ElmerJFudd Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 ddrum has a new pad similar in design to previous offerings from Yamaha and Roland. But they've managed to put it on the market for a MSRP of $399.99. https://www.ddrum.com/product?id=ddnio Product Details: 9 Isolated Rubber Pads 2 Dual Zone Trigger Inputs 2 Foot Pedal Inputs 1/4 Headphone Output 1/4 Stereo outputs L/R with Volume Control 1/8 Stereo Aux Input USB -A port and USB- B port 5 Pin MIDI IN & OUT 30 Preset Kits (5 are ddrum series kits) 20 User kits 608 Total Sounds 512 MB of Storage for Loading Sounds or Loops Includes headphone adapter for 1/8 connector Quote Yamaha CP88, Roland VR-700, Crumar Mojo, rebuilt 1910 Chickering 5'2", Fender Rhodes MKI 88k, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I like the $400 price point. Looking forward to testing it. I have a Roland SP-30, and even have my old SP-10 that got me started with electronic drums. Use them both in my V-drum setup. I wonder when Nio will be available? Sweetwater does not even list it yet. Quote This post edited for speling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bryce Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Wait - there's still such a thing as ddrum? dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Affiliations: Cloud Microphones • Music Player Network • Roswell Pro Audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 23 minutes ago, Dave Bryce said: Wait - there's still such a thing as ddrum? dB Is there? Or did someone buy the name? Either way. They have a well featured from pad reminiscent of the Yamaha DTX that is half the price of it’s something you need. Quote Yamaha CP88, Roland VR-700, Crumar Mojo, rebuilt 1910 Chickering 5'2", Fender Rhodes MKI 88k, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I'm reasonably confident that the NIO is based on the Avatar HXW PD705 pad that's been available on Amazon for a while. https://www.amazon.com/HXW-Percussion-9-Trigger-Multipad-Tabletop/dp/B08XYSF9VQ Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, YS200, MX61, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76, PC4 (88) | Korg: N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Behringer CAT Yamaha Pacifica 112V & APX600 | Washburn WI64 | Ibanez BTB-675 | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I've actually been looking into percussion pads/multipads recently as I've started getting more into the percussion side of things. It's been a while since there's been innovation in this area, at least for pads you can use as a full mini-kit (the SPD-SX doesn't let you use a hihat pedal)...Yamaha's DTX Multi 12 is arguably the best contender still and it's over ten years old with very limited memory. Roland's Octapad SPD-30 is also around that age and you're completely locked in to the sounds it comes with, and the Alesis Strike Multipad has its own flaws. I ended up just buying one of the cheaper Alesis Samplepad Pro units since I'll be using external pads for the most important parts of the kit anyways (snare, hihat, kick, haven't decided for the 4th one yet as it's only single-zone). Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, YS200, MX61, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76, PC4 (88) | Korg: N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Behringer CAT Yamaha Pacifica 112V & APX600 | Washburn WI64 | Ibanez BTB-675 | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bryce Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I have a Roland HandSonic (HPD-20) which I quite like. My last percussion controller was an (SPD-11), and I like the Handsonic much better. More nuance and better finger control. I got a kick and Hi-hat pedal for it as well. dB 1 Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Affiliations: Cloud Microphones • Music Player Network • Roswell Pro Audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, Dave Bryce said: I have Roland HandSonic (HPD-20) that I quite like. My last percussion controller was an (SPD-11), and I like the Handsonic much better. More nuance and better finger control. I got a kick and Hi-hat pedal for it as well. dB Ya anything you feel comfortable tapping, hitting, sticking whatever - is the best controller. I feel like the point of pads is to get the varied velocities and human feeling of beating on drums. Otherwise you’d just program or play it on your midi keyboard. Folks who have spent more time than me developing stick technique will play cooler stuff and have different ideas. 2 Quote Yamaha CP88, Roland VR-700, Crumar Mojo, rebuilt 1910 Chickering 5'2", Fender Rhodes MKI 88k, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 12 hours ago, Mighty Motif Max said: I'm reasonably confident that the NIO is based on the Avatar HXW PD705 pad that's been available on Amazon for a while. https://www.amazon.com/HXW-Percussion-9-Trigger-Multipad-Tabletop/dp/B08XYSF9VQ Striking, isn’t it? Pun intended. The similarities. I wonder if the firmware is the same. Hmmm. Quote Yamaha CP88, Roland VR-700, Crumar Mojo, rebuilt 1910 Chickering 5'2", Fender Rhodes MKI 88k, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 2/19/2022 at 12:21 PM, ElmerJFudd said: Ya anything you feel comfortable tapping, hitting, sticking whatever - is the best controller. I feel like the point of pads is to get the varied velocities and human feeling of beating on drums. Otherwise you’d just program or play it on your midi keyboard. Folks who have spent more time than me developing stick technique will play cooler stuff and have different ideas. I have the first version of the Roland Handsonic. I like it, added a kick pedal. I also have a Korg Wavedrum Global. Nothing I've tried compares to it for touch sensitivity, tonal variation, etc. It really is fantastic to play. No MIDI, no samples, pressure sensitive for pitch and velocity. If you turn it up enough, you can hear your fingernails scraping across the head. If I could have only one, that would be it. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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