the house. :)

[@shirtsguitar]

Awesome. I need this for my studio :)

[@Jayembee1]

@Antwon27FTW Absolutely, it works just fine with the DTXplorer module (in fact, that's what I am using in this video)! :-) You do need to change the module settings somewhere to properly register this hi hat, but that is described in the instructions that come with the hi hat.

[@moaningpheromones]

I hear someone eating noodles at lightspeed with chopsticks.

[@ogredad55]

Hello again Jay, I thought I posted another comment but I don't see it. So: I checked out the DTX500 module. I was impressed with the sounds except for the high hat. I went through every kit. The high hat always sounded the same, wimpy! Another uploader (Chad Grooms) said the same thing. I'd like to read your opinion. That same day I jumped on a Roland TD-15K. I'm not particularly fond of Roland but this kit is dynamite! Thanks for your time buddy. Bob

[@aidenpowell6093]

Thanks bro.

[@FabienSnauwaert]

Which brand and model is this, please?

[@EvilBonsai]

13 uears later, and edrums sound SO much better

[@Jayembee1]

Ah... well. So I had basically the same thing happen; I was in the Guitar Center and had a bit of a bash about on a Roland kit. And about 2 months later I bought a TD-4KX2-S kit. I liked the mesh pads and I loved the cymbal voices. I added a cymbal pad, a new snare and floor tom pad and moved the 8" pads to be toms and now it's a really great kit. I assumed you wanted to stay with Yamaha, but if you can, I would go with Roland; the 15K is the 4K on steroids and if the 4K is great, well...

[@ogredad55]

PS: I ran out of characters in my last message. I wanted to thank you in advance for any help you can give me. - Bob :-)

[@johananjaybanget]

Its such a funny beat