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Original Message Date: 18-Nov-98 @ 03:49 PM - Drum pads/electronic triggers

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Anybody here using electronic pads or triggers for entering/playing drum parts? I'm looking at some of the low cost options in this area. I already have an Alesis DM5 so I have the ability to add "standard" pads or triggers for drums. Anyone know anything about the Simmons and/or Yamaha pads? Are there any others I should be aware of? I'm loking low cost here, so please don't rant about the Clavia ddrums :-)

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Message 11/15 30-Nov-98 @ 11:11 AM - RE: Drum pads/electronic triggers

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Long ago I worked with an Industrial guy who had a D4. He did the same thing as Kdaldy...only he taped the mics into pvc pipe and built this big ugly thing he called a drum kit. It looked somewhat monstrous but was a blast to play with, I'd do it myself now if I had a drum unit like the d5...also a Roland Octapad if you can find one used sends via midi to the d5 and is cheap cheap cheap and it leaves your drum trigger ports free. In this way you can build some of your own triggers and use the octapad and have a virtual kit...good luck.

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Message 12/15 02-Dec-98 @ 04:06 AM - RE: Drum pads/electronic triggers

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DIY is definately the cheapest way to go. Any fairly solid object, and some cheap piezo contact transducers, and a used D4, and you are definately in business; cheap and fun. Picture what kind of havoc you could wreak with some pots and pans on a coat rack rigged up with the D4 as your interface, and a sampler with who knows what kind of noises. Mmmm.....
Ape

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Message 13/15 02-Dec-98 @ 03:20 PM - RE: Drum pads/electronic triggers

horizens

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going along with what's been suggested, you could also buy a few drum practice pads and add triggers to them. i like the responsive feel of the rubber heads.
brilliant idea from kdaldy

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Message 14/15 02-Dec-98 @ 05:52 PM - RE: Drum pads/electronic triggers

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going back to the start of this thread....

Yeah I know you can make 'em. I've thought about it several times. Consider that a practice pad costs about $10, and the rest of the stuff you need costs about $5 (Piezo Mike, wire, 1/4 inch jack), plus your time, it would probably be worth it to plunder the used market of its $20-30 pads.

Anyway, I've begin thinking about building them again.

-Craig

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Message 15/15 02-Dec-98 @ 07:58 PM - RE: Drum pads/electronic triggers

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well, you can put a rubber pad over a wood back-board with a piezo stuck on it ... that'll work...

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