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I play this small, compact digital pad kit live, on stage for a major Motown production. No other drums are present, just this kit and NOBODY can tell the difference. As a matter of fact, audiences all over stand up to try and see where the drums are. They hear them but, don't see them. It's funny watching them look for them. I use a Yamaha KP65 Kick Tower and the Yamaha HH65 Hi Hat pedal for precise, real kick & hihat sounds. Haven't had any problems or "ghost notes" in over 7 years with it. Highly recommended.

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I like how portable these drums are, and they sound pretty good! Very easy to pack up and take with me. I don't use the included pedals -- those aren't great, really. But the kit works with the pedals from a Roland V-Drum kit, and that's very nice. The drum surfaces feel pretty good, much like a practice pad. It also has MIDI output, so it works as a Rock Band video game controller, if you like playing Rock Band. (you need a MIDI adapter for that) My one complaint is that when you're starting out, it's a bit easy to hit the plastic parts of the drum rather than the rubbery drum surfaces, and that makes a loud clacking sound. It would have been nice if they made the rubbery part wrap around the edges of the drum surfaces on top.

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I was surprised that the samples are so nice. I am using this kit for acoustic coffee house gigs. It is so compact that I can fit into the smallest of stages. I just plug into the PA system and it's good to go.

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I moved to a smaller apartment, and could not bring my Roland TD-25 with me. I was debating whether to go with a sample pad like the alesis strike or yamaha dtx12 where you can load your own sounds, or this kit which is probably around $200 less.I ultimately chose the DD-75 because there were lots of crosstalk issues with the others, and it can get complicated.Now there's no real rebound, so don't expect to play drum rolls etc. but for simple beats it's pretty good. Yamaha is renowned for their sound quality, and this one is no different. The built in speakers are silly, I play with headphones, and it does make some noise when you hit the pads so be aware of that. I read about getting I was not interested in investing more money in pedals since this is very temporary and I won't be making money off this, so I'm using the 2 plastic pedals it came with. It can feel weird, and you get lots of misses, but for just jamming it seems like I can get around it.The sticks it comes with are not good at all, you'll probably get your own.I hooked it to an old snare stand, it does come with 3 slots on bottom to fit snare stands.All in all I'm ok with the purchase.