![]() ![]() The pads connect to the module via a 25-pin cable snake, as commonly seen on kits from other brands. There’s a 3.2” colour LCD screen in the top right, and thanks to the clearly marked function buttons we found it incredibly easy to use without having to resort to reading the manual until we were trying to access some of the module’s more advanced options. The front panel itself is nicely laid out, with some stylish looks, and individual faders for each voice. While these are great to have, what’s even better is the fact that the module also includes Bluetooth, so you’re free to beam whatever music you like into the kit, and blend it with your drum sound for jamming. There’s a further 40 slots for you to save your own kit creations into, plus it comes stocked with 70 play-along songs for you to jam to. ![]() ![]() CymbalsĬentral to the kit is the MPS-1000 module, which features 820 sounds in total offering a standard-fare selection ranging from acoustic kits to samples of classic drum machines, world and orchestral percussion and more. That’s a very minor gripe though, which is unlikely to bother most people after the first hour or so. Once again, this has no bearing on anything other than placement and look, but it does essentially mean that you’re playing a ‘fast-size’ setup, with matching depths across the top bringing back a slight reminder that these things started out life as pads, not acoustic drums. Now, we said these are full-size fusion pads, however the depth of both rack toms is the same at 6-inches. If you’d prefer, you can obviously remove the post entirely and hang the toms from a cymbal stand for more flexible placement, but it’s worth noting that the holder only rotates on one axis rather than giving you an ‘omni’ rotation from a ball-socket. Obviously there’s no tonal debate to be had over drilling vs virgin bass drums here, and bass drum-mounted toms really do come down to preference for most people. The toms are post-mounted to the bass drum using a Pearl-style tube. ![]()
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