Name: 4SE
Brand: Ddrum
SKU: 82405
Rating: 4.9 (13 reviews)

FP User

Published on 10/31/08 at 16:00

I am very pleased with the features of this latest Clavia Ddrum kit. Even though Clavia has done a great job updating the pads with mesh heads and making the sounds available for download, the brain is starting to show it's age. The next generation of Ddrum brain should include a faster I/O xfer via Firewire or USB2.0 instead of MIDI for data dumps. It takes literally an hour to load a complete custom kit from their (very expansive) library of proprietary sounds. Speaking of, while they're at it, I'd like to see them up the internal memory to say 128MB or higher and open up the compression architecture so we can record our own velocity sensitive samples. RAM/ROM parts are so cheap and...…

I am very pleased with the features of this latest Clavia Ddrum kit. Even though Clavia has done a great job updating the pads with mesh heads and making the sounds available for download, the brain is starting to show it's age. The next generation of Ddrum brain should include a faster I/O xfer via Firewire or USB2.0 instead of MIDI for data dumps. It takes literally an hour to load a complete custom kit from their (very expansive) library of proprietary sounds. Speaking of, while they're at it, I'd like to see them up the internal memory to say 128MB or higher and open up the compression architecture so we can record our own velocity sensitive samples. RAM/ROM parts are so cheap and this open initiative would almost guarantee a Ddrum5 (?) in every studio or on every stage around the world!! They should also beef up that little PC dump utility and provide a Mac version so the little macer's will quit bitchin on ddrums.com!

Price paid: $2199 USD

Sound quality is excellent compared offerings from other manufacturers. makes the TD10, DM5Pro and DTX series sound like toys. Some of the older sample libraries exhibit some "hiss", but I believe that's due to the compression. The newer signature kits do not express this as much and as always, you can tweak the decay to trim that off the end of the sample. No, there is no COSM or pretty little character LCD display, but you will get good REAL drum sounds and plenty of 'em.

Couldn't be easier to use. The inclusion of sensivity knobs instead of convoluted "scroll n tap" menus is a welcome feature. Believe it or not, the ability to tweak sensitivity on the fly is what makes this the next best thing to accoustic. The manual is very simple andeasy to understand and I suggest you use it!

The quality is top notch. No rinky dink hardware, no flimsy pads, no crappy cables, the brain feels like it would take a nose-dive at 12 feet and still play a gi if needed. This is a very solid kit. Again, quality is in the sound as well, and Clavia did not fall short in that department as well.

I have been very pleased with this kit. Over 1400 FREE drum samples at my disposal that sound more real than the competition at a fraction of the cost - WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?!?! If the next Ddrum brain lives up to the 4SE and makes a few "modern additions" as mentioned above, it will be a Vdrums killer. No matter what, I'll most likely be a Ddrum customer for life!

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: Unknown ( 6-, 2003)

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Isma kenzy

Published on 12/28/07 at 05:01

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In your opinion, looking for electro drumkit for the stage and even the studio or can be added nouvo kits sounds or sounds simple isols sampl or import synth or cock pace. I haven found no electro enabling drumkit easily add sounds easily or for a real original creation work with a sound that m belongs IS WHAT THOSE this could be the case where n is it good for reproducing existing sounds? because even if it was true al superb magical air genial extra etc. I do not see the utility (aside technically prevent yourself on stage too long scales) to reproduce an acoustic drums view that they already exist! I seek ay add nouvo samples with ease (usb, card etc) by having a real live drumming...…

In your opinion, looking for electro drumkit for the stage and even the studio or can be added nouvo kits sounds or sounds simple isols sampl or import synth or cock pace. I haven found no electro enabling drumkit easily add sounds easily or for a real original creation work with a sound that m belongs IS WHAT THOSE this could be the case where n is it good for reproducing existing sounds? because even if it was true al superb magical air genial extra etc. I do not see the utility (aside technically prevent yourself on stage too long scales) to reproduce an acoustic drums view that they already exist! I seek ay add nouvo samples with ease (usb, card etc) by having a real live drumming even forced by the technique on stage! for me is a real drumkit electro electro instrument in its own right!

what type of config with a computer, for example PROBLEM WITHOUT latency etc! c is complex all the same! byzarre even that no module facilitates this demarche I find ca reduces the fields of electro drumkit pack and AC n fact that a kind of LIVE toy drummer purists still land-locked in a posture of acoustic instrument as true! I am sincerely composer and I m not care whether a sound is true or not is c c music is everything and everyone has their ears his tastes!

I am of the stage, a lot of scenes and I want a drumkit to my drummer has to take pleasure to play with regard to touch and play but also have a unique sound down on a search for his easily memorize include in a stage in elemetn spar to work new kind innovate what! I am full of all of the forum and everyone talks to reproduce realit personally this is not my quest you understand me?

ADVISE ME please help me !!!
apparently you're a connoisseur!

thank you

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japonaisroisalomon

Published on 01/15/08 at 02:09

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valda888

Published on 11/29/09 at 08:31

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I have two DDRUM 4SE modules that I purchased in August 2009 and I use AT DDRM Roland pads and cymbals. Warning: to use the hi-hat controller with Roland and the ddrum 4 SE requires a Pintech adapter (https://www.pintechworld.com/shop/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=71)

I made two videos in order to show how DDRUM it 10 years ago, was close to the truth as to the imitation of real batteries.
it speaks for itself.

links:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100994873

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100995090
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