Roland TD-50KV2 Electronic Drum Kit Demo Featuring TD-50X Sound Module

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The spacious sprawl and 1:1 pad translation of your favorite stage kit are available in the new flagship kit of the V-Drums fleet: the Roland TD-50KV2 Set. From its full-size digital snare, ride, and hi-hat pads to its trailblazing TD-50X sound module, this kit is all about giving you authority and expression in a whisper-quiet performance package. Playing out? From the stadium to the sanctuary, the TD-50KV2 Set’s tour-grade stand and discrete analog outputs give you the edge for any live drumming environment. And when it comes to cutting tracks in the studio, the TD-50KV2 excels. With up to 32 channels of audio over USB, professional multitrack drum recording is as simple as running a single cable into your laptop.
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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - What Comes with the Roland TD-50KV2?
1:46 - Sensor Improvements
4:50 - Hardware Overview
5:43 - Acoustic #1 - Sound Sample
6:15 - Pure Wood - Sound Sample
6:41 - Big & Fat - Sound Sample
7:06 - Modern Jazz - Sound Sample
7:39 - Funk Tight - Sound Sample
8:06 - Piccolo Snap - Sound Sample
8:29 - The Bronze - Sound Sample
8:53 - Air from Asia - Sound Sample
9:28 - Compress - Sound Sample
10:25 - Ambience Control & Tuning
15:30 - TD-50X Module I/O Options
17:15 - Final Thoughts
18:04 - Outro
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[@sweetwater]

Thanks for checking out the Roland TD-50KV2 with us! Hit like and subscribe if you enjoyed this overview!

[@Noteven0]

Just a thought: the potential in each of those drum kit presets would be represented in a personal and familiar way to the viewer if Nick played perhaps a (slight variation) of one of the many unmistakable drumbeats associated with the popular historical tunes that everybody recognizes instantly.

[@gatlinproduction]

Is there a video for setting up and recording internal inside of the module Midi And audio and then opening or transferring over to computer for Mixing? This I would like to see. Please, Because on the TD50 module I had to Mix songs sitting on my Drum set. Not Cool. So I had to pull the TD50 Module off the drum set and bring it over to my Mixing desk via Midi just to swipe out different Instruments to better fit my song track. I really wanted to use my sound design that’s in Roland TD 50 and NOT USE DRUM SOFTWARE.

[@demianguevara]

Price: 7.5k Year: 2021 Main Feature: Best Machinegun Drumsound around the World

[@oshikiri999]

Price: 8.3k Year: 2024 Main Feature: being slaved and used as midi for Superior Drummer

[@bradosanz4479]

@@oshikiri999EXACTLY! 😂 this is gonna be the next upgrade for Super Drummer 3.0 and it’s gonna really sound alive now!

[@Bateman61405]

I watch for Nick. The kit he’s playing doesn’t matter. He’s a great drummer

[@ProgSnob14]

I'm always expecting Nick to break into some Spock's Beard bits on these demos.

[@spishco]

Still sounds like Neal Peart's early solos with e-drums. C'mon Roland, it's 2021, can't we do better than this? These things aren't exactly "affordable".

[@enochporch]

agreed. Why can't we get those tom rolls to stop sounding like al alesis SR 16?

[@IrishPablo94]

@Andrynor Ω can you use ez drummer on them ??

[@ElBoyoElectronico]

My old TD-12 sounds better than this 80s sounding module. Why haven’t they improved their sounds after all these years?

[@dms_video240]

Exactly. The sound doesn't match that price in any way.

[@mjmason75]

With timing and chops like that, almost any drum kit would sound decent. I don’t even play drums, I play bass. I clicked on this video out of curiosity, but stayed for the drumming. Lol

[@sweetwater]

😎🥁

[@yourbuddykevin]

the drums sound the same like they did 20 years ago. Can we get some more realistic sounding drums in those modules???

[@boricua9071]

I see no reason to get roland other than the latency and quality of the kit. Running this through a vst must be amazing but its hard to fork over that much cash for something to run through superior drummer 3

[@rblew131]

@@jadedbreadncircus9159 Yeah, those toms are harsh!

