hi everyone I'm Simon from Roland Australia. Today I want to cover one of the most frequently
asked questions which is, out of all the V-Drums kits, what are the differences? A simple way
to remember it is that there are actually only five kits in the V-Drums range. Starting
with the HD-3, the TD-4KP compact kit, the TD11, the TD15 and the TD30 which is the flagship,
mother of all kits, it's the one that you want. We're going to go through the differences
now between all the kits, play a little bit and hopefully that will give you a better
understanding of the V-Drums range. So let's start at the HD-3 which is the latest generation
of our V-Drums lite kit. This is an all-in-one kit. It's actually a design award winning
kit for how it's constructed because the bass drum pedal and the hi-hat are totally isolated
from the floor for the first time so you don't get any vibrations through the floor to annoy
anyone in a nearby bedroom who's trying to sleep. This is a very simple kit to use in
that it has ten fantastic drum kits that are very varied in sound for playing everything
from rock to metal, fusion, jazz, funk, percussion whatever it is that you're practicing. It
also has a metronome function built-in, mix input for connection to an iPod and also MIDI
out and this actually allows you to record, compose and notate your drums inside a MAC
or PC. So a typical user of the HD-3 would be a student, first time drummer, a teacher
with multiple kits in a classroom or even in a professional studio where it's being
used in the control room as a trigger kit or for working with artists in close proximity.
That's the HD-3. Next kit in the range is the TD-4KP often called the compact kit for
very good reason. It can be packed up and put over your shoulder. It fits in a small
bag. One of the great features of the TD-4KP is the bass drum trigger is built-in to the
rack itself and it can take a conventional mechanical bass drum pedal so any acoustic
drummer will feel immediately at home on the TD-4KP. In terms of specs, the TD-4KP features
the TD-4 sound engine which is a very popular sound engine. 25 kits which you can customise
the tuning and pitch and muffling of with 128 sounds and great coaching functions that
allow you, more than just a metronome, to actually see if you're playing in time or
out of time. It also features recording, a mix input for connection to an iPod or any
other multimedia device also a MIDI output for recording and composition with your computer.
Mac or PC. So a typical user of the TD-4KP could be anyone learning drums for the first
time. It could also be for gigging drummers who are going to rehearsals where they don't
want to take their entire drum kit and also for small studio spaces where you need a programming
kit that you can use for connection to other programs or for composition and recording
where space is a premium. That's the TD-4KP. So the next kit is the TD-11. In the TD-11
series there are two models. The TD-11K featuring rubber toms and the TD-11KV featuring mesh
pads and toms and upgraded cymbals. In terms of the specifications, they share the same
sound engine which is fifty great sounding kits, one hundred and ninety instruments.
You can tune and edit your kits. There are play along songs to practice too. Coaching
functions, recording. There's also USB which is used for MIDI and Audio and also wireless
connectivity as well as loading and saving your kits and even putting MP3's into the
kit to play along to your favourite music. There's also a mix input for direct connection
to an iPod or multimedia device as well as conventional MIDI output and there's even
an extra port for expanding the size of the kit if you want to add another cymbal, pad
or bass drum. Typical users could be students, teachers, anyone with a rehearsal space perfect,
and also for anyone, especially metal drummers who are practicing their riffs and double
bass drum playing. So that's the TD-11 series. The next kits in the range are the TD-15 series
and I say kits as there are two models. There's the TD-15 K and the TD-15KV. The TD-15KV is
different in that it has the VH-11 hi-hat that mounts on a conventional hi-hat stand
which a lot of acoustic drummers will feel very at home with. It also features upgraded
cymbals and pads. As far as the specifications of the modules go, again they have the same
module on each of the kits, the TD-15 brain.Which has hundreds of fantastic drum sounds. All
of the kits are editable and tunable. There's even a quick edit function on the front of
the module which allows you to edit tuning, muffling while you're actually playing on
the kit without having to dive through menus. There are play along songs, recording function,
USB audio and MIDI, two extra trigger inputs for expanding. You might want to have a side
snare and an extra floor tom or a crash and an extra snare. That's no problem with the
TD-15. And one of the main feature differences is that there is a routable click which you
can send just to your headphones to help you keep in time on stage. Typical TD-15 players
are drummers coming from an acoustic kit background that need all the advantages of an electronic
kit especially if they're using it on stage and they need a click that can be sent just
to their headphones. It's also a very good kit for acoustic drummers who are used to
a hi-hat mounted on a conventional hi-hat stand. Other users of the TD15 are obviously
students, teachers and anyone that's practicing the drums. So now we get to the top of the
range series the TD30. There are two models in the range of TD30. The TD30K and the TD30KV.
The differences between the two are that the TD30KV features two floor toms it also has
upgraded pads and cymbals, a VH13 hi-hat which is our brand new, super sensitive hi-hat.
It also features an upgraded heavy duty rack that's slightly larger than the TD30K. As
far as specs go, the TD30 kits feature the TD30 sound engine. This is the most incredible
sounding drum module that Roland has ever produced and that is available on any kit
in the world. It's SuperNatural technology allows you to play with incredible nuance
and detail that you've never heard before from an electronic instrument. The other fantastic
features on the module are the built-in mixer on the front that allows you to adjust settings
and volume levels while you're playing on-the-fly. The TD30 also features ten individual outputs
letting you connect your kit to your kit to a conventional mixing console or stage box.
Each channel will come up as it's own separate channel on the front of house console which
is a major professional feature of the TD30 sound module. The other great things are the
fact that all of the kits are editable but not just editable for pitch and tuning but
also for microphone positioning and even depth of the drum, type of drum head. You can even
uses brushes on the TD30 sound module which is something unique to V-Drums and only available
on the TD-30 series of V-Drums kits from Roland. Other features of the TD30 module are USB
inputs which allow for storage, loading and saving kits and patterns and also for wireless
connectivity. And there's also a USB port which is used for MIDI and audio transmission
to and from your computer so you no longer need a MIDI or audio interface to record your
drum parts. Also the expansion capabilities of the TD30 module are enormous. It has MIDI
inputs and outputs and extra inputs for adding pads and cymbals. You can chain several modules
together to make a mega system or even integrate a TM-2 trigger module for samples or and SPD-SX
for recording on-the-fly and integrating it with your TD30 kit. Typical users of the TD30
series are, well, you. Basically anyone who's ever picked up drum sticks or wanted to will
love the TD30. You'll find them all over the world on TV and stage including shows like
American Idol and The Voice and being used by musicians as diverse as Michael Schack
from NetSky, Stevie Wonder and even Neil Peart from Rush. So thanks for watching. I hope
this has made choosing a V-Drums kit a bit easier for you but the real test is to go
into the store, grab a pair of sticks and try the kit. You won't be disappointed. Thanks
for watching.