Millenium MPS-850 E-Drum Set 4-stars Reviews

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Good budget electronic drumkit for beginners

Price is normal for this drum quality

Price is normal for this drums quality.

Very good quallity for their money.

The best choice for someone who has never owned electronic drums before. Their only issue is that sometimes they miss a few hits on the crash and bass drum. Otherwise, very good drums.

I would say this is a very good copy for the Roland td 50, it has a very good price and quality, I will recommend it to students, or professional with no much budget to start playing with. Since it is electronic, it is perfect if u have neighbors, zero noise & you can connect your computer...

Excellent entry level drum kit.

This kit got me back into drumming from a 18 year old pause, and for that alone it is worth every cent.

The quality of the hardware is on par with more expensive kits, perhaps the only (-) here is the high-hat, the sensitivity is not very good, but for most learner or rock style players this is good enough.

It has many sounds / kits but most people will find a kit they like and play that one.

I wish it had built in bluetooth connectivity and mobiles these days do not ave audio out; but with a cheap dongle this can be easily added.

Great set

One of the best sets in the range and 4 or 5 times cheaper than brand ones.

Offers an insane amount of sounds and options. Great to record yourself, quiet.

I've had it for 2 years and I still haven't explored all the different settings.

The only downside I've found is that the pads do wear down quickly and stop triggering after heavy use, unless you hit them in a very specific point.

Good entry level e-drums

This is my first e-drum set.

After owning them for a month I can say I'm glad I bought these. The build quality is good for the price range. They are not small, which is also great.

I can't say much about the quality of the sounds, because I have it connected to EZ-drummer on my computer and always play through that.

I had real drums at first, which were way too loud. I live in a house and still people could hear me 10 houses down the street.

These e-drums took away all of that and I can play along beautifilly.

If you live in an apartment, I would still suggest doing a youtube search, to see how loud e-drums are without them being plugged in, just to get a feel before buying.

Overall very happy with the purchase.

Best Drum Set for that price!

Overall a good drum set, the quality of the drum pads feels great and are not too loud. The internal sounds of the module are not very inspiring but if you connect it to a drum software like EZ Drummer or Addictive Keys it’s great. One thing I didn’t really like was the fact that the hi-hat kept spinning and even if I locked it in place, after a couple minutes it would spin again. I think they fixed though by making the whole hi-hat padded. The structure is quite sturdy and it can go from very wide open to very compact if space is an issue for you. Overall a bang for the buck!

UPDATE THE FIRMWARE

Heck, I spent a year or two playing this before figuring out I need to update the firmware.

The cymbal on Latin or something kept triggering song playback, contacted support but they didn't tell me to update firmware, had a random idea one day - and yep, that was it.

Firmware update notes:

1.0.2 Release Version

1.1.4 Fixed a problem with tempo not working when playing MP3.

Fixed a problem that might not boot up during factory reset.

Optimized the test of PCBA for flash in factory self-test mode.

Fixed a problem that might start a song automatically when playing.

Optimized the triggers function.

1.1.5 Fixed a problem with not working display

1.2.1 Optimized trigger settings for hi-hat

Very well done jog

Very well built unit for this price range . Sound and features satisfied

Unparalleled features for the €, but soldering skills recommended

A kit with a full-fledged hi-hat stand, 4 tom pads and 2 crashes, and a module with 2 extra inputs for this price? Yes please. The last part is the main reason I still haven't "graduated" to Roland – I already use Y-splitter cables to add 3 more cymbal pads from my earlier Alesis kit (replacing 3 tom rim zones in this kit). Affordable Roland modules only have 1 extra zone input.

A main design flaw in this kit is in the 12" snare/tom pads; the red wire going to the pad's main piezo (component that senses stick hits) keeps breaking during use. This has happened to me 5+ times now in 3 different pads. You can tell it has happened when pad sensitivity starts decreasing dramatically, or disappears outright. You can of course RMA the pads and get replacements, but after those broke too, I got fed up with the waiting and the mounting e-waste, and just soldered the cables back. Much faster and more ecological too.

Less commonly, the cymbal pads have sensitivity issues too, but those I haven't been able to diagnose, as the internals seem fine. Simply unplugging and re-plugging the pads often helps.

Overall I don't regret my purchase, but Millenium should address the simple design flaw in the tom pads to dramatically improve the user experience and reduce e-waste.

