Topic: DEATH & DARKNESS VS METAL MANIA

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Replied November 25, 2025 at 13:41 #3472515

drumjack52
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Age of D&D has nothing to do with anything. There’s something to be said for older stuff if it fills the bill for what you want to do. All SDX’s are quite good with sound quality and comparing one to another that way all comes down to where each was recorded, what equipment was used, the drummer and the person(s) behind the board. It’s what fits the tune.

I’ve been using D&D for quite the while and it’s good for stuff beyond metal. There’s quite the spread of sound between the 2 sections with (to me) Death being the most metal oriented. I’ve also used it on straight rock, prog rock and most everything else except for pop rock. Heck I’ve even used a Darkness kit for a Charlie Brown Christmas tune. If you want an SDX that hits hard for metal I’d suggest looking at the Area 33 SDX. That can hit like a ton of sledgehammers.

Jack
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Replied November 25, 2025 at 14:21 #3472566
Mark King
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It is still an SDX that was released for sd3 and not sd2 so is a modern one. I use it a lot for rock music and other types of music as well, as I love the toms in darkness. The quality of sdx’s in my opinion offer more and are better quality. They also look good in sd3.

SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors
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Replied November 27, 2025 at 01:14 #3474628

Bear-Faced Cow
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As Jack said, age doesn’t matter. I just used D&D in a recent mix for a client and it fit perfectly. If it fits what you need, get it

jord

Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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Replied November 27, 2025 at 06:48 #3474827

pumpkinking
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Personally, I like the room dynamics of the Darkness kits in the pool for edrumming with headphones. And as Jack mentioned, the kits are fairly versatile in both rooms, and the mic setups allow for a lot of variety. I’ve used both rooms for rock, prog rock, jazz (the Death rides are worth a try). I like the double kick setup in Death (I have two kick towers, and not many SDXs have two kicks), however they are a bit dampened for non-metal and need some work to bring them out more.

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