Millenium MPS-850 08" Mesh Head Kick Pad

I bought this as a replacement for my aging and fairly battered KD-9. I understood that using a non-Roland bit of kit was a risk but saw other reviews mentioning how this worked flawlessly with their Roland modules.

Starting with the positives, I think the pad itself feels good to play - it has a nice responsive bounce to it, the mesh head lending a similar feel to an acoustic kick drum skin. When positioned properly, it felt sturdy enough to stay in place while running through some intense double kick use.

The main (and basically only) reason I've had to return this pad is because the pad would accidentally trigger frequently. If the stand was tapped or shaken a tiny bit, it would register a 'hit' - despite no contact anywhere on the white pad itself. Even during some fairly light to moderate playing, the pad would register several extra hits out of nowhere. And as mentioned early, the stand is fairly sturdy, so these were tiny movements that led to false triggers.

I was hopeful this was potentially just a single overly sensitive defective unit and hoped for a replacement but after speaking to the friendly Thomann support team, I was informed "that the kick pad is not compatible with this module." and opted to then return the module.

For the price, this kick pad is phenomenal value... but only if it works for you.

I rarely review products online, but i have to help out fellow drummers looking to purchase this kick pad.

I bought it as a replacement for an older Millenium kick pad which died on me. It took more than a month to arrive, but that was somewhat indicated when i made the purchase. I think it was 2 weeks later than the original estimation. No big deal, it was covid + holiday season.

My issue with the kick pad is the same one that the Russian gentleman a few reviews below experienced. Indeed, hits do not register well, even with adjusting sensitivity and dynamic on my drum module. Tightening the mesh did not help, and i like it medium tight anyway. It was quite obvious that there is not enough contact surface for the hits to transfer well to the pickup. So i thought i'd try what my fellow reviewer did, and started looking for super glue, kitchen sponge and scissors. But i found something even better in by cupboard - self adhesive furniture protective pads, the ones you would put under your sofa or dining room chairs. They were about the same size, so i stacked a few together to give it an additional cm of height, and when i put the mesh back on, it was neatly pressing on it. The kick pad came alive, but i still had to readjust dynamic and sensitivity to my playing style.