NUX DP-2000 First Impressions

My big question is if the Bluetooth adapter is always included, why couldn't that be built into the device itself? The only thing I can think of is that the single USB-C/Bluetooth input is a limitation of whatever third-party PCB they could source.

I'm assuming the pads HAVE to be better than the old hard plastic ones on the Octapad, right? This seems pretty impressive for the price, can't wait for your full review.

Is there any function to invert single pads layout to instantly adapt the device to left handers

Can it be powered over USB and does it support a half open hi hat?

Hey Justin!

Sounds like a compelling entry into the market and mat make certain companies question their marketing practices.

seems like a decent instrument all in all

I never got the alesis due to cross talk issues is this better ?

Hi Justin, you forgot the Avatar/HXW PD 705.
I use the Gear4Music Version and it"s fine.
I just find something like Carlsbro OKTO A.
I use mine exclusively for VST drums or sounds like Taiko or some chromatic percussion, FX.
Thanks for that overview!

Whether a multipad is worth anything to me starts with the pads,
then it's the trigger interface, ( sensitivity of course, but why not a dynamics spread parameter to the 127 increments ??? ),
and external inputs.
if it gets that far, and has a midi out, it's in the running.

Always interesting but honestly.. I just want a new updated SPD 30 with high quality sounds, a bit of sampling memory, a decent amount of external trigger support or for another company to do the same.

Ddrum is cheaper and has more pads. Nux is Chinese crap.

Drum sample pads are the most overpriced gear in the music industry

I see latency.

Thanks for the video

I have the Roland spd-s. I’ve never really used it with my acoustic kit, but I can see lots of uses. Could even allow you to do without a keys player in the band.

Justin, what are your thoughts on the NUX DP-2000 compared to the Alesis sample pad pro? Which is a better bang for buck in your opinion?

Nice pad! I wonder who's gonna make the first drum machine with MESH pads. That's what i'm waiting for

I used to have NUX guitar multi effect. Also metal case, clear display, expression pedal calibration, but ex pedal couldn't do what was expected to, compressor was bad, amps and effect simulations - so so. finally I gave it away. Time is moving and hopefully NUX is making progress in quality.

Durability/longevity will be the main factor, when comparing with the alternatives …

Great video and excellent overview, Thank You!

FYI- NUX is a brand by Cherub Technology based in China (Of course)

To me- In the video the unit looks cheap especially the knobs.
Listening to the video the instruments sound really good.
I know they like to make these pads a certain size but they also need to make larger pad sets or similar to like what Alternate Mode does with their TrapKat.
If the footswitch allows you to change pad sounds back and forth A/B and not just A/B/C/D, etc. then that is par for the course. If it doesn't then that's a fail.


*When you are adjusting how sensitive a pad is to your hits that is called Velocity Control. If this allows you to trigger different sounds depending on how hard you hit the pad, that's bonus.

Simply not worth what they are asking....

How loud are the pads? I found my Alesis Sample Pad Pro to be a bit too loud for my liking, when mixing them in with acoustic drums you hear them a lot.

DO NOT COMPARE OR BUY ALESIS SAMPLE PAD PRO!!!!! TOO MANY BUGS!!! IT"S JUNK!!!

USB type B, USB Mini, etc. needs to end. Every device should be using one standard. USB C exists for a reason.

Very cool. I love the PD705, this looks like a strong competitor!

As a guitar player who doesn't play drums but every once in awhile thinking about buying something like this I love the price point and the comments about the build quality. You didn't cover whether the unit plays well with and external MIDI sampler without noticeable delays but I get that it was a limited opportunity. Maybe you can cover that in the future if you have one for a longer period of time.

Hey Justin,
I have a question with the Roland snare. Can I take off the rubber rim ring without compromising the sound? Thanks

Useless sounds….a toy!

About time you can buy a multi-pad for the price of a crash cymbal.

Any crosstalk when you ramp up the sensitivity?

Very cool product that I’m pretty sure will be a bang for your buck. I have their flagship drum kit $1500 and hardware wise, it’s a pretty solid piece, even mesh heads are made by Remo, I used it in my studio to track a drummer playing in my latest release “Martin Strang - Like Adults” (if anyone wanna check) the module is ok for practice but not for recording to a professional standard, so I use it hooked to my mac with EZ Drummer into Logic Pro X and results are stellar! Pretty happy with it. I also have their wireless guitar unit $199 and it gets the job done in a fashionable way. I think it’s a young company doing things right but they should work a lot in customer service which its pretty deficient @ThePedalGuy in case you have some input with them.

The pad is nice but what I’m interested in is the stand. As someone who regularly uses a sample pad for gigs and jam sessions I find the ones with the grabber clamp somewhat annoying to set up. (Even though I’ve only used the Gibraltar unit) If I could find the stand used with this pad separately I’d get it, probably save me setup time since I’m not having to deal with the grabber.

Nis

Cannot find info about storage capacity.
How much Gb?

Can it be used as a sampler pad?

Trigger input for 1 pad stereo? Or 2 pad mono mono?

Great Video Justin!

It's now $300. Looks legit being my first sample pad. 🙃

Hola, Justin. Tus videos son muy buenos. Tengo una pregunta. ¿Qué opinas sobre el Carlsbro Októ A? Pienso que es una competencia directa del NU-X DP2000. ¡Muchas gracias! Saludos desde Colombia.

People want to compare it to the strike and spd stuff but how does it compared to the alesis sample pad. Its closer in price range and features (at least I/O) I am looking for something I can mainly use to program drums via midi and play back simple samples live.

still have this?

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What do you recommend for me i want to imitate the acoustic drum set ?
Avatar pd705 or nuxpd2000?

What would you recommend nux pd2000 or avatar pd705? Please badly needed

is it possible to create loops?

I wish somebody would made a decent quality 6-8 zone pad with only midi out, no BS sample stuff. You get WAY better sounds from VSTs, anyway, so for use in a home studio, having the sample functionality is basically redundant. But the only "midi-out only" pads I can find are either single drums or WAY more expensive than a sample pad, so what's the point then? Should be be punished for not wanting the sample functionality?

is there a cheap generic kick you can use on it ?

has anyone figure out how to buy the separate hi hat pedal???

IMPORTANT! If you got the DP2000 and you want to add samples or sounds you have to get a FAT32 or FAT16 USB and use WAV files. If you want to upload a song or melody, in the USB you have to create an album called SONG (all capital letters) and you just save the WAV file in there. Then, connect the USB to the DP2000 and click the SONG Button and the files that you added to the USB should be shown in the DP2000 screen. To play it just choose the file and click the PLAY Button next to the DP2000 screen. If you want to upload a sound and trigger it in one of the pads, you create a folder called WAVIMPORT (All capital letters), place the WAV file in there, connect the USB to the DP2000 and go into the settings and look for an option called WAV Import or something like that (My DP2000 is in Chinese so I don't know the exact name of that option) and you should see the WAV files. Choose one and import it and then go to the option where you can change the sounds of the pads, and the WAV file you imported should appear there. Assign it and that's it. I hope this helps since I had to spend a while to find how to do it.