[@Ticonderous1]

@@rblew131 $11,500 down here in Australia .... Hard pass for me ....

[@JJ79_]

Its better but those toms omg. Why they still do it like that.

[@matthewwood4756]

A lot of the sound depends on which effect/“kit simulation” he’s got the module set to. It’s worth noting, that the module can be customised too though!

[@lightningjet9444]

The thing that always pisses me off about Roland kits is that the latest ones are exactly what electronic drums SHOULD be, yet it comes with an insane price tag.

[@Keitan97]

Which one? I wanna buy it asap

[@Drumrgal1]

Unfortunately the toms still have the ‘machine gun sound’ after all these years and don’t sound acoustic. That’s why I use drum sample software Superior Drummer on my old TD 12 kit.

[@mateumayol]

i exactly the same

[@minisurfbanana]

other than being in a successful touring band as a drummer...you have the best job in the industry!!!

[@demonicsweaters]

This is a better job. Touring is brutal.

[@rgarcia4412]

Still has that machine gun like sound even after so many years. 0:18 - 0:21

[@brettjohnson9328]

Agreed

[@j.b.c4998]

Roland videos sound better in that matter... Maybe they ask drummers who play in official clips NOT to play several strokes in a row on the same pad to avoid machine-gunning?

[@ritzk79]

@@j.b.c4998 i mean aren’t electronic drums supposed to be able to do whatever an acoustic drum can? you don’t usually limit yourself in playing certain drums. in fact floor tom rolls are quite common.

[@coloaten6682]

Yeah they should call it the Al Capone kit, sounds like one of his machine guns!

[@rgarcia4412]

@@coloaten6682 🤣🤣🤣

[@padistedor]

I love the pads but the sounds aren’t much better than my TD10 from 1998.

[@yosyp5905]

I have a TD-10. It's frikking beautiful.

[@kedricmanson9873]

I have a TD17KVX

[@Kcducttaper1]

Seems just like the guitar multi-effects processors of the early 2000's. Lots of bells and whistles, but none that you would actually pull off at a gig. Guitar modelers are so good now that you can't even tell them apart from a real tube amp, yet here we are where an electronic kit can still be picked out immediately even before the second measure. I don't get it and I sure as heck don't get the price tag.

[@JuusoAlasuutari]

Sad but true. 45 seconds into the video I was disappointed by the snare sounding like it was coming from FastTracker 2. If there's anything else going on there except a handful of samples with a quick crossfade it sure isn't working.

[@yvesf5355]

Man Nick I love watching you play ,buddy you Rock thanks

[@paulanderson7796]

Thank you for an absolutely masterful objective review. Especially grateful you actually played the thing. These is a growing trend on KZbin where reviews of musical instruments and gear are largely spoken. That, to my mind, is completely pointless.

[@hfranke07]

FINALY!!!!! A drummer who realy plays the drums..... instead of all the jazz-fuzzy drummers who just jabs with a loose wrist. Thanks!!!

[@DavideGuerri]

i feel like drum plugins sound way better than electronic kits, these sound like they have 1 sample per velocity area, no round robins, which is what gives the real feel of sampled sounds

[@j.b.c4998]

It depends on the module, some of them have real samples with multi-velocity and round robbins, 2Box for instance (128 samples per articulation !)

[@DavideGuerri]

@@j.b.c4998 the one time i worked with a 2box was on a metal tour and we used it just for the kick, we had it set as 1 shot sample because you know... metal. i tried a TD30k module once and some kits were better than others but when we plugged the midi out to our studio pc with ez drummer 2 it sounded way better

[@j.b.c4998]

@@DavideGuerri Concerning EZ drummer vs TD30 it doesn't suprise me. For metal, indeed, one shot may be enough!

[@rajamcraja]

TRUE. They still can't nail the toms sounds, for some reason they still sound robotic. EZX sounds are way better.

[@KyleBevis-u7j]

Absolutely. I know they've improved over the years but to me they still sound like some of the awful/artificial 'general midi' sounds I was using back in the late 90s. I have no idea why roland doesn't just buy or partner with the AddictiveDrums or EZDrummer teams and licence the sounds etc. Very odd.

