I'm looking at getting a Hart Dynamics kit to complement my accoustic kits and hopefully add some more practice options.  Hart seems to recommend the TD-8 if you just want to play while recommending the TD-10 if you like to tweak.

Has anyone used both of these units enough to have a preference for one over the other?

Is it possible to hook either unit up to a PC and 'hack' it from there or are you limited to the panel interface?

--David

You might try doing a search on http://vdrums.com/forum/.

They have a wealth of info for edrums.
I have a gigapro with a TD-8, but no TD-10 experiance, and use it for quiet practice at home.

Hope this helps.

Jim

Exactly. I have lots of situations where a TD-6 would even work. For now, I use my SPD-20 and Cubase w/VST plugins.

Some pro drummers I've talked with recently simply couldn't justify spending the $$$ on a TD-10 for what they do. Others can't live without their TD-10.

I can't afford to kill an ant with an atom bomb, but I will certainly try to take over the world with ant spray.  

I would love to have a TD-10 with expansion capabilities. This would be a great tool to use. My current projects wouldn't call for it, but I could put it to use in the future.

At the time I got my SPD-20, owning a full-blown e-kit was not even a thought in my mind. Now it is going to soon become a necessity.

When I was recently and briefly in drum sales, I would tell people to "consider their future needs before they make purchases" as I would direct them to the TD-10.

This consideration is something I hadn't done in the past.

For the studio projects I've signed to, I don't even use the sounds in my SPD-20. I just use the VST plugins in Cubase. Make the drum tracks/loops and email to the producer.

He does his own tweaking to suit, and then the PayPal is in the bank!

This is but a precursor of things to come. I'd better save up my pennies and prepare for the future!

I guess my best advice is the advice I didn't follow a few years back.    As you weigh the benefits of the 8 and 10, consider your future pursuits.

I have the SPD 20 but sold my roland kit (with the td8) when I was in a cash crunch last year.

The TD8 was a great little box and I was happy with the editing versatility for all the patches.  You could almost make the sounds your own.

I'm going to get another TD8 and use my spd 20 or the new roland drum triggers- to trigger it.  I've done it b4 and it's not a bad way to go.