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If you look at Yamaha’s product releases in the past, the vast majority of them have had extensive documentation available on release with more being added as they need to.
Video content is relatively new for Yamaha, but previously they have had representatives present at events and some stores as well to answer questions and demo the products.
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wPEPEq
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this looks like fun. any infos on existence of asio drivers? i am wondering whether this could be a nice companion for a laptop/daw setup where you don’t need anything else since the fgp is working as a midi and low latency audio device
It’s class compliant, though I’m not sure what that means for PC users
blipson
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I’m 100% in on this, but I’m very skeptical that it can compete well enough with my Zendrum controller (which I’ve posted about around here plenty of times). For example, I need to be able to play rolls by trilling index and middle fingers (piano trill style), which leaves the thumb available for independent kick lines and the weaker fingers for throwing something in occasionally. That also frees up the other hand, which I devote to hats and rides. If the sensitivity requires you to use two hands just to do a snare roll, that would be way too limiting for what I do with percussion. At this price, though, it’s a no-brainer to try out. Also, you can’t beat the convenience of it: the small size and built-in speaker could come in handy often enough (my Zendrum weighs 15 pounds) to justify my $400.
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enju
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Haven‘t looked into it yet, but between this and the Woovebox seems like a good month for straight to bad gear releases 
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at first glance it is ticking all of the boxes!
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Yeah, the more I read up on this it does seem quite unique and relatively powerful. I haven’t owned any Yamaha gear for years, the RX5 drum machine was my first piece of hardware ever. I have always felt Yamaha makes quality equipment and well I love my Yamaha motorcycle😆. I can for see me purchasing this.
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I just love that rather than just make yet another groove box or synth they’ve looked at the market and tried to make something genuinely new which addresses a gap.
I think it’s really cool.
I would have loved to have seen a couple of trigger ins for a kick pedal and hi hat choke though.
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bwo
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still a little confused at what the feature differences between the 2 are other than the obvious physical differences.
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Just open the Yamaha website and they will happily tell you: FGDP-50 - Overview - Finger Drum Pads - Drums - Musical Instruments - Products - Yamaha - Other European Countries
Definitely picking up the smaller version personally. Seems like a comfortable way to lay down some drums.
Edit: Thomann had stock, got a 30 on order and should be with me by the end of next week.
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bwo
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Yeah I looked at that I feel like it didn’t clear up a lot of my questions though, after looking through the manuals I have a better idea, seems like the core parameters of a drum sound that you can edit is the same although more fx types on the 50… not sure who you actually tell where you are in the menu on the 30 with no screen… still would like to see someone setting up a kit on the 30 doing some pitched drum stuff. The loop recoding on the 50 and user sample play back are pretty big features though, makes me a bit sad though because I hate black + candy RGB led look.
Tim is a beast, he teaches finger drumming (and of course the regular kind) at university if memory serves
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H1
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299 and 179 euro at thomann. 179 is not too bad for a dedicated finger drumming controller.
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Doesn’t seem to me that there would be more effect types available for the 50 compared to the 30. Specs pages list the same amount for both:
Reverb: 11, Chorus: 10, Variation: 23, Speaker EQ: 5
The manual also doesn’t have any difference regarding that.
The 179 € model is standalone only though, unfortunately. The USB MIDI controller/audio interface part is only on the FGDP-50.
4517
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No idea where these wrong specs are coming from, but do use Yamaha’s website for figuring out what their instruments are capable of.
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H1
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Oh thanks ! I didn’t read that, what a weird decision of them.
4517
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The person that replied to you is outright wrong, on this occasion.
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Elek4
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What does this ‘better’ than what’s already on the market and more affordable?
4517
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For ~180€ or so, I don’t think there is anything more affordable on the market as far as portable drum units like these are concerned. You can buy MIDI pad controllers for less, sure.