[@TheEleventeen]

Thank you Mr. Nick D’Virgilio for this wonderful presentation ! X🤘🏻X

[@starkickermusic2100]

So I could probably afford this in 20 years when the price comes down! Rock ‘n’ roll! Thanks for the great video Nick!

[@a.b.bedinghaus9642]

Much better demo than Roland's. I'm looking forward to the TD50X upgrade to my TD50 module and the new VH14D hats. This kit is a great option if you want something super nice to practice on, have lots of options for sounds and not bother the neighbors. We have recorded some great demos with this kit.

[@Ogt92]

Absolutely me too! Sounds expensive... LOL! 2 sets of hats will be cool too.

[@commonman317]

That's right...Act Now...Get yours today for the very low, low price of only $100,000! All kidding aside, despite the price, it's another great video from Sweetwater. Especially Nick's playing that's always enthusiastic and enjoyable.

[@katycatjulius]

I have it's little brother (TD-50K2) and it's amazing 😀

[@henriquecorreia9917]

love this drummer...

[@sweetwater]

😁❤️

[@NickMcC]

The fact that this is what $5k buys you in crazy discouraging. Nick D’s playing is stellar as always though. At least there’s that.

[@gunks_getaway]

For $9000.00 you need to include the hi hat stand and the snare stand.

[@Shauncat1]

Awesome. I still love my Td17kvx with drum tec live drum sample sounds that I purchased from their website.

[@joshjillson5433]

Always love your videos....really looking forward to the "next in-depth, nitty-gritty details" of the td50x

[@gtoger]

5:56 - Sounds like the opening to Casey's Top 40.

[@bobbyjones2112]

You’re my favorite drum reviewer! You do such a thorough job!

[@omarleslie5299]

I need this in my life

[@pjmtry7]

Thank you Sweetwater, so far at this date and time the best demo of the VH14 Hi Hat as even Roland has not put out a quality demo vid on the details!

[@RamonOchoaMusic]

In the 90’s I was playing a kick kat, dauz pads and Visulite plastic cymbals through an Alesia D4. Technology has progressed (along with the price tag).

[@ZeshXD]

this hi hat looks amazing. Big black spot on all e drums

[@MNDrummer]

For $7500 it should make the user sound like Thomas Lang. :)

[@marcogiusfredi6552]

This one definitely sound as Roland usually sound...completely different from what you can ear in the roland's new demo video of the TD50X! I suspected that the sounds in that videos where deeply processed in a DAW...and now we have the proof!!

[@j.b.c4998]

Exactly what I think!

[@j.b.c4998]

​@Ed Who is going to use a DAW on stage?? More latency, more crash risks, a laptop which can fall, damaged or be stolen, etc. The only advantage of using a Roland module with its factory sounds is precisely to avoid all these inconveniences!

[@marcogiusfredi6552]

What I mean is only that the new sounds are not so good as they want us to believe...but they are the usual sounds we know from years! If I had to deep process them (in a DAW or in a PA mixer) to make them at least usable I prefer to start from better and realistic sounds...as the ones of the Mimic Pro for example! No way to pay to have this upgrade!

[@j.b.c4998]

@@marcogiusfredi6552 Totally agree with you!

[@keithwegiel5902]

Great Drumming Nick !!

[@risorsealternative]

I am stepping stone to those who further criticize the sounds of this very expensive and recent model. Many of the presets on the TD50 are underwhelming as well as the ones on the TD30 that I have. Only 1 preset is good, and you also have to intervene with various controls. But is it worth paying so much for so little if we exclude the convenience and potential of this machine? There would be one aspect that is never shown that would lead the 50 to be a really good choice: hearing it with user-uploaded sampled sounds. What functions of the control unit affect these samples? So yes, we can forget the presets and work on the best!

[@Artikulo71]

Roland you KickAss!🤘🥁🤘

[@NecroMorrius]

In before: "It's expensive" "It sounds like a machine gun" "*insert $500 kit here* sounds better"

[@minisurfbanana]

Blah blah blah

[@journeyseb]

LOL! You are so right!

