PETER ERSKINE - Playing Electronic drums
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:40 am
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MRhet wrote:I think in the next ten years, the electronic drum will be established as its own instrument.
Josiah wrote:Ugh... that's not good.MRhet wrote:I think in the next ten years, the electronic drum will be established as its own instrument.
No way. Never will.
Here's a few reasons why:
1. Zero tactile feel. Drums are about power, energy and vibrations. You can never replicate what it feels like to play on an acoustic set.
2. The visual impact. Ekits on stage look like butt. .
3. Buzz rolls on floor toms.
4. Feel. Digital sampling will never be able to replicate the inherent differences of humans.
Churches, Apartment's, etc.. they are a great solution to REPLICATING the actual instrument. But they will always be exactly that, a digital reproduction of a physical instrument.
Josiah wrote:Ugh... that's not good.MRhet wrote:I think in the next ten years, the electronic drum will be established as its own instrument.
No way. Never will.
Here's a few reasons why:
1. Zero tactile feel. Drums are about power, energy and vibrations. You can never replicate what it feels like to play on an acoustic set. Which is a MASSIVE amount of what drumming is. The change in textures, the feel of laying into the snare, the chest thumping from the kick drum... that's such an integral part of drumming, without it. You have a shell of what was.
Not to mention, rim shot a esnare a few times, you have a very expensive pile of rubber and wires.
2. The visual impact. Ekits on stage look like butt. Don't care what, who or how well it's played. It just flat out looks stupid. You have these huge samples coming from what basically looks like a toy. Nobody is buying that.
3. Buzz rolls on floor toms. Or name any other stupidity based ekit joke of a performance. Digital strips away the technique that is foundational to what is required to play a great instrument well.
4. Feel. Digital sampling will never be able to replicate the inherent differences of humans.
Churches, Apartment's, etc.. they are a great solution to REPLICATING the actual instrument. But they will always be exactly that, a digital reproduction of a physical instrument.
You know, they've been playing with digital versions of guitars for longer then drums. Never catches on. And as far as a particular instrument, have you played with a WaveDrum? The digital realm has some serious coolness, but none of it will come from replicating the acoustic instrument.
We get to stomp the crap outta a MASSIVE sub woofer - called a bass drum. That FEELS awesome! You just can not replicate physical power with digital anything.
EG: See the rise of Tube Amps over expanding digital modeling. Tube still reigns supreme. You just can't cheat physics.
Nothing beats smacking a drum.
Josiah wrote:Ugh... that's not good.MRhet wrote:I think in the next ten years, the electronic drum will be established as its own instrument.
No way. Never will.
Here's a few reasons why:
1. Zero tactile feel. Drums are about power, energy and vibrations. You can never replicate what it feels like to play on an acoustic set. Which is a MASSIVE amount of what drumming is. The change in textures, the feel of laying into the snare, the chest thumping from the kick drum... that's such an integral part of drumming, without it. You have a shell of what was.
Not to mention, rim shot a esnare a few times, you have a very expensive pile of rubber and wires.
2. The visual impact. Ekits on stage look like butt. Don't care what, who or how well it's played. It just flat out looks stupid. You have these huge samples coming from what basically looks like a toy. Nobody is buying that.
3. Buzz rolls on floor toms. Or name any other stupidity based ekit joke of a performance. Digital strips away the technique that is foundational to what is required to play a great instrument well.
4. Feel. Digital sampling will never be able to replicate the inherent differences of humans.
Churches, Apartment's, etc.. they are a great solution to REPLICATING the actual instrument. But they will always be exactly that, a digital reproduction of a physical instrument.
You know, they've been playing with digital versions of guitars for longer then drums. Never catches on. And as far as a particular instrument, have you played with a WaveDrum? The digital realm has some serious coolness, but none of it will come from replicating the acoustic instrument.
We get to stomp the crap outta a MASSIVE sub woofer - called a bass drum. That FEELS awesome! You just can not replicate physical power with digital anything.
EG: See the rise of Tube Amps over expanding digital modeling. Tube still reigns supreme. You just can't cheat physics.
Nothing beats smacking a drum.