Aerodrums Review, the invisible battery to take everywhere! smart health innovation

If you have dreamed of a battery that you can take anywhere, Aerodrums is for you! The ABSMARTHEALTH.net team tested Aerodrums for you!

Introducing Aerodrums

Aerodrums is a pair of sticks that allow you to play the drums by tapping into the void. Thanks to a playstation 3 camera, a high intensity lamp and to reflective surfaces at the end of the rods, the software knows where you hit the battery and reproduces the sounds in real time.

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Mark : Ficticious Capital Limited

Category: Music instrument

Release date : Already available

Price: 149 euros – Buy it on Amazon in 48 h delivery

Main competitor: None, this is the only model available on the market

Tested on: Windows 7

A box that serves as a carrying case (unboxing!)

The box is entirely in cardboard on the outside, and does not look very solid from the outside.

On the other side of the box is general product information, a screenshot of the software, and a screenshot of the promotional video. Suffice to say that you don't buy Aerodrums for its box. Only little extra in the box, a plastic handle for carrying very easily the box at arm's length, like a bag.

The interior is fully covered with protective foam with a cutout that allows you to easily store all the elements. We find chopsticks, high intensity lamp, user manual, plastic cover and plastic protective glasses.

Finally the box does not shine by its quality, but rather by its practicality. It is really not bulky and can be easily transported, even in the metro at rush hour.

Design and ergonomics

Not easy to apply the same Review scheme for Aerodrums as that applied to other smart health connected objects. What you see right away is that you will not be surprised by the design of the chopsticks. It’s simple, everything classic. Perhaps it would have been more interesting to put a colored coating on the rods, as it already exists on other models. This would have heightened the feeling that we are using a technological object.

Even if the design defends itself in the other direction also, we make a classic design so as not to disturb the drummers, and reduce the adaptation time. The baguettes are very light and pleasant. I find them a little lighter than the traditional 5A sticks that all drummers have already held in their hands, but that is not necessarily very disturbing.

Software

No mobile app for Aerodrums, since the software runs on PC. Design question, again the software goes to the basics, but it is however very complete. Using Aerodrums requires an internet connection to download the software.

Compatibility : Windows computers from 2010 and for Windows 7 and 8, Mac from 2010 and OS X 10.6 or newer

Connection: USB (for Sony camera and high intensity lamp)

Using the software is fairly intuitive. The only barrier to understanding is that all software is in English, and the names of toms and cymbals are not always the same as French names. Navigating with the sticks is very easy. An application with a more colorful design, even more rock, would really have made the user experience more pleasant.

The function that really makes the difference for me, it’s the possibility of creating your own configuration. You first select the element you want to add, and then with the stick you hit where you want to place the element. This allows you to really find the comfort of a drum set on which you yourself have placed the toms.

Getting started and adaptation time

When you unpack the Aerodrums box, you want to play directly, and you’re a little confused at first. Getting started is easy, but you must quickly adjust the sensitivity to put it on beginner and also start with the basic battery, which is there to teach you how to use Aerodrums.

I also find that some elements are far too near and given the extreme sensitivity of the sticks, they will happen to you quite frequently at the start of knocking on the side. After using Aerodrums for about 6 hours, I begin to manage to use it intuitively, and to set rhythms a little more complicated.

Ease of use

Warning, it remains a musical instrument and it is not a toy. If you think you are learning the drums on Aerodrums, go your way. I think you need to have a solid foundation in drums to use Aerodrums optimally.However, I find the pedals impractical. If you have a kick drum pedal at health home, you better attach the reflective tape to it and use it like that.

Feature reminder

Compatibility: Windows 7 and 8 and Mac OS X 10.6 and above

Food : USB

Connectivity: USB

Air Drumming: Play drums, modular installation, possibility to record your performances …

Conclusion

It's really an object that we enjoy using. Even if the device is very portable, you will still need space to use it optimally.

What I liked : The authenticity of the sounds, the intuitiveness of the software, the quality of the sticks and the ease of installation.

What I did not like : The sound of the bass drum, the sometimes overly increased sensitivity, the design of the box and the object.

I hope I have transcribed the pleasure that I took while testing Aerodrums, and that this Review will not miss too much substance;).

Use / Getting started

Overview

Design : A really unkempt design. Software : The Software is really powerful and adapts to your practice.Features : All the features are there, and they are very easy to use.Use / Getting started : Getting started is very easy but for optimal use, you will need a little time.Quality / Price ratio : I find that the price is a bit expensive, but they are the only ones to offer a product of this type.

3.58

 3.58 out of 5 

In the average

Aerodrums Review, the invisible battery to take everywhere! 

Reviewed by Renaud  

we 2015-02-13

   Design : A really unkempt design. Software : The Software is really powerful and adapts to your practice.Features : All the features are there, and they are very easy to use.Use / Getting started : Getting started is very easy but for optimal use, you will need a little time.Quality / Price ratio : I find that the price is a little expensive, but they are the only ones to offer a product of this type.

Rating: 3.58 

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