[@alancarver2511]

That's the problem. I will receive my VH-14D in june but i have to upgrade my TD-50 to a TD-50X to have the full potential of the hi-hat (positional sensing). I have one sound i like with the TD-50 (studio A) and i'm afraid i will loose that one sound and not find any i like in the TD-50X. So far, all the new sounds i heard of the TD-50X are bad. I just want one real acoustic sound and even in 2021, this seems so hard for Roland.

[@changovanilla]

Yeah, the sounds don’t impress me! I think the mimic pro is still the best module out right now.

[@davefiano4172]

Check out the Efnote kits. ATV 2.0. I love my ATV kit but the Efnote module does all the things.

[@machdave1]

Thank god Roland is including a 2nd tom in the new series. Having only one tom for the flagship model was a huge misstep. Glad they corrected this.

[@johnludwig2093]

Thanks, Nick. Excellent demo. I'd like to see a hi-bred approach, TD-50 with acoustic snare and cymbals.

[@josuemartinez8280]

Great improvements in triggering, sensors, hardware, realistic feel when playing..... but after all these years still machine gun effect and poor sounds. I wonder why don't they join a good company like Steven Slate, Toontrack, XLN audio or so to load their sound modules with decent samples.

[@CeciShaw]

Td-27 superior drummer 3 AND a new M1 MacBook Pro. There i just saved your a million dollars.

[@bobslenker27]

Of course he loves playing these drums.

[@ianmclean5541]

The digital HH/Snare/Ride is a massive selling point. Roland needs to improve their out of the box samples obviously and they need to build in multi sample triggering to provide nuance which will eliminate machine gunning. If they did that, they would be untouchable in the electronic drum market. The main thing that drives me crazy about Roland [as a long time Roland fan], is that they never put everything in one kit. They always take something away. We have to pay premium prices for their gear, so they should treat their customers better.

[@mike.correa]

Not a fan of some sounds they chose to display here, like the Hi-Hat sounds for instance, but some are decent. Pretty sure a deeper review into the presets and samples would help bring a better idea of how good it can sound. I've heard digital drums that sound pretty realistic. Even digital plugins like EZ Drummer can have great sounds on it. Something that always seems to give away a set of E-Drums is when you do fast rolls. The snare here doesn't make it too obvious, but the toms really have that digital characteristic. I really like the looks of this set and all the technology it features. Good dynamics on the pads, the muffling Cymbals and different hit spots, the module seems to be very advanced with all the sound effects like, compression, ambiance, and pitch shift. 7:06 That was some sweet Jazz, though.

[@ginoseriacopi1555]

Nice job, Nick!

[@rigorhead01]

Always love the drumming! I grab my best iem's and turn it up!

[@lanoctambulephotos]

I swear, the Tom sounds in the Simmons SDS1000 sounded more realistic than the Rolands do 30+ years later. Might as well MIDI this up to a Mimic Pro and get some decent toms.

[@Bhatt_Hole]

Were they going for a retro 1st gen edrum sound?

[@microbe4291]

Just started playing with experimental type group and thought that having a set of e drums would be nice as acoustic drums don’t exactly sound good with electronic music and having different sounds would be nice. I erroneously thought they would be not too bad as far as cost went maybe 2000.00 or something did not expect 6500.00 dollars. Looks like this will take more research than I thought lol.

[@simonelectric-drumlikeamac4285]

really like your Sweetwater videos - well done!

[@lincolnmmitchell]

Feel seems greatly improved, but the sound can't touch AD2 or SD3

[@philippefrater2000]

I own a TD 20K it makes it everyday! 🖖🏻🇫🇷😎🇫🇷😎🇫🇷🖖🏻

[@MinaSmol]

I really want to get this drum set! :)

[@fearmaker1000]

Acustic drums: "look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power"

[@drd9797]

Amazing video, sound is superb!!!

[@gazzabel7040]

Utterly amazing but it still sounds like an electronic kit especially the toms

[@dreambeliever3652]

Killer man!

