No space for drums? No problem! (Aeroband Pocketdrum 2 Plus review)
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- Опубліковано 2 тра 2024
- Let's check out the Aeroband Pocketdrum 2 Plus! Growing up I had to airdrum to practice kit parts for a good 7 years before I got my first set - this could have been a handy gadget to have back then.
This video turned out longer than anticipated but I wanted to include a lot more of a real-world playtest to let you really see how it responds and what all the different kit options sound like. All pocketdrum audio is unprocessed and straight from the device itself.
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0:00 Intro
0:37 What's in the box
1:20 How it works
4:20 First impressions
6:30 Playtest
9:04 Kit 1
9:38 Kit 2
10:10 Kit 3
10:41 Kit 4
11:29 Kit 5
12:00 Kit 6
12:38 Kit 7
13:09 Kit 8
13:39 My thoughts
17:29 Who it might be for
20:58 The end
Thank you for this video, this is the best and only honest review of this product so far 😊
Was considering purchasing these For Awhile!
This video has convinced me.💣💥🥁🎶
For beginners, there might be a risk of using these resulting in bad habbits. So much of drumming technique is about utilizing and controlling rebound - with the hands as well as the kick foot. With these, there is zero rebound, and you are having to stop/reverse the momentum of the stick with your hand. Doing that same thing on real drums would make things extremely difficult, and definitely prevent you from playing fast and smooth.
That's true and is important to keep in mind! Any beginner using these absolutely needs to have a practice pad and regular sticks to work on their chops. These don't replace drums by any means, just think of them as an upgrade module for airdrumming - it makes more sense that way. That said, it does force you to work on wrist control similar to the pillow practice recommendations of yore, which is not entirely bad either - I've seen more beginners suffer from over-reliance on rebound than lack of it in general.
Think you’re missing the point, in assuming anyone buying these would intend to move to real drums
I agree. Don't start out this way. Get a feel 1st
@@stalj didn't you have problems with the sticks desynchronizing and having re-sync now and then? I found that happens from time to time and it's annoying... nothing really super important, as I won't be recording music with it, but it throws you off the mood :(
El mejor y mas completo vídeo de los muchos que he visto de este aparato, muchas gracias!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much for Your perfect test and explanation🙏
Best most comprehensive review out of all of the ones I've seen
Very cool video! Great demonstration! Nice ❤️💕💕
great upload Christal ! grts Paul Des 🥁 (and band)
Im buying this TOMMOROW... VERY AWESOME
Thank you Great Video,
I've been Playing Drums for Quite some time in the 1980's and then back in 2023,
But Wow this little Air Drum kit has Amazing Sound I am going to buy these, you can take them anywhere you go,
no-more packing up the Van with my drum kit to go to with the Band. I have 1 Question could I plug them in to my Electronic Drum kit Amplifier the input is a 3.5mm Jack , I guess maybe you can because where you plug in the Headset goes.
Appreciate your excellent video, giving people a complete understanding of the Pocketdrum. Hope your social media growing better and greater! Really nice!
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If you press both volume at same time double bass drum engage !
I would want four toms and two rides--is that possible?
I am a beginner on drums with very little space and I don't want to make noises that will attract unwelcome attention from neighbors.
"Very reasonably legit" is a description that encourages me.
I am mainly a gutarist/writer/keys/vocals musician so maybe I could use this system?
that's really neat i didn't know they made something like this Thanks for sharing the video with us Christal!💖😎👍JP
Kit 3, I knew it before I heard it, always the best😊 I like the product as I see/hear it, but only having haptic feedback is a downside, you want some skin giving you feedback right? I admire how you keep it steady!
For sure! Just bear in mind these aren't a replacement to drums - they're an upgrade to airdrumming 😁 it makes a lot more sense that way!
Thanks for the review, I think if they paired this with VR or AR headsets so you'll be able to re arrange your set and see what you're playing. This would be a great for people who want to learn to play drums, plus play vertically with friends.
That's the future
Hi and thank you for your excellent review. I bought the Aerodrum set recently after trying out two other virtual drum products. I sent both of them back because I could not get them to reasonably do what I thought they should do (that's not saying they were bad, maybe we just did not fit together). The Aeroband virtual drums are different because they at least are fairly predictable as to where the drums are. Just the same I find it hard to play a whole song without drums getting misplaced for some reason (I think that's called "drift"). Did you experience that, too? I'm going away by plane in June and would so much like to be able to practice the set list of a concert I will playing in in July while away. At the moment I'm afraid the songs, while not being really intricate on the normal drum set, are too difficult for the Aeroband virtual drums (in combination with me, at least ;-) Where you able to play for a longer time without (to be fair: very easy) recalibration? It would be great to hear about your experience with drift. BTW: I had the same thoughts about the bass drum "pedal" and the ride sounds. The built in eight drum set sounds are unique to Aeroband virtual drums. The other sets I tried out did not have that feature.
