AeroBand Air Electronic Drum Kit, PocketDrum2 plus Virtual Reality Drum Strike Module, Digital Percussion Machine with 2 Foot Sensors/Guitar, Bluetooth MIDI Support (Wood, PD 2 PLUS)

The media could not be loaded. WELL PACKAGED, AMAZING QUALITY. The package arrived earlier than expected, it was well packaged in a high-quality box and was well protected. Felt like opening a new Apple product.VERY RESPONSIVE. I do some multitrack recording from time to time, and latency can be an issue across different instruments, especially digital instruments. I have tried smart guitars, smart keys, midi controllers, and most of them especially the cheaper products, would give you terrible latency issues, so for this one I didn't expect much accuracy as it is all wireless and is some kind of a new concept. But it turned out to be very responsive than expected and you would barely notice any latency either you use the dongle/adapter alone or when you connect it to a DAW via PC or iPad, amazing accuracy!VERY EASY TO LEARN AND OPERATE. Check out the video I attached (sorry for the terrible drumming), that was tried and recorder direct out of the box operation and took only a few minutes to set up. I use Garageband for iOS as this is where I do my recording most of the time, so having this working seamlessly with this app is a perfect fit for my use! I did try the dongle/adapter alone and connected it directly to a speaker, it has its own drum presets which you can use as a standalone feature when you don’t have your laptop or tablet with you, perfect when travelling on headphones. The downloadable Aeroband app gives you a lot of exercises and lessons, I do hope they update it with more content and improved interface though, you will run out of stuff to do there after a while.AMAZING CONCEPT. I am not a drummer, so I wouldn't be an expert to claim that this is the best portable drum related instrument you can carry around for actual performance or playing in a studio with an actual band. But as someone who have only relied on drum loops, or downloaded drum backing tracks to use for songs I record, this gives you a whole different level of recording drums in the most portable way. As it perfectly runs smoothly with Garageband, it is the best thing you can use rather than tapping on your screen. I would say that this item is more suitable for beginners first introduced to drumming, or even amateur musicians like me who needs all instruments to be portable and easy to operate while travelling or while recording quietly in a room. I would certainly try using this to complete the drum tracks to some of my pending songs.Excellent product I highly recommend!

Great concept. Just doesn't work properly.

My first reaction was to send the whole thing back.It's not cheap, but the instructions are appalling. In fact they're not even that good. So, tried downloading the app to my phone which is an 18 month old motorola G9 plus. The message on Play Store says "Looking for Aeroband? This app was made for an older version of Android" REALLY!!!!So, YouTube here I come. A couple of hours later I'm up and running, this time on my 2020 iPad. All seems to work here. Bluetooth connected seamlessly, sound coming from the tablet speakers. Even managed to connect my bluetooth headphones to the iPad at the same time (wife now happy as well).Lots of games to play, but you do need to calibrate the sticks every so often. Not so much a problem as you may think, quite quick and easy once you get the hang of it. However, I made the the mistake of using a 90 degree angle rather than the 45 degrees needed, but once sorted all OK.It's in the small print, but you can't bluetooth the sticks directly to a bluetooth speaker. It just doesn't work. They give you a 3.3mm audio cable to connect headphones or a speaker to the bluetooth unit. So you have the unit dangling from your headphones or use the clip. With this set up, the response is superb.There is a work around, where you can connect a bluetooth speaker to your iPad (or phone) and relay the sound that way, but the latency is quite noticeable.The app is clearly not fit for purpose, the videos are for the original version, it tells you nothing and doesn't include one of the toms (not sure which) so is more confusing that helpful.So, what's the verdict, absolutely brilliant. Connected directly to a speaker or headphones, fantastic. Anything else, you'll be disappointed.I'm keeping them.

So... Who is the market these drumsticks are made/targeted for? Well I would say generally for beginners and novices. The ability to take your drum kit (drumsticks) whatever you want in a portable package is great and won't annoy the neighbours. I would describe myself as a basic drumer and thesr are not to replace a normal drum kit. My electronic Roland kit is unfortunately is in the loft due to lack of space as the kids stuff takes priority. So maybe these are an alternative? These are great if you're going jaming with friends or just having a bit of fun. However there is still some location issues on where the virtual drums are placed in a virtual space. On occasions I was hitting a snare drum (near my lap) and for some reason hearing the crash cymbal (should be about head height) so had to have to re calibrate each time this happens which is a little annoying. To be fair recalibration is simple. A positive note from using the previous version I've got to say the latency is dramatically improved by using the supplied Bluetooth adaptor (a must) This forms part of the pro version which has the Bluetooth dongle that allows you connect to a speaker and you don't have to use the iOS and Google play app. This greatly reduced the latency which can be a problem for some mobiles. If that doesn't bother you then this is the product for you and there will probably be firmware updates to improve this even further. So overall it's a fun product if you can accept it short comings. Also the app is great fun if you choose to use it as you can play along in a game type style format which is great for beginners much like guitar hero. Just to note the foot sensors worked perfectly.