[@davefiano4172]

Check out the Efnote kits. ATV 2.0. I love my ATV kit but the Efnote module does all the things.

[@theblackknight870]

Sounds amazing. Love the hihats.

[@firstblessing4460]

One can only dream....

[@emperorofsand3931]

Not a fan of the sounds, ill stick with superior drummer 3

[@bilhamcobbly2957]

Exactly!!! Great choice.

[@steezyboiiii808]

Really I’m like you but I felt like the kit one sounded rly real

[@cmtcfu]

Yeah using these drums to trigger SD3 of course is where it's at. Using any legit electronic kit to trigger SD3 is the only way to get proper acoustic studio work on electronic drums.

[@RyanUybengkee]

whatever Nick plays, i wanna buy. He makes the kits he play sound so good.

[@NIJHR]

hahah gotta love this guy and his approach

[@redpepper6043]

Nicce sound. Beautiful. Snare, ride, kick, hi hat - very nice. But toms...

[@davidortman1872]

I wanna get this so bad…so many good things and it would work well with what I’m wanting to do, but I CANNOT get over the sound of the toms. They just sound very obviously electronic. Everything else sounds so good and the toms just stand out in a bad way unfortunately. In my humble opinion of course. If anyone agrees, is there a way around it? Or a way to fix the sounds so they sound more like a mic’d up drum kit?

[@AddiKolb]

Now this is a absolutely great drum kit, don’t get me wrong, it’s awesome! But I just have to say that there is nothing that beats a “real drum kit” nothing beats a real, authentic sounding drum kit, and that’s simply because it’s real. Now I own a Alesia nitro mesh electronic drum kit and a acoustic pacific drums drum kit, and the difference is just not comparable. The e-drum kit just sucks compared to the real drum kit and that’s just because it’s real versus fake in this case, but this is by far one of the most advanced and “real sounding” drum kits, and I got to say, I would love to own this but, I can bet you right now that this kit is worth way more than my pay grade, and I get payed $15.00 an hour. But man would I love to own this! Great job Roland and great review Sweetwater! You guys rock! And you guys always come in handy when I need gear!

[@AddiKolb]

Upppp well yep, hahaha I knew it! This kit is a $7000 kit, of course, come on now, who’s goofing to by this? I mean seriously! This is insane! I can buy John Bonham’s signature drum kit for half of this! Wow

[@cruelmole]

Electric kits are necessary. We can't all practice on a full acoustic kit and as a gigging musicians having access to an electric kit is incredibly useful for venues with sound limiters which are becoming more and more common.

[@CrazySwipes]

soooooo giveaway for one of these?? pls

[@s.w.3604]

How acoustically loud are these drums in the room? The bass drum looks like a regular bass drum that would piss off the neighbors. A lot of people want electronic drums so they can play in areas where they can't make as much noise as they would like to and a loud bass drum is definitely not an option. Thanks.

[@nebstaism]

Those toms are the only thing that doesn’t really sound that acoustic ... they just remind me of keyboard toms from a Casio.... hopefully they let you add your own samples for that price

[@gatlinproduction]

Please Please Do a video from start to Finnish on Recording and bouncing out the tracks. You say it could be used as a virtual instrument or play alone with virtual Instruments. Example. Recording using virtual Instruments then convert Midi into Audio on the fly using Protools etc. bounce out the drums to MP3 or Wav File. Let’s say I play my song. But then later on I wanna decide to switch out the Kick or Snare with out having to play the song over again then convert Midi to WAV OR MP3 Just like you would on any VST plugin. If this Drum kit can do this I’ll be buying one tomorrow IF NOT Roland needs to think about updating there Frame wire to be used as a plug-in with any DAW to bounce/Convert

[@tobiasts9281]

Super Drummer !!!

[@sweetwater]

🥁🥁🥁

[@bondo1955]

Can it sound like my DWs collector series? That would be great 😊

[@vitalec2055]

My Future kit

[@omarcortes5754]

I want one. It's hard to deal with ny neighbors.

