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💗 Heather - Yorkie Mom 💗Top Contributor: Pets

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017

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This is a great little space-saving instrument for the person who wants a drum set, but there’s no way they’re getting one. It’s fun to play, and has lots of great features. The volume goes really loud for when no one else is home, but also really soft (or you can use wired headphones) for when you need to be quieter. They seem to have thought of everything you might need. There’s a good video review here that goes over all the details. My video shows us playing the drums. Definitely a fun toy for a kid, or a good instrument for someone older who wants to make their own music.

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Portable percussion with lots of options

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2016

Color: green

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I've been a musician most of my life but I haven't had any real experience as a percussionist, other than the fun of banging on things which I still do today even as the adult I'm supposed to be. So when the opportunity came along to play around with a portable electronic drum kit, with all of the options that you see here, I couldn't resist.

The Rockpals Portable Electronic Roll up Drum Pad Set is a compact drum kit with several options that I'll detail below. The biggest difference in this model is that it's battery operated, powered by a 2400 mAh lithium battery, which the manufacturer claims will give you 10 hours of battery life. Even if there's a little exaggeration there, that's still a pretty impressive figure and definitely enough playing time to get in a full day's practice or a full day of driving everyone in your house crazy!

The drum pad has seven pads and two pedals. with the pads (by default) giving you the following: Crash, Tom1, Ride, Hi-Hat, Snare, Tom 2, and Tom 3. I say "by default" because the drum pad offers five different options. The default is Pop but by pressing the Timbre button, you can cycle through to Rock, Latin, Electro, and Percussion, as well, with the sounds that the pads make changing as you do so.

To put the pad through its paces, there is a Demo button and this, too, offers multiple options, with a Heavy Rock demo, plus Funk, Latin, Dance, Samba, Cha-Cha, Swing Hi-Hat, and Upbeat Rock. The pad also offers a Click (metronome) button and this was my first disappointment because while there are three Click choices, there is no way to adjust the tempo. Unless your song just happens to be at one of those tempos, you'll be out of luck.

One thing I found interesting is that there is a Special button that allows you to switch two pads around, so that you can either have your Hi-Hat on the outside, with your Snare next to it, or you can have your Snare on the outside with the Hi-Hat next to it, depending on your preferences on on the song you're playing.

The foot pedals also offer independent sounds but this was my second disappointment, as I found them to be fairly noisy in operation, with audible clicking noises in addition to the sounds they are supposed to be making. I would have also liked them to be a bit heavier, more likely to stay put. In operation, they were light enough that I occasionally found them wandering around in use and I'd have to put them back where I wanted them again.

Other controls included with the drum pad are the on/off button (of course), a start/stop button for the Demos and the Clicks, an MP3 input button, a speaker/headphone output, and a USB/Midi output button. I didn't test the latter but the manual says that it will allow you to connect to a computer to play a drum game or to hook up to a music creation program, so that you can create a drum track by actually playing the drums rather than clicking and dragging with a mouse.

The speakers were decent quality and were surprisingly loud, all things considered. Not loud enough that you could use them in a crowded party situation but certainly loud enough for practice use. For anything more than that, you'd want to hook up a set of speakers. To my untrained ears, the sounds were quite good, not overly tinny or fake. I suspect a real percussionist wouldn't even come close to being fooled but for a practice pad, this was more than adequate. And certainly more than adequate for a beginning percussionist or for those, like me, who just want to have fun.

The bottom line is that this is a nice, compact kit, with a lot of options and the flexibility of being able to take it anywhere, since it's battery-operated. If you don't need the battery, if you'll always be playing somewhere with easy access to electricity, then you can purchase a slightly cheaper set. Otherwise, this is competitively priced for what it offers. The only two disappointments were the metronome and, just a little, the foot pedals. Except for those, I was favorably impressed and I can definitely recommend this. I went back and forth as to whether this was a four-star review or a five-star review. I compromised on 4.5 and rounded down since Amazon won't let me give a half a star. Nonetheless, I really did like this drum pad.

Disclaimer: The manufacturer provided a free sample for this review with no restrictions on the outcome. I have no personal or financial interest in the company or in anyone employed there.

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Cold Salmon

Shockingly bad

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2017

Color: greenVerified Purchase

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There is horrible distortion on all of the sounds. It's shockingly bad; I can't believe anyone is selling this to people. This distortion is actually apparent in YouTube reviews, but it's not as noticeable at higher volumes so I didn't catch it before I purchased this set. It is easier to hear in my attached video, but it sounds 150% worse in person. Also, all of the sounds cut off abruptly without any fade, which is jarring enough in a normal recording, but horrendous when the sound is half static. It's unplayable, even as a children's toy, which was its intended purpose.

Further, the sensitivity is not good and frequently results in accidental double-taps. When I tried to take one of the pedals out of the box, it just fell apart because it shipped broken (i.e. in pieces).

Finally, there is no velocity sensor so everything plays at the same volume no matter how hard you strike the pads. It's awful.