Oh, very good point you make there. I probably had a bit of drift but kind of automatically just recalibrated it every now and then in between playing without thinking about it, but in hindsight that's an important one to mention too. Just went to jam a (rather long) song with them while purposely avoiding recalibration to test - it was still reasonably in sync after 4-5mins, but by 7 mins the left stick was sensing the kit a little farther right than it should have been (i.e. I had to reach way to the right with left hand to get the floor tom, or it would trigger the snare). Still playable, but a lot of focus required to compensate accordingly since left and right hand have slightly different target areas! Thanks for that observation 🙏🏼
@@stalj Thank you for looking into that! Maybe Aeroband will read this, too ;-) My virtual set tends to move to the left, so the snare moves to where the high hat was, the ride to where the second tom was. The drift does not affect both sticks the same either. I am only a 65 year old hobby drummer who plays just well enough to be in a band with other hobby musicians. I know my normal stick control could be much better and that playing the virtual sticks probably doesn't help. My feeling is that playing Aeroband inaccurately augments the drift phenomenon. Thanks again, have a great weekend and all the best from Germany!
Too bad Boss didn't think of this. 1/4 output jack? I'd even take sticks with thin power cords attached and some type of censor grid mat in front of you with a tight pattern to keep the sticks connected.
Christal, with your clear explanation, you presented the product so well. Thank you.
Can you imagine the product paired with VisionPro, where you can map the drums? probably just a few years away. Absolutely great review!
If they allowed to map the drums using their phone app it would be great! so you can place toms, and snare and cymbals in the position you want... wow... but I don't think that's gonna happen... plus, the phone app is utterly unusable.. .it's total trash XD they work really good using the small black control center case, and they work good putting them in the line-in of your computer. I still have to try the midi mode though.
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Heard that it has a double pedal feature as well, is that true? Thank you!! Great video
Yes, you can switch the hi-hat button to a kick sound instead to emulate that - though I suppose it should be called double button since they're not really pedals 🤣
amazing video!!!!! thanks for sharing
Cool product!
Can you use different drum software with this? Like EZ Drummer?
Yes you can!
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1st, I'm not a drummer. I'm a 68yr old retiree looking to learn to play drums in my spare time (emphasis on play). I don't have any room in my house, so I bought AeroBand Pocketdrum 2. after 2 weeks I'm returning them. by the time you get to level 3, song 4, they are pretty much unplayable. I really liked the app they have, though could have used more songs at each level. but the connection issue drove me crazy! my choices for drums were the Aeroband or Hyperdrum. I chose the Aeroband because of the app. Hyperdrum comes with no app. So, though Aerobands App is good for a beginner like me, the Drums are so bad as to make you not want to play.
I noticed most reviewers do not use the App. they use the MIDI box that came with the kit. I'm beginning to think that the MIDI box works better than just connecting to a tablet or phone via Bluetooth and playing the app. IF that's the case I would love to figure out how to use the MIDI box with the APP on My Tablet (my Tablet has BT 5.2 so its not my Tablets fault that it keeps losing connection).
Perhaps a touch of 3 to 6 dB increase, and less mic compression on the talking head will be nice :) That being said, you sold me on this! I have just put mine in the kart hahaha - good place to start learning drum for my kids!
Hahaha. Good catch, I actually completely messed up the mic audio and was salvaging what I could from a backup because I didn't want to re-shoot. Oops. I'm sure they'll have fun with it though 😁
only slow rythms?
the drums change position frequently
i dont know... great idea, but its very chaotly... mmmm
Yeah it's virtually impossible to play a full song on these, they're all over the place !
@claystaggs8908 honestly the whole company is a joke and should be sued! And don't get me started on the respected drummers I used to love on here til they started endorsing and falsely advertising them to make money :( once you watch enough "cover" videos you realise they're all dubbed and fake! Since then i got Aerodrums (different company) but I highly recommend looking at those because they actually work as advertised and they're cheaper! It's a little less convenient because you need to set up a camera and laptop but it's very quick and they provide everything you need, minus the laptop 😎 have a look and come back to me, I'm not trying to sell you anything because I don't work for them I just wanna know your thoughts because they are fucking amazing in comparison
@@claystaggs8908 I wouldn't even call it a toy because toys are fun 😅 aeroband is an embarrassment and they should be ashamed of them selves for taking legal action against youtubers who are just being honest. Just proves even more than they're a giant gimmick/scam.