[@isaacgoldEdrums]

Sorry but there's really nothing that stood out to me w/ this module. It sounds like you're using the defaults which sounds a little processed imo(before customizing/editing). Most of the specs you mentioned are on the T27kv. Idk there's gotta be a better way to showcase the true power of these modules. Perhaps if you are playing in bigger venues & if you have an audio technician who controls the drum levels, then I would recommend this module or the TD50. But if you mostly control your own sound and would rather adjust the tone yourself then go with the TD27KV. The coolest thing about this module is all of the external outputs for every single drum and makes your audio technicians life much easier

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

Sounds good, but I still hear that same sound twice in a row problem. Especially on the toms. The physical modeling tech still needs some round robin features.

[@johnnyq1233]

Huge money for a kit you can't even play out of the box!!!! Way to go ROLAND>>> I think I'll stay with my Alesis Nitro kit that came with a chain drive bass pedal and hi-hat pedal... I run it through my Behringer FX-2000 and I get rooms and compression, plus a tone of options.

[@KoenThomasOnDrums]

I never wanted to rob a music store, but this is very tempting.

[@kbaeve]

Yea a lot of people complain about machine gunning. I have the update myself and I can say it doesn't really sound like this video nor the Rolands too polished version. Not really sure why the machine gunning here in this video is so bad though, but i agree it really hurt the ears here (nice playing though! I mean no offense on that front). I guess this kit has some adjusted trigger sensors which make it sound bad. The Roland one is kind of closer to my experience, but of course that is very much polished. I did however on my setup notice that 16" sample on the first kit (don't have it in front so can't check name of the actual drum there) have pretty bad sample and prone to machinegunning, so I change it to 14" sample and tune down.

[@seanriley9045]

Great kit, great demo, great drumming Nick. However, the sounds have poor dynamics and Roland needs to address this.

[@DrayClay]

I feel the same way.

[@lex.cordis]

Yeah, I thought the same. The notes in the tom rolls sound very uniform, like they're "triggered". I mean, they technically _are,_ but obviously they're not supposed to....

[@apieceofdirt4681]

They sound good but they still sound too synthetic because they are um, well, electronic drums. The technology is getting better though.

[@thetimahawk1]

A total joke at $ 7,499 ! You could get an amazing acoustic kit for that kind of money . I bought a TD-17KVX to play at home quietly and $ 1,600 was way too much but at least it will last for years and the $ 5,800 I saved by not getting the TD-50 could buy one hell of an acoustic kit. Plus to me , the sounds in the TD-17 module are just as good as the sounds in the TD-50 , just not as many and no digital pads. Big deal . It's a practice kit . Roland drums have been way overpriced forever but they have had little competition quality wise . Yamaha and that was about it . Now you have Drum Tech , ATV , Gewa , etc. etc. making high end kits that are also overpriced . To me , they are great practice kits but if Im playing live it's acoustic with maybe a couple of e pads to trigger some sample sounds like thunder or breaking glass for example . But I certainly don't need to spend that kind of $$ to do it. E drums have a long way to go to catch up to what keyboards have evolved into from the piano . The sounds are not that great considering how long they have been around . 'Nuff said.

[@PondersHollow]

Yea honestly I expected a module that was actually usable but it's only good for fooling around on. If you're trying to actually seriously drum and have it sound good and nuanced then you have to use superior drummer, and even then you deal with inconsistencies with the triggering.

[@jeffburke5666]

I’ve always been acoustic and was looking at the 27 and thinking about buying because small gigs would allow me to play normally and adjust volume down. I’m rethinking it though with your comments.

[@thetimahawk1]

@@jeffburke5666 Im not trying to discourage anyone from buying or getting into electronic drums . The TD27 is an awesome module . Its just that the prices are crazy for what you get. I love my TD17 KVX kit for the fact that I can practice anytime I want to without causing a ruckus , and I guess in that respect , it was worth the $1600. Of course I could have bought something way cheaper but I wanted something that will last and Roland is tops in that department. I would love to have the TD27 but I am not going to go through the hassle of selling my kit and then have to kick up another $2000 to $2500 to get it . If you can afford the TD27 , I say go for it ! It would be great for small gigs and yes , you get to control the volume . Some good points you made. Good luck and enjoy !