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Just_Tony

Fantastic value for the price

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2016

Color: greenVerified Purchase

Bought this for my 6 year old son as a birthday present. He was extremely happy with it.

I did "play" with it a bit and can say the following:

Pro's: The built in battery works very good and holds a charge. Feedback from the pads and drum stick interaction is good, but using a finger is nearly as satisfying. Speaker is loud enough to enjoy but not so loud as to fill the house (big thumbs up!!)

Cons: While the sound is overall very good, the high and low end have some minor distortion. It's not a deal breaker and doesn't effect the overall value, but feel it's worth mentioning.

For the price this is an extremely good electronic drum kit that my kids (and I) have thoroughly enjoyed using. I highly recommend it.

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Frenzied Mom

My five-year-old loves it!

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018

Color: greenVerified Purchase

Really great little drum set. It is definitely table-top size. I would venture to say it would just barely comfortably fit on a student’s desk without falling off th me sides, but just barely. The settings on it are fantastic, giving all kinds of different drum sounds to play around with. My five-year-old son has been interested in drums, but I have another baby coming, and drums are LOUD. Not so with these! Because the makers thought of that and installed a volume control that goes from loud enough to hear across the house to quiet enough to play in the same room as other people without annoying them. When my son wants to play me a concert, he cranks up the volume, turns on one of the many demos, and goes wild beating the drums. A metronome is also built into the set, so as he ages and starts to show more interest in the technical aspects of music, the metronome will be an asset. As a music major and teacher myself, I am very pleased with this set. It covers the basics without breaking the bank or my eardrums. My only complaint is that it does not plug into the wall without an adaptor. I use the end of my iPhone charger to plug in the drums, but it’s kind of a pain to switch between a charger and a drum set. Otherwise the product itself is well worth purchasing, especially for kids showing an interest in percussion.

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BigThink

Amazing product, deceptive battery capacity...

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2020

Color: greenVerified Purchase

This is a great way to introduce yourself to drumming. Much better than wasting $400 and learning how much you hate drumming.

Anywho I need to point out something, the rated capacity of this set is 2400mah But when I opened the set I saw how they use 2000mah lipo cells.

Why lie? It's such a good product. I hope you guys fix this soon and I'll make it up by giving you the rest of the five stars because it's such a good product.

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Red Frog

EDITED: from Might have a defective one to Replacement Works GREAT

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2018

Color: greenVerified Purchase

UPDATE: The seller responded promptly and sent me a replacement drum pad. The new one works great, and he is very happy; so I am happy! He uses it all the time just to bang around, take a study break and relieve stress. My only wish is that it came with a tutorial so he could really learn to play. I've changed my review from three stars to five stars because the seller responded promptly and stood behind their product.

I purchased the RockPals Electronic Drum Set for my son for Christmas. He didn't play it much, but really liked it. However, it is now January 14, so we've had it less than a month, and when he went to play on it today, there was a loud distortion/feedback noise. He tried unplugging it and plugging it back in, but the same thing happened. We're thinking we have a defective one. I've emailed the seller to see if we can return this one and get a replacement. Will update when I hear from the seller.

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Dr Fish 76

Was so hopeful... :-(

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2021

Color: multicoloredVerified Purchase

So excuse my bias as a musician and recording producer. But...
All that aside, within 10 minutes of operation the device shocked me, not one but three times.
Now onto the actual function of the "drum machine"
Well its usb such with recording programs is borderline useless. It will work but plays random notes and you can't set it up to trigger what you want. (I was so hopeful for this function as a Trigger pad. )
Next, just as a drum pad alone, if the pad is not on the correct surface when you hit the a pad with a drum stick it will trigger other pads to play as well. So the margin for error is huge and no good for playing live events.

I would say this is just a toy for beginners and kids would be a lie since the product shocked me several times aside from the three in the beginning.

I say stay away or at least buy the warranty.

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Coastal Maine

Finally, a noiseless option for drum enthusiasts.

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2016

Color: greenVerified Purchase

Son is in love, I am in love because it is rechargeable (no constant replacement of batteries), takes up minimal space (literally just able to roll it up and store), and my personal favorite...headphone jack. We had drum sets in the past, the noise got annoying quickly. With this my son can plug in his headphones and listen to what he is playing without the whole house being forced to listen to it.
Recommend!

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Brian

Great sound!

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022

Color: greenVerified Purchase

I was surprised at the quality of sound that comes out of this drum set. It has 2 petals that attach by wire in addition to the 7 surface drums. The included drum sticks are good quality, and the rechargeable battery makes this a good instrument to take out and use without the need to be plugged in. It is pretty loud at full volume, but can be turned down. I was skeptical before buying about the sound quality, but I was definately not disappointed. It does not take up much space at all, and can be moved from place to place easily. My son spilled a drink on the surface of it, and I literally wiped it off with no issues. The rubberized foam like surface repels liquids. I believe it has 2 speakers built in for stereo sound, and the bass tones really sound good. This was a great alternative for my son as opposed to getting him an actual drum set that would take up way too much space in his room, and cant be easily moved.
Overall I was pleased with this drum set.

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