What drum pad do you guys reccomend??
I use this weird red/black pad that says orange on the top and i dont think its that great :[[/i]

As in practice pad?? I practice on a Roland Rhythm Trainer. I used to practice on a Vic Firth pad before that. Aaaaaand before that i practiced on a mouse pad. Just cut it in a circle and glue it to some mdf or something. Works a charm!








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Sonor
Zildjian
Evans
Vic Firth
Carlton Draught

i use an hq realfeel as a "snare" pad and 6" vic firths as "toms/hi-hats"
and a gibralter bass pad as well bass...

they are all awesome, my hq is double sided
a harder side for work outs and exercises
and a softer side for technique work and speed

scottydont wrote:

As in practice pad?? I practice on a Roland Rhythm Trainer. I used to practice on a Vic Firth pad before that. Aaaaaand before that i practiced on a mouse pad. Just cut it in a circle and glue it to some mdf or something. Works a charm!

Am kind of interested in those Rhythm Trainers, how exactly do they work? What features do they have and how exactly do you practice on one?

eml wrote:

scottydont wrote:

As in practice pad?? I practice on a Roland Rhythm Trainer. I used to practice on a Vic Firth pad before that. Aaaaaand before that i practiced on a mouse pad. Just cut it in a circle and glue it to some mdf or something. Works a charm!

Am kind of interested in those Rhythm Trainers, how exactly do they work? What features do they have and how exactly do you practice on one?

They're great. I carry the lower model one with me almost everywhere. Its basically just a Roland mesh head with a metronome built in but it lets you do lots of exercises like keeping time with rhythmic note changes and there's one for stroke balance which i find heaps useful. Check it out...
http://www.rolandcorp.com.au/default.aspx?prd=652








_________________
Sonor
Zildjian
Evans
Vic Firth
Carlton Draught

scottydont wrote:

eml wrote:

scottydont wrote:

As in practice pad?? I practice on a Roland Rhythm Trainer. I used to practice on a Vic Firth pad before that. Aaaaaand before that i practiced on a mouse pad. Just cut it in a circle and glue it to some mdf or something. Works a charm!

Am kind of interested in those Rhythm Trainers, how exactly do they work? What features do they have and how exactly do you practice on one?

They're great. I carry the lower model one with me almost everywhere. Its basically just a Roland mesh head with a metronome built in but it lets you do lots of exercises like keeping time with rhythmic note changes and there's one for stroke balance which i find heaps useful. Check it out...
http://www.rolandcorp.com.au/default.aspx?prd=652

Ah thanks! I wish I had found that same page when I was looking for a proper description of it. Man that looks perfect for me, I really need to practice with a metronome and that looks so fun to do it on. Although I like my current HQ pad, its striking material can't compare to a mesh head. Thanks!