There was a time when drumming was simple. Just rock up to the gig and the biggest problem was what side to put your beer on. Floor left or floor right?
These days...
That shot is from band practice last night. The small laptop at the bottom is running Reaper and is charged with running the backing tracks and will be running the DMX light show.
The 'cleverly mounted on the top of an spare snare drum stand' laptop at the top is running Addictive Drums 2 and it is from there I am getting my drum sounds. Latency is at 2ms and cannot be distinguished. It is perfect.
The sounds are amazing. There is even a sound when you choke your cymbal. Just that little sound you get on a real cymbal when you choke it. Why can 3rd party drum software do this but the DM10 itself cannot? (Rhetorical question)
Only thing that would get me back to module sounds now would be a new module. Pearl Mimic or the Alesis Strike if it is worthy. Till then I am more happy than ever with the sounds of my kit. My band hits the stage next week and I am ready with the sounds I am getting from AD2.