Can you beat it? 
by Buf from Shreveport, Louisiana USA, March 2007
Music Background:  EX road dog.

I've been playing the electric drum sets since Roland came out with the first version.I was using the td -6 for awhile but when I upgraded the pads to the newest black toms......I wanted to start using the rims.I have played the other the modules of other brands but I promise you.......This will not be beat as far as realism and accuracy.I didn't think the snare would be all that accurate on the rim shot cross sticking but I was way wrong.The kits right out of the box had me totally amazed in every aspect.

The one we've been waiting for? 
by Mark from London, UK, October 2005

I recently bought the TD12 and I have to say I am blown away by the sound, look and feel of these drums. They are simply awesome. I haven't had as much fun in years. It's the type of kit I always wished I'd had, as a kid annoying the neighbours and limiting practice between coming home from school and my Mum's return from work.

It makes home recording with fantastic sounding drums an easy reality.

CONS: there are a few. The TD12 is a small, compact kit and that takes some getting used to. I also find it a little odd that the toms are all the same size. The re-sampling on the snare and cymbals is very good and a huge leap forward from the TD-8, but on certain snare sounds, I can definitely hear, albeit quietly, a slight machine-gun quality to my press rolls.

I'm being pedantic, but it would have been nice to have been able to add additional drum voices (as per the TD20). It's the problem with having 50 kits to choose from - why not 100?!

I've yet to play live with this set and anticipate there being some monitoring issues (as stated by the reviewer above). Will keep you posted how I solve these.

In short, it's a lot of money, but is very, very much worth it, merely in terms of practice opportunities, since you are almost silent, and since the play-along sequencers will do wonders for your timing.

Slight snags 
by peter from Birmingham England, August 2005

I bought the TD12 about two months ago and the sound is very very good.The instuction manual isn't THAT helpful when you come to real life setting up of kits for songs and it would be nice if Roland had some kind of advice line to tackle early frustrations.
Playing LIVE is fine but the bass player can't get used to the lack of real feedback from me...cos all the sound is coming from the PA. Plus whoever is mixing keeps interfering with my settings cos they aren't used to mixing it neutral so that I can control volumes for each song.I need to invest in some good foldback for the drums which does add to the expense. I thought I might get away with wearing headphones but this hasn't worked at all.
I'd be less eager on price and much keener on finding a store to buy from where the guys could actually use the e;lectronics rather than just play bthe drums. I can't easily get someone to talk to when the manual stops making sense.
In all..the best money I've spent in a long time.I am getting a lot of prejudice from the band I'm in who want to keep things the way they were.

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