This drum set completely met or exceeded all my expectations.

I'm a non-serious tinkerer who just likes to dabble in various new musical instruments as a creative outlet, and to get a sense of what it's like for the real musicians to learn. Doing this really enhances my ability to appreciate the pros.

For someone like me, the existence of a such a low cost yet not disappointing product is a real gift!

The sticks, pads, pedals, sounds, controls, connections are all basic, but work plenty well enough for a beginner to explore what this drumset thing is all about.

I agree with the other reviewers who complained about the pedals double counting. You can learn to prevent this by moving your foot carefully, but it takes some thought and practice, and that is distracting from all the other thought and practice you'll be putting into this as a beginner. The operation of the pedals just isn't natural like a real physical drum pedal, but it gets the job done at a low price so I'm still happy.

At first, I didn't really like this very much and was put off by how much space it took up on my desk. But after the 2nd day of playing it, it's a pretty awesome piece of equipment. The sounds it has are very good, at least upon going through and testing various kicks. It's a solid sounding instrument. It doesn't make too much noise in the headphone out, either, which is good for my recording purposes. I think there is definitely something to be said for actually playing drum parts for songs, as opposed to letting a drum machine or virtual drummer do it all for you.

The part that I don't like about it is the midi aspect. When I plugged this into my computer via USB, I excepted it to be better than it was. This, to me, is probably the biggest downfall of the machine. It still plays drum sounds when plugged in, much like a midi interface even. Also, it is WAY too quiet when functioning as a midi controller. I don't know if this is Logic's drum plugin's fault or what, but I found it better to record the line out through the headphone jack. This is kind of a shame because I could edit the drum rhythm had it played well through midi, as well as quantize and add "swing" to the groove this way, aside from also choosing specific kits or drum sounds. I haven't completely given up on the midi functionality yet, but it does seem to be more functional using its own sounds.

Overall, I think this is a really nice piece of equipment, and highly recommend it to anyone and everyone pretty much.

I've played percussion for many years, and have played cheap trap sets, high end trap sets, and several electronic drum kits. I bought a Pyle-Pro PTED01 for my 9 year old son, and I was nervous that I wasted my money. I was wrong. This device sounds pretty damn good, and actually has decent response to accented drum strokes and rolls. The pads are small, and take a bit of practice to get used to, so you'll hit the plastic body quite a few times. If anything, it teaches patience.

This was a Christmas gift for our 9 year old. He loved it and really enjoyed playing it....... until today, just a month and a half after he got it. The drum unit no longer works! He thought the batteries were dead, but it still wouldn't work when plugged in. Turns out he board is fried! So disappointed that this turned out to be such a crappy product, especially after all the searching we did to find the perfect alternative to a real drum set. I wish I could give it zero stars, but I had to give it one to write this review. It was good when it worked, but you can't play an electronic drum set when the electronic part is junk.

Always been a hand drummer, now I can learn to play with sticks, and pedals. Its different, but in just the first day I've made good progress. I like the many drum kits, voices and songs to practice along with. There is much to explore as I learn to play. The response of the pads and foot pedals is excellent. I also like that this electronic drum set is compact and lightweight. With batteries I will be able to take it out on the patio on a nice day. The headphone jack is great because I will not be bothering others in the house. There is nothing to not like here.