I had a chance to give the new Simmons SD500 a good test run and for the price ($499.00 street) it’s not a bad little edrum kit. Getting Started/InitialThoughts: The kit comes in one big box. In the box you will find that the rack is pretty much put together for you. All you
Yamaha DTX700 Editor/Librarian
For those of you using the Yamaha DTX700 you now have a new editor and Librarian software. From John Melas, the DTX700 Tools software. According to John Melas site the software lets you fully edit the DTX700 module. The DTX700 Editor supports full editing of (from the website):
Jobeky JD-1 Electronic Drum Kit
This is the new Jobeky JD-1 electronic drum set. Jobeky, know for great custom electronic drums is now offering an all mesh edrum kit at a price that won’t break the bank. At an introductory price of £:549.00 it offers a lot of bang for buck. The new JD-1 looks to be a modified configuration of
Alesis DM10, Pearl REDbox Velocity Switch Zone
Theory of Operation: It is well known that the DM10 can not produce a velocity on a traditional switch type triggering zone. To get a switch zone on the DM10 to have a velocity, the DM10 must be tricked to think the switch zone is a piezo zone. This is done by using
Pearl ePro Live and Tommy Lee Team up!
Pearl announced back on April 21st that Tommy Lee of Motley Crue fame is now part of the Pearl Drums artist roster. It looks as if Tommy Lee will no longer be with DW for his drums. The news doesn’t stop there. Apparently, Tommy Lee will be using a custom Pearl ePro live electronic drum