So I’ve never played the drums before and I’m looking to start a new hobby. I’m 30+ and I work nights and have a decent amount of free time during the day. Instead of sitting around doing absolutely nothing I’d like to focus my time more meaningfully.

That said, I’ve been looking at all the edrums reviews from the different brands. I keep coming back to going with Alesis, not only because of the good reviews but because of the free 3 months of drumeo which sounds like it’s a great tool to have for beginners.

Am I right in thinking this? Or should I continue my search elsewhere?

I am a guitarist mainly, but I bought this set and was like f it. I kinda know some things from writing drums on my DAW, but yeaah.

So I'm 6'3" and a big dude. I'm looking at getting a beginner kit as I go on my learning the drums journey. Currently playing a practice pad on a snare stand.

I've been looking at the Alesis Nitro Max and Pro, along with a bunch of other sub $1000 sets. But it's hard to find info on what would be most comfortable/doable for taller folks. Anyone have advice?

Are our e-drums supposed to just mimic acoustic drums or be their own sound?

Hi! I’m hoping to get back into drumming after a 15-year hiatus. I’ve never played on an electronic set before, but I can’t get an acoustic since I have a baby and toddler in the house.

Any suggestions for a good starter set? I want one that’s easy to use. I really just need the basics, but I want them to sound good and be decent quality (I.e. not just a cheap one). I won’t be touring or anything, but we may have a driveway concert in our neighborhood every once in a while.

Regarding budget: maybe something between $700-2000ish? Less expensive is better, but I don’t want a piece of trash.

Hi! My boyfriend has always wanted to learn how to play the drums but is in a tiny apartment. I was thinking about getting him a Bluetooth drum set for his PhD graduation, but does that work with headphones (walls are also incredibly thin)? Any recommendations for brands or things to look for? I’m not a music gal unfortunately so any help is appreciated! TIA

I've got an alesis dm10 with all the inputs in use but want to add a few more pieces to the kit with out having to use splitters. I'm also using it hooked to my PC with plugins. Should I get something like the ddrum trigger module as a second interface or are there other options for running really large kits?

I bought these drums about three months ago and knew how to play basics from hanging out with friends years ago in highschool, but I have been just playing everyday and trying my absolute best (which is easy because it's so fun and I love the drums so much)

What you guys think?

Been having extreme anxiety lately and I have all of my socmed accounts deactivated to avoid the toxicity of this world but I also want to get up from the struggle! Due to that, I decided to do a quick cover of Sweet Victory from Spongebob's "Band Geeks" episode 15, season 2. It's a very iconic song (plus I've been listening to it a lot lately lol) and I felt like I should play this for a first cover with this new kit I just got last month. I haven't played since 2024 and I'm not used to electric kits since I mainly played on my acoustic kit before I left my home country xD It feels weird hearing it makes a punchy sound while it being plastic-y.

I'm very anxious and shy about posting this knowing that this is Reddit but I figured why not. Life is way too short so enjoy music with people ❤️ doing this cover did make me feel better so if you haven't practiced today or for quite a while, go practice and play songs you enjoy jamming with!

Unfortunately the camera on the drums died almost immediately so I just have this angle but this is a live jam on the alesis nitro max.

Hi folks! I just set up a brand new Alesis pro mesh kit and something is going on with the snare. It’s producing a weird snapping/clicking sound roughly every 3rd stroke or so. It’s very random and I can’t seem to find any consistency in terms of volume, where on the mesh I hit or anything else. I can only describe the sound as resembling the sound dry spaghetti makes when you break it, but electric. Not sure if that makes sense.
I’ve tried checking the plug, changed the volume of my headphones and adjusting the position of the drum and nothing seems to change it. Doesn’t happen with any of the other drums.
Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot?

What’s the best drum app / website for learning drums but also being able to play along to music and learning the songs?
I know you can get some on YouTube but would like an app that’s easier to navigate and get songs without drums to play to aswell.

All I can saw is wow.
1. Now I have a proper snare size and fits my snare stand much better.

1. Size allows me to play much more natural.

2. The mesh head feels so nice. A really nice feel.

3. Works perfectly with my Nitro Max trigger wise. Just fixed the sensitivity and tightened the head slightly.

Makes the other drums look so small now.

But this will work until I move and get better.
I was thinking of getting the top Roland that is realistic size but not sure now.
Dolby Drums I can build the entire kit on my own and get Lemon cymbals. Using a macbook with a VST eventually full time, so no need for a module.
I am going to see how this holds up until January before deciding.

I'm curious what acoustic kits my fellow redditors have used to convert to a gigging ekit. I have a rather large custom acoustic kit on a PDP rack, and I spent a great deal of money on it. I'd really rather let that kit remain acoustic, and buy something else that will strictly be a full time ekit. I have a V31 and a bunch of triggers, and right now I have to swap heads and mount the triggers every time I want to run it as electronic.

Will be gigging (occasionally) a Roland TD716 eKit.

Probably looking at padded bags rather than hard-cases (on cost, but self-transporting, so just basic protection)

What have people found / used that works well?

I’m not really a drummer, I bought them for using them for a project and also as collectors pieces.

These are the first version that came out in april 1985 before Simmons asked other brand to stop using the famous hexagonal shape. So production time of the kit was less than one year, before another version of this one with different pad shape was released.

What type of tom rack should I use to put these two pad ? And also what type of drum stick should I buy for not damaging too much the rubber head ? I got pretty big hands.