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At first glance, you think...'Dang, I'm going to be bustin' outs some awesome drum beats with these sticks.' Unfortunately that's not the case. Since each sound is produced with only 1 stick (either the left or the right) you can't get any rolling type sounds. You can actually bust out better beats tapping with your hands on a table or your lap. Also, the sound isn't produced by tapping the sticks on a surface. You have to actually air drum so your timing can be slightly off. It's like playing the drums on one of those a digital keyboards except you do a drumming motion instead of tapping a keyboard key.
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Just bought these for my 4 year-old son at the Discovery Channel Store yesterday. We both had a hard time getting them to work in the store until the salesperson came over and told us you have to put all the movement in through your wrists. Guess what... it worked. Don't know why exactly, but if you try to air drum moving at the elbow or shoulder it won't activate the sticks. Once you get a hang of just using your wrists, it works great and is really a cool gadget.We hooked it up to the iLit portable speakers we bought...really cool (the speakers change color with each new sound). Or you can just plug earphones or an ipod in, too.
I gave it a 4 instead of 5 stars because the wires are a little short and do get in the way a little if you're plugging into speakers. But, you get used to it. If your plugging into an ipod, then no problem as you can clip it to yourself.
So for all of you who couldn't get them to work and gave them a bad review, it was user error, not the drumsticks! If a 4 year-old can use them, anyone can!!!
We got the guitar too...cool, as well.We gave these to our daughter for Christmas. She has not put them down! They sound awesome and she has so much fun with them. Her only issue is that when she lets someone else try them, they won't give them back!
She is fourteen, loves music, and dabbles with our real drumset, but the beauty of these are that no one else has to hear them.
We have not tried them on any other mp3 player, just her ipod, but we love them. Definitely worth the $30!
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For an avid music fan, this is a real cool toy to play along with your favorite tunes. I am a big audiophile, but I couldn't complain too much about the sound quality of the drum sounds. They sound pretty good considering there really isn't much competition in the market for electronic drumsticks. If i had my way I would design a pair of sticks that simulated a real "hi-hat" sound instead of a ride cymbal sound, and I would also make the hi-hat sound the default sound on the right drumstick and make the ride cymbal and bass drum the two buttons on the right stick.I would also like to be able to do a snare drumroll with both sticks, but currently due to the design, you can only make a snare sound with the left stick. I would probably add another button onto the right stick to be able to hit both sticks with the same snare sound. What would also be real nice is for the sticks to adjust volume based on how hard you hit the sticks. A lot of keyboards nowadays have that ability and it can really make a difference with drums, especially when doing a crescendo in a song or when drums are played quietly.
It takes some getting used to, but i feel like i'm a pro at drumming along with these sticks. I recommend this to anyone who listens to music while tapping on anything they can find. It is good for practicing rhythm as well and really can add a lot to your songs if you choose to record your work!I got these for my boyfriend along with the iPod for Christmas and he absolutely loved them. He is a drummer by profession and he said that they were actually really fun to play with. Of course it doesn't sound like a real drum set, but the novelty of it is great! A fun product for the novice, a pro, or someone just wanting to have so fun!