[@vintageludwig]

There's a hundred different options for the sub-$1k and sub-$2k market if you're really just wanting a practice kit. But the more features you get on a flagship product like this will increase the price dramatically. You're free to get some rubber pads on a rack if you are that cheap. This is what they mean when people say "there's levels to this".

[@thetimahawk1]

@@vintageludwig You are right. There are many levels. Especially today . You can get an ekit with all mesh pads for under $300. Rubber even cheaper. It really depends on what you want and can afford. I do not regret buying the TD-17KVX. It has what I wanted in an ekit and at the time the Alesis Strike was having all kinds of problems with the foam pillars falling over and plates cracking in the snare. There were also issues with the hihat triggering. That was almost 5 yrs ago . They have since corrected those issues and redesigned the kit altogether . My TD17KVX still works perfectly so I can't complain. I just can't see spending close to 10 grand for an ekit.

[@lenerask5784]

How can it be there is 9 things but only 7 cables put in and the snare is not in the snare?

[@bobslenker27]

Damnit, I want a “digital snare!”

[@drumcoverzone280]

🥺 I'm using Roland td 1dmk. I wish I had this kit. In india this cost around 11,000 USD. Can't even think about it!

[@steezyboiiii808]

Dang man that Stinks you’ll get There one day cause I can’t afford it either lol

[@RaymondToms]

Great review. Question: Can you use a pedal switch for a snare throw-off? I have it in my TD20 and TD30, but the original TD50 did not have that feature.

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Raymond. Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately no. Nothing has changed in that regard. I hope this helps. Best Regards, Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@fortadelis]

Snare, cymbals and hihats are convincing, however toms are still so '90es. But it is a great kit.

[@sshrngn]

Great in depth review. Just one question though, why does Nick keep saying the ambience fader is something new for the TD-50X module? It's been on the TD-50 module for years.

[@TheeIronJedi]

Bought the first edition of V-Drums and another set a few years later. Nothing changed sound wise. Same shit year after year. Machine gun sounding snare etc..

[@darrennarayan1827]

Love the video! Price at 10,000+$ CAD overly priced

[@jeffvomero1242]

I wonder if they can take a bounding every night. They sound pretty good but still I am partial to the acoustic kit. Since they are triggers they are fragile.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Very educational. But menu walk thru would have been nice.

[@reckonsiler7630]

Maybe it's just me but it almost sounds as if the triggers have been set too sensitive and the responding sounds are therefore maxed out all the time on the snare and the toms. I think that if you setup trigger levels properly on any edrum kit you should actually never truly reach the mamimum value (midi velocity of 127 so to speak) because only then can you be certain that you are not exceeding the maximum. If that happens you'll lose a lot of nuance since all hits will be exactly equally loud.

[@dr.dionpeoples]

hmm... I need to get this for myself & son.

[@venkmanstimemachine3337]

Nice sales pitch

[@13F_Airborne]

Does the VH14D still use a pressure clutch like the previous generations to detect open/close or does it employ an optical sensor like the ATV hats?

[@13F_Airborne]

@Ed - If you cant grasp why it matters then obviously you don't currently own a TD50 so move along.

[@sweetwater]

Hello, Chris! At least at current, Roland has not elaborated much on the technology used in the VH-14D other than it has multiple bow sensors to support positional sensing and improved touch muting/choking. I'm certain there will be more info to come once these start arriving. Thanks for the interest! Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1766, [e-mail]

[@Drumsholic]

Nice kit, good sound at all except the last floor tom that reminds we have listen an e-drum kit so finally we choose to play with software to achieve the perfection of natural drums sound!!!This thing that is crazy is that this kit costs too much to have this sound from an floor tom as a flagship of Roland!! Guys at RND maybe take a look at this sound!!

[@Frontdesk99]

ALL toms sound like crap, as if they have only one trigger. This kit is a digrace and an insult to drummers.

[@auradrifter7779]

Liked for playing, Roland drums sounds are so one dimensional