@@claystaggs8908 only review it if you bought them yourself because they sue everyone who says it's bad 😅😅 if they gave you the product to review you're not allowed to say anything negative, they literally want people to lie
wow that's magic
How much?
Nice video... I appreciate the specifics of positioning the sticks. My experience thus far suggests I have a kit that covers about 20 square feet with cymbals 6 or 7 feet in the air. Hopefully, following your parameters will make my experience a little more realistic. Still a worthwhile video, though is seems Aeroband reimburses virtually everyone that makes the effort. I thought about doing a video of MY experience. See what they offer me...
Great review... I've been checking some before buying the product, and most of the reviews are in the edges... some say it's amazing, some others say it's useless. You made a balanced review with the pros and cons and who's this good for and who's not.
I guess those people saying it's useless are senior drummers who, as you say, have a lot of muscle memory and can notice the subtleties that the real stuff has and this doesn't.
From your opinions I get this is a good substitute for some parts of drumming, to have fun, practice grooves and specially for people who doesn't have the space to buy a kit (that's my case), so I'll give them a try.
Thanks!
was it worth it? really curious, thinking of buying them as a gift, would really appreciate your advice
@@liia_engel I see potential, but it's difficult to get used to the movements to make sound what you need ... also they tend to desynchronize from time to time, having to put them in the initial position and push the buttons... but it's an ok product... I didn't use them much since they don't support bluetooth headphones, and using them through the computer with bluetooth headphones brings lag with it and makes them unplayable. I have to buy some corded headphones so I can use them more...
If depends a lot on what use you want to give them... I don't think it's a tool to learn or do something serious, but they're really good to have a good time and jam with music
thanks a lot, you really helped me! have a nice day🙌🏼
I’m having a hard time tuning, calibrating my 😢
same here... it's not like on the video
Just got these, used them for 15 minutes.... Realized it's a scam. They don't work like that at all. There is crazy lagg between hit and sound, they come uncalibrated every 10 seconds, the hi hats don't stay open with your foot off of the pedal ( they close as soon as you hit the bass pedal ) and if you see the app, you'll know where the scam comes in to play. It's just another tap music game like rockband or guitar hero.
Hi Christal! That was the best review that I have seen for this product. I have two questions: (1) Would you buy this? You mentioned that it was given to you. (2) Do the drums come out in a stereo field, or is it mono going equally into each of the line/headphone outputs? It's a bummer that it does not support audio over USB - that would have turned it into a different animal altogether. Thanks! Nicodemus
They will freak common people out... Ghost! 😮😮 kidding!! But the visual aspect of drums is missing..
Haha! Honestly - granted we may be biased - but I do agree it does look a bit strange 🤣 definitely not a replacement for a kit at all but in circumstances where there's no alternative, not a bad thing to have options!
@@stalj my student did try it out. Its very convenient and amuses people
@@dominic8129 nice! I imagine one of the biggest uses would be casual mini-jams with friends. The sort where I usually ended up drumming on a table for lack of anything else to hit, heh
@@stalj hahaha!! True that... At times I bang my thigh using it as a snare drum and then I realize the sting... 😄😄😄 but yes excellent option instead of a table
Wow!. That's so cool..!😅 It's like an imaginary drums set haha, nice! 👍👏👏👏 thanks 🙏 love it❤
I personally would not recommend these. Seriously! Watch other reviews first. You can get a beginner kit for close to the same price.
This gimmicky toy is much too buggy to be of any use to anyone or even allowed to be sold!
The calibration keeps shifting to the left (miraculously not encountered by this reviewer somehow🤔) so you’ll be hitting the floor tom instead of the snare a few seconds into playing a beat, and the crash cymbal will end up behind your head! 😁 Then you’ll have to re-calibrate the sticks but the correct drum positions will shift to the left again after a short while😞 COMPLETELY USELESS and FRUSTRATIING. Same story with the Aeroband APP.
Definitely NOT recommended for beginners especially… will definitely create a variety of bad habits!
Thanks for your honesty review.
the reviews are terrible on the product. the first thing to break down is the sync of the sticks. Reviews have noted this. reviewers also reported that the makers of the product refuse to refund and will blame customer not using correctly. a very expensive mistake to purchase if you are outside the USA and paying in USD. so many negative comments for disappointed buyers that it has to be truth to this. They seem very convincing about the treatment they got and deceptive information that was given them via adverts.
It’s a toy. This is a death sentence for a beginner. You will absolutely create bad habits as a best case scenario.
This is such a good review. Thank you for this 🤌🏽 🥁 12:47