Donner DED-200X Electronic Drum Kit

I got a set of these and LOVE THEM!!! They are Extremely fun to play! I haven’t played them thru the amp yet, but I have thru the headphones and they ARE AWESOME! I got the DED-200X set with three cymbals and hi-hats and five drums! LOVE the mesh heads! Feels more like acoustic drums than the older style rubber pad electronic drums I also have owned (from a different company)! Donner is the ones for me! I even sold my acoustic drums because these are less intrusive to the neighbors and wife! And they take up less space, and they give me my drumming fix that I have missed due to folks not wanting to hear drums all the time! I can play them thru the headphones and am well satisfied! I have played acoustics for over fifty years! This is the first time I have been without an acoustic set in fifty years! I feel these fufill my drumming needs!

The snare drum is falling all the time

Still working through the sounds but I have noticed the cymbals don’t resonate for too long which kind of downgrades the experience. The cymbals also don’t “wash” well and you can’t build into a crescendo of sound. Otherwise the set is what I expected and it’s a decent addition to my acoustic set when people are home and the loudness of an acoustic set is too much

I'm amazed by the Donner DED-200's exceptional sound quality and feature set.

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Connecting to external speakers or a sound system for performances is effortless with the included audio cable.

From practice sessions to performances, the Donner DED-200 proves to be versatile and powerful.

Playing on the Donner DED-200 is a delight, thanks to its responsive pads and realistic sound quality.

The bass drum pedal's solid and responsive feel enhances the overall playing experience.

For beginners, the kit provides everything needed to kickstart their drumming journey.

The recording function enables me to document my progress and ideas effortlessly.

The variety of drum kits and sounds encourages experimentation and exploration.

The hi-hat pedal's responsiveness allows for nuanced expression in my playing.

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As a beginner, the 40 free lessons from Melodics have been invaluable in helping me kickstart my drumming journey with the Donner DED-200.

The variety of demo songs provided with the kit has been instrumental in expanding my repertoire.

Its compact and lightweight design makes storage and transportation hassle-free.

The Donner DED-200 has been instrumental in taking my drumming to the next level, and I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

Upgrade your drum set experience with the versatile and reliable Donner DED-200.

The included headphones deliver clear sound quality while effectively blocking out external noise.

The auxiliary input facilitates jamming along to my favorite tracks, enhancing my practice sessions.

The Donner DED-200 is a must-have for drummers seeking to elevate their skills.

The interactive drum lessons have been instrumental in honing my skills and refining my technique.

Recommend!

Incorporating the Donner DED-200 into my home studio setup has elevated my music production.

The hi-hat control enhances the realism of my playing, immersing me further into the experience.

The foldable stand and rack make transporting the Donner DED-200 a breeze for gigs and rehearsals.

Navigating the drum module is a breeze, thanks to its intuitive design.

The Melodics drum-teaching courses have been instrumental in taking my drumming skills to the next level. Highly recommend!

From practice sessions to performances, the Donner DED-200 proves to be a reliable companion.

Transitioning from acoustic drums is seamless with the natural feel and response of the mesh heads.

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With 450 drum sounds and 31 kits, the Donner DED-200 offers endless possibilities for creativity and experimentation.

The Donner DED-200 offers unparalleled value compared to other drum sets in the market.

The drum throne's comfort allows me to play for extended periods without discomfort.

Even during intense playing sessions, the stand and rack's stability ensures the kit remains secure.

With drumsticks included, I was able to start playing right out of the box.

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Incorporating the Donner DED-200 into my daily practice routine has been a game-changer.

Whether you're a beginner or an expert, the Donner DED-200 caters to all skill levels.

The included accessories complement the kit perfectly, enhancing the overall playing experience.

Professional-level features at a reasonable price point make the Donner DED-200 a smart investment.

Thanks to the included headphones, I can practice anywhere without disturbing others.

The Donner DED-200 has not only met but surpassed my expectations in terms of quality and performance.

The built-in features such as the metronome and recording function have been invaluable for refining my skills.

The diverse range of sounds and kits in the Donner DED-200 caters to various musical styles.

Every session on the Donner DED-200 reignites my passion for drumming.

For advanced drummers, the inclusion of a bass drum pedal with double-pedal compatibility is a standout feature.

The customer service team's responsiveness and helpfulness made my experience with the product even better.

Practicing along to my favorite tracks is effortless with the MP3 player and smartphone compatibility.

I'm impressed by the exemplary customer support that ensured my satisfaction with the purchase.

These drums are excellent at such a great price in good quality, feel, sound, and shipped fast well packaged! Nice, compact, easy to stowaway, and is the perfect set up for my place. It's so awesome that it came with everything needed to assemble and play. They also look amazing in display and compliment the area I have them. Very satisfied! So glad to have pulled the trigger on them.