It's affordable and packed with features and fun

I bought MPS 850e because it was an affordable e-drum option. What I needed was a way to practice and have a portable drumset for having fun and recording demos - this e-drum set is exactly that!

Note that if you are a bit taller, you maybe won't get to position all the cymbals as high as you'd like.

Very good for value

Bought this kit as my first drum kit and have not been disappointed so far. Everything works as it should.

Great value

I bought the Millenium MPS-850 kit beginning of the year, having before owned a bass drum pad from the same kit. The kit is nice and compact, the drum pads feel great and you can adjust them for tension as per your preferences. The module is pretty easy to use, the default sounds are acceptable for standalone use/practice.

It's great for using for midi drum recordings for example, easy to setup and map, although you might need to play around with settings possibly (kick drum often maxes out at 127 velocity even when playing softly or reducing the sensitivity)

The only thing I don't like about them is the cymbal pads. They feel like they have a very limited range and only a few velocity levels. The hi-hat control is also not great, as you need to open the hat slightly earlier than you would on an acoustic kit.

All in all they have so far served me great for practice and drum midi recording for demoing. Not the best kit out there, but I consider them incredible value.

Awesome Kit

Awesome drum kit, easy to set up and very nice and smooth to play.

Personally, I prefer mashheads over pads, and this kit proves me again why.

It also is really easy to connect with monitors and producing software.

Love it!

Journey to the world of edrums

After a long period away from a drum kit (almost 10 years), it was time to revive that old passion. Never used an edrum set before and i have to say that I'm quite happy that I bought this one. It as all the elements that i was used to have, but it needs learning. It feels responsive enough to practice exercises, it doesn't feel sterile (that was my biggest concern), i can jam and have fun. The set looks sturdy enough to abuse, but it does wabble a bit. The hi-hat needs using to, there is a sweet spot that needs tuning. But, in essence, and not having any other experience to compare it to, it's a very good set, that hopefully will help me improve my groove.

Good for the money and features

no 5 star because I'm not pro enough to know about all features to look out for.

Overall decent.

This is a great quality kit for its price. The only objection I have is the bass drum mesh head. On day 1 of playing this the bass drum beater was already cutting through the mesh drum head, therefore I have to keep patching it up with external tape/bass drum beater pads. You might get away with tearing the bass drum head if you arent a hard hitter but if you are Id recommend the Allesis Nitro electronic kit instead. Its slightly cheaper and can take punishment with no damage.

Really good for the price

You get mesh heads, six drums, a "real" hihat and three cymbals for a low, low price. That is all you need to know actually. The set up was easy. The built in sounds is not good. OK for practice, but not more. I connect the kit to my DAW and use the Steven Slate samples. Then you have fantastic sounds and it is suddenly a thousand times more inspirational.

The drums seem quite solid, but must not be bashed. If you let your kids go ape on this, like my youngest, the drums will easily flip out of position and end up in crappy angles. Easy to adjust, but annoying.

Still...Happy with the kit and would recommend to any starter (who can´t buy acoustic witch should always be first choice) or seasoned drummers wanting a low cost, low volume home practice kit.

Good kit for lower budjet

I'm pretty satisfied to this kit as it comes with "real" Hi-Hat and it comes with 4 tomtoms and these was my requirements what i wanted from the kit. I used to play with really old Yamaha DTXplorers and this was huge upgrade for me to get this kit.

Playability is quite close to real ones but still feels a bit different to play in general. All tho when playing longer periods mesh screws might get loosen a bit time to time by vibration.

Sounds of the module are not the best ones but have managed to find some sort of good sound settings by playing with the different settings etc. There is plenty of different sounds to play with and this is really good option to have.

Quality of pads and all other things is good, but with the 10" pads i have been countered issues couple of times. Wiring is too thin and gets snapped broken too easily by the resonance. Usually it gets cut right after the shouldering and edge of that clue. This is only thing what i have found so far and call it like a flaw of the design. Cymbals are good in general. One of my crashes don't register hits time to time but works otherwise good. Ride's bell you need to hit pretty hard to get it triggered. Otherwise all rest of the parts are good and solid pieces.

In general i can recommend this kit to others without any hesitation. Especially if you have lower budget. Also its really good kit for the beginners as it comes with so many pads and cymbals.