Donner DED-70 Electronic Drum Set

My autistic son loves it so much.

My 9 year old son loves his new set. It does not take a lot of space in his bedroom and he practises every day. The noise is bearable and the sound quality exceptional.

I ordered this for my daughter and it is spot on..exactly what I was after. I'll even have a go myself!

Great starter kit for a 9 year old

We got this for my 9 year old son who wants to learn to play drums. It’s very much worth every penny. So, the instructions are just a few pages of pictures but it was easy to put together! While the set is pretty small … my 6’4” husband can sit down and play them. These drums have 14 drum kit sounds you can choose from (#14 is cool) Other cool features too. My husband is using one of his old amps with it so it’s good and loud. Can be played silently with headphones .

The Drum Kit comes superbly packed in a double walled heavy duty carton, with the components separately packed in their own boxes. The stand steel rods and components are attached with nylon clamps compressed with a square headed bolt and nut. A device, that reminds me of an old fashioned skate key, is used to bolt everything together. As the clamps and rods were preassembled in random orientation, I suggest that you take everything apart [compression clamps, nuts & bolts] and reassemble them so that the bolt heads always face: either up or you, as you’re going to be readjusting them many times as you get everything to fit you comfortably. The instructions are wordless diagrams and well executed. The 3 cymbals are 9” in diameter with ⅓ of the surface rubberized for striking, The 4 drum heads are 8” in diameter with 6.5” mesh skins: there is one snare and 3 toms. The cymbals are disproportionately quieter than the drums; no matter how I adjusted the equalizer and other modes, I had to hit them significantly harder than the drums to get them to sound appropriately. There is one pedal for the Hi-Hat and one for the Kick. The sound sampling is quite good and the various components sounded very realistic, with volume reflecting attack speed and force. All components are attached to the amp with mini jacks. The amp is powered by a USB-C port (a power brick and USB-A to USB-C cord supplied). Unfortunately the amp is rather primitive and there was an annoying hum upon powering up, that I could not eliminate, no matter what adjustments to the settings I attempted. Only after turning up the volume could playing suppress the hum. I did not test the midi and and other computer functions. A low fidelity head set is supplied for listening. All in all, I had a lot of fun playing it and it is a bargain for the price.

This is a great option for a beginner drum set at a bargain price. And, if a drum throne and headphones are needed, it’s nice that this kit comes with everything needed for getting to drumming right out of the box, unlike the more expensive options. The drum kit is easy to set up, only takes about 15 minutes.The sound module has 15 different drum kits to choose from, and it can be used with the included headphones, or the output jack can be connected to an amplifier or interface to output through speakers. I also plugged in an old iPod to the Aux in to drum along with songs. The listing also states: “40 virtual lessons from Melodics for fun. Watch skills improve faster with real-time feedback, customizable drills, and progress tracking. Remember to contact customer service to receive the courses!” I emailed Donner support, and received a reply with steps to redeem the 40 lessons.