Such a perfect addition to our music room. The teenagers, dad and even the toddler all love it. Sounds great. Thanks for the referral Evie Clair!!

I love this drum set it's a great set to practice on.. my biggest complaint would be that the bass drum pad does not accommodate a double kick pedal really at all. You can put it on there but it doesn't give both mallets a direct hit. Other than that I love playing it and have no real big complaints..

I have a similar DED-200 set (one more cymbal, different kick, with the same brain). The sounds are pretty good and the kit is easy to set up. I have a couple of go-to presets and am working on setting up my own custom preset. This makes a pretty nice practice setup.

Comes with everything you need. Kick pad can accommodate double pedal. Nice mesh pads and snare can do rim shots. Two zones on crash/ride for bell and edge. You can customize the sounds to build your ideal kit. Trigger midi on computer. Chokable cymbals but how to transmit choke via midi?

Donner Kit Comparison: I've been able to demo both of these e-kits! The Donner DED-80 and DED-200 are both affordable electronic drum kits that provide a variety of useful options and are fun to play! I am impressed at the number of features Donner has included in their line of electronic drumsets. How do you decide which electronic kit is best for you? The DED-80 is a smaller kit with some nice starting features. It includes a snare drum pad, 3 tom pads, a crash cymbal, ride cymbal, and hi-hat pads, and kick and hi-hat trigger pedals. The DED-80 also has a built-in metronome and a variety of drum sounds. The smaller size makes it a great fit for even the youngest drummers! The DED-200 is slightly larger and includes even more features. It has a snare drum pad (with rim trigger), 3 toms, two crash cymbals, a crash/ride cymbal, and hi-hat pad. The upgraded cymbal angle adjustments help with custom cymbal positioning. This kit includes an actual kick pedal and both pedals provide a more realistic and accurate feel (great upgrade from the DED-80). It also has a built-in metronome, a variety of drum sounds, and a number of other features. Both kits make practicing fun and include a number of useful practice and performance tools. Ultimately, the best choice for you will depend on your individual needs and budget. If you are looking for a beginner kit that is smaller in size and affordable but still has mesh pads, the DED-80 is a good option. If you are looking for a slightly larger kit with more upgrades and better pedal feel and accuracy, the DED-200 is a better choice. Impressively, both are easy to set up and everything you need to start playing is included in the box.

The 200 Pro version is an excellent value. If you are looking for a full kit with 5 drums and 4 cymbals, you can't beat this value anywhere else. Sounds are high quality. Rack is full size and strong. Really enjoying it.

This device is perfect for apartment living - I never have to worry about upsetting my neighbors with loud music.

The delivery driver left the package in an inconvenient location outside my house, which made it difficult for me to bring inside.

I have had this product (and the accompanying DDA-80 amp/speaker) for a few weeks, and am really enjoying the setup. I can't believe that not only is a kick pedal, headphone, sticks, and throne included, but that the quality is pretty good for the price I paid...! Note that I'm set up as a lefty. Setup was no problem, it just took a few extra minutes to make sure I reversed the parts pointed out in the document. This is not a perfect set by any means: the drum module's #6 set has a typo (Old Shcool, maybe that's intentional, a pun on cool?), the high hat rubber doesn't provide enough rebound for 1/16 note beats, the high hat pedal has to be fully released to get a good open high-hat sound, some of the drum sets are very low volume with the headphones connected to the module (to the point that I can hear myself hitting the pads more than the drum sound), and the snare pad doesn't have great rebound. However, all I do is tell myself that 1) I'm an old guy just getting back into it after not touching a stick for over 25 years and 2) for the price, I can easily overlook/adjust and just go back to working on basics at slower tempos. I really can't get over the quality of the drum pedal included in this kit, at least for my needs. It's very responsive. I should add that a wonderful complement to this set, especially for the price, is the DDA-80 amp/speaker. It absolutely solves the problem of the low volume of the headphones; plug the headphones into the amp, plug the drums into the amp, and it sounds really good. The bluetooth capability of the DDA-80 is wonderful, too. I have been waiting for over 3 decades to find a way to play music mixed with my drumming, and the amp solves that nicely, again, for a very reasonable price. So, while this is not necessarily a set for seasoned professionals gigging every night, it is a great value for consistent playing by beginner and intermediate drummers. I am overall VERY happy with this setup.

I've had no issues with the product since putting it together - everything fits perfectly and it's very stable.

The headphone jack is really convenient - I can use my own headphones and get a great quality sound.

