brodown said

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When you're talking about playing "softly" in a dynamics sense, of course it takes more control to play at extreme low volume. No argument there.

I don't really know many drummers in our scene that need to play super fast super quiet, and if they did, they'd be told "PLAY LOUDER OR CHINATOWN!" [If I'm wrong, please tell me, cause I'd love to see this band in action.]

I just like having instruments that sound good, before they're miced up.

If he [a sound guy] uses his ears instead of his eyes, he'll recognize a good sound and won't NEED to destroy the kick with EQ or compress the life out of it.

But, if they're [triggered drums] gonna sound EXACTLY the same, as you claim, then what's the point of using them? If it sounds exactly the same as an acoustic instrument, then why lug the extra gear?

All I'm really getting at is that loud, live, well-mixed drums SOUND FUCKING AWESOME.