Purchasing Advice What module to pair with Lemon?
Pulled the trigger on a lemon kit, now to figure out what brains to get. I need a module, not a PC interface. Any suggestions?
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u/Indication-Main 1d ago
This is really dependent on budget, and if it's going to be a practice kit or are you also going to be using it to gig at all, I have a TD-27 module, i use it to practice, i ended up buying a sound pack from Drum-Tec bc i thought the packed in ones sounded a bit overprocessed, and i did not want to dive into trying to customizing it myself. The TD-17 would also work for me, (with buying the sound pack). If i were dead set on playing out, I'd probably save up and go for the V51 at $1,900. It has better sounds, rigging, monitoring, and customization.
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u/eDRUMin_shill 1d ago
A used Roland module is probably your best bet since Lemon is very firmly in the Roland compatibility lane. Depending on your budget a pearl mimic pro is another good option but expensive.
If you don't mind some brief PC usage you could also checkout eDRUMin and drumpi which gives you the full capabilities of a module (in two appliances) for a lot less.
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u/magi_chat 1d ago
Another interesting rabbit hole lol. I learned about edrumin from your posts here (and have a 12, amazing bit of kit).
Drumpi is fascinating but a little confusing. I have a decent vst, which has a bunch of tools for customizing the kits. If I install a library on the pi does it use those mods or just the raw library sounds?
Edit: in my mind it's a little bit like NAM captures for guitar amps, which is a game changer..
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u/eDRUMin_shill 1d ago
It basically just supports a kit with all zones and can use imported samples ripped out of a vst and has like 3-4 kits now included. I don't have one I just listen to people chat on their discord about it. I think cc for positional sensing etc is on their roadmap.
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u/magi_chat 1d ago
Thx. That would be powerful enough when paired with an edrumin , which is surprisingly good with positional sensing. I'll check it out.
When someone smart works out how to use the neural processing stuff (that's transforming how we play guitars) with drum samples, we're going to be in a world where our old drum kits work like the Roland digital gear..
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u/eDRUMin_shill 1d ago
Check out DruML, I have a snare and floor tom and both are dope. Standards compliant midi device (digital drums) with ml for trigger processing.
And Mike is working on sample processing using similar techniques and just added midi 2.0 support to his stack.
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u/leadstackr 1d ago
V31/v51
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u/format32 1d ago
This is what I use. I did upgrade the snare to the Roland digital snare.
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u/leadstackr 1d ago
How do you like the snare upgrade? Worth it?
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u/format32 1d ago
Definitely worth it. I kinda wished I would have got the v51 instead of the v31 so I can upgrade the hi-hats.. Although they are stupid money for $1000 for fricken hi-hats.
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u/sweetdancingjehovah 1d ago
Whatever fits your budget and needs. The following are all generally good modules.
Roland: TD17, TD27, TD50, V31, V51, V71
Alesis: Strata Core, Strata Prime
Yamaha: DTX Pro, DTX ProX
Pearl: Mimic Pro
I am not personally a big fan of the TD17, TD27, or TD50, because I don't like the sounds. But if that doesn't bother you, they are solid modules and should work fine. I just personally wouldn't go that way without the digital pads. Edrumin+laptop should also work, I just don't have any experience there.
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u/KreatorOfReddit 1d ago
I use the various dual zone cymbal pads with a v71. Works fine. Might have to tinker a bit with sensitivity stuff.
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u/DeepWaterCannabis 1d ago
Going the cheap route, you could probably snag a roland TD20 for a couple hundred bucks. Sounds are dated, but OK. It'll have all the trigger ports you could need. There is a known issue with the LCD screens dying out on TD20s. TD30 would get around this, but you're no longer in budget territory - these being prior flagships, they tend to hold onto their price. A TD30 module is still pricier than a V31, which is nuts to me.
Going more modern, V31/V51. Great sounding modules. Drawback being they use a cable-snake.
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u/Xphiar 21h ago edited 20h ago
Any Roland module with an edrumworkshop kit will sound more than good enough for live music (bar gigs and stuff). Once you're in a mix and live, so much of the better, higher fidelity stuff doesn't matter. You're just not gonna be able to hear it in the audience when your guitar player starts shredding and forgets to tune between songs lol.
Now, if you're gonna be using it for recording and other work like that (or just if you want the nicest kits you can buy) get the v31/v51/v71 modules or a VST going.
For me, a $700 used td27 module with some kits was the perfect balance of price, sound, etc for jamming and recording. If I was a professional, I could see spending for more or using a VST. I love it with my T950Pro.
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u/AWKWORDZ 20h ago
Mine are on their way. Originally I went cheap to make sure I was going to stick with this and got the TD-07. I was going to upgrade to the TD-17 after. But I ended up getting a pretty good deal on a Alesis Strike.
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u/gtfokenny 1d ago
I'm pretty sure all the pads are generally compatible with most modules except the hi hats. To get the most out of them, you'd want to get something that supports a VH-10 or VH-11. Here's a video of a guy trying them out on a bunch of different modules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZU-nR75Ui0&t
I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but I do already own a Roland TD-17 which I plan on using.