I've been using this product for months now and it still works perfectly - very durable and well-made.

This product comes at a great price for the quality and features it offers - I highly recommend it.

Where are the assembly and setup instructions.

I appreciate the variety of sounds and features this product offers - there's always something new to explore.

I've found this device to be a great tool for teaching my kids how to play music without causing a disturbance in the house.

If you're looking for a product that's easy to assemble and of great quality, this is definitely the one for you.

I was a bit worried about putting it together myself, but it turned out to be a breeze - highly recommend!

Overall, I'm so happy with my purchase of this product - it's allowed me to practice and play music without any noise complaints or disruptions.

Great for my recording studio

I wish I could give it more than 5 stars. What a great set. Sounds real, easy to assemble. Well worth it and I highly recommend.

We love our new Donner Electric drum kit! There were some challenges in the beginning, but Donners excellent customer service rep, took care to ensure we received our kit in working order. Thanks

Just a beginner.. wanting to learn to play the drums.. been a desire of mine all my life. Recently retired at 66 and would luv to play the drums

Good set, my 1st electronic set, it takes some getting used to but it's a good starter.

Hands down price for what you get 4cymbal 4 Tom & bass drum (big kit) it's worth it. I've got a few jam sessions on it as well as my son (who I got it for) but we love it. Good product, great price.

This set is very solid and directions are easy to follow. Really like the mesh heads as they feel like real drums not that plastic feel. Things like having rim shots on the snare, sounding different when you play on the edge vs. the middle, three different sounds on cymbals depending where and how hard it's hit, even being able to silence a cymbal by touching with your hand make the set sound and feel very real. The base peddle and the large pad also feel very good to me. It is big enough to use a double bass if you wanted. Again very sturdy. Using a set of 16$ Koss headphones that also sound fantastic! The set comes with 15 different kits sounds. A few of these kits sound really good which is all I need. The rest of the kits sounds don't sound professional but are fun to play around with. Thinking you might be able to import more drum kits but haven't tried it yet. All in all I really like this set and am having a great time practicing and learning new groves.

My first set of drums. I’m learning at the age of 49. Loving every minute of it. So much fun. The quality of this set is amazing for the price.

My church needed a drummer, so after many years away from playing, I volunteered to join the church band. I got the DED-200 for a home practice kit that I can play quietly if need be, and I couldn't be more pleased with my purchase. It does everything I need it to do, and I can practice without chasing the wife and kids out of the house. I can't walk past the kit without sitting down and playing a few bars! I'm a lefty, and the kit sets up for lefty like a breeze. If you're thinking about getting into drumming and want an affordable yet capable kit, this is the kit for you. I should have done it MUCH sooner! Enjoy!

I will say that it took me a little over 2 hours to put together, but it wasn't bad. I should have watched a video on assembly beforehand, but it was all right. They sound amazing! I couldn't be happier with them. I have never played drums in my life, and it's fun and easy to use. It takes up very little room and is quiet for apartment living. I wish I would have gotten these years ago. This is the second Donner product I have bought (the other was a ukulele) and am so impressed with the company. The quality is great and the price very good on their products.

Great for the money I’ve been playing professionally since 1960,but due to health reasons had to stop last year.I bought the electric drums to have something to do without disturbing the neighbors,also my five year old granddaughter wants to learn how to play,it give me a good chance to bond with her.

easy to set-up and fun to play. I'm not happy with the sound/volume of the high-hat. I've been waiting 3 weeks for a return call from customer service.

Sound quality is amazing! My son really loves them!!

TL/DR: 9/10. Price: 10/10 Hardware: 10/10 Size: 10/10 Feel: 10/10 Software (Brain): 7/10. (Only one issue here, read on to see what it is.) Overall, I was quite happy with the product. The frame is relatively sturdy, the mesh heads are holding up well, the brain is good, and the tower is not bad. I would highly recommend this to a beginner or even an intermediate drummer that wants an inexpensive practice tool or a way to have fun quietly. Yes, quietly. My roommates do not hear this drum kit unless I'm really hammering away on the bass pedal, and that is just the nature of the pedal itself. It is metal, it has moving pieces, it makes noise. Further details are below. I encourage you to give it a read, as I waited weeks before writing this review and I have a lot to say. Positives: Cost. This is absurdly cheap. After a coupon code that Microsoft Edge automatically found for me, the total cost was $340. You will not find something of this quality for that low of a price often, and I am quite satisfied in that regard. Space: It is compact, but not tiny. It is not a sprawling, larger than life acoustic kit, if that's what you're looking for. Obviously, it cannot be, for a number of reasons. It is small enough to fit in the corner of most rooms quite comfortably, and depending on how you place the pads, you can probably fold it up with ease and fit it into smaller spaces within two minutes. The full kit takes up less than 5 feet by 3 feet worth of space. Modular nature: Each pad can be moved and installed wherever the user wishes. Strangely, I like my hi-hat where the snare usually would be, and vice versa. With that in mind, I was able to place both of those where I want them, and that's prohibitively difficult on acoustic kits. There is a minor complain about how far this modular setup goes, but that's in the next section. In all, this is a kit that you can fully personalize on the hardware level, by changing where pads are located and how they're arranged. Frame and heads: The frame is excellent, being very sturdy, and it tends to stay where you put it, as long as you tightened it enough. The heads have a great feel, bounce, and stand up to some real punishment. The sensitivity is so good that you can even do rolls on the snare, which is uncommon for a lot of electronic kits in my experience. Brain: There is a decent number of sounds from which to select, and most of them have pretty good quality through headphones, which are the primary way I would suggest using this kit. I plug my headphones in, then an aux from the kit to my phone, and then I'm free to practice or jam to my heart's content. The audio levels on some of the sounds are not balanced perfectly, and you'll quickly find that some crashes, hi-hats, and snares are much less audible than others, but that is a minor issue since they can be changed at will. I haven't tried any computer functionality, otherwise I'd also list that here. Sorry, I have been busy training for a fight. Negative: My major criticism is that there is no way to change the individual function of a given pad. The snare will only have snare sounds. Even if you change the placement of the snare, it will always be one. The ride must be a ride. You cannot change the hi-hat control to a second bass pedal, unlike many other electronic drum kits. Whether this is an intentional ploy to encourage the purchase of a Donner double pedal, a higher tier kit that might be capable of this feature, or some other unknown plan on behalf of the designers is beyond me, but it is a frustrating and seemingly unnecessary flaw. You might be thinking: "Reviewer, what if there's a problem with dual vs single zone drums?" Well, if some drums are dual zone and some aren't, just have the primary zone sound as the default for single zone drum pads. If the issue is that the pads themselves are only programmed to input those specific commands to the brain, why? Yamaha was cranking out kits with this functionality in the early 2000s or earlier. I implore Donner to reach into the 21st century, this is my largest complaint by far. Aside from that complaint, I would probably give this product a 10/10, but the lack of such an incredibly basic feature present in models more than a decade older that are also cheaper is just very confusing and strange. As such, I can give this a solid 9/10. Imagine you're just getting into the new car you bought and you realize it doesn't come with AC, and its summertime. Sure, you've bought other cars, older and cheaper ones, and they had AC, but you didn't double and triple check this time to make sure this one does, and now you're the one sweating.

It’s just what I was hoping for to find a kit with mesh pads is awesome for the price I paid-The drums and cymbals and Hi-hat sounds great too… The only thing I noticed is there is a very very slight latency when I play the tom-toms but overall I’m very happy with the kit and the sound!

Drum heads were all very responsive and adjustable. There were some restrictions in drum placement due to the limited actuation points in the cymbal and drum stands but most positions were able to be reached with some adjustment. The sticks were not high quality but the money saved on this kit can easily be used for better peripherals.

Fun as ****

Drums were easy to set up and arrange according to how I sit. They work flawlessly with MT Power Drumkit and other Drum VST plugins with Reaper. I am able to play and practice with a good kit for a great price. I highly recommend this drumset. I found this set from the review that was done by Samus666 and glad that Donner sponsored him to show off this amazing kit.

put it together works great very good sound i recommend buying one if you want to learn how to play the drums

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This drumset is awesome! Exceeded my expectations for sure!!!

Setup takes a minute cause there are a lot of parts to assemble, but overall it's a great experience for those learning to drum or even for those who already know how drumming to enjoy if you don't have space for a real set.

Awesome drum kit. Sounds great !!!

The media could not be loaded. Great for E-Drums for the price. Sounds professional. Meshes are excellent.

I didnt want this kit as i purchased it by accident and tired to cancel it but was unsuccessful. Decided to give it a chance and honestly really couldn't be happier. Yes its a beginner set but that exactly what i am but well versed in music as I play guitar. Overall great set to start with i even purchased the expansion symbol. Only thing i see worth mentioning is that Donner should have a sound module upgrade for these kits.

I'm impressed,I never had an electronic set.well built,very adjustable,numerous different sounds ,metronome,like all the features,and a good price.

Assembly takes a bit, I moved module to middle of rack as snare fits better on location where control modules supposed to go. I'm having a blast with this drum kit.

Love this drumset. The amount of customization is nice. The cymbals are of good quality with the ability to silence them like an acoustic.