Electronic Drums - MIDI to USB ?

pedrodash · 25th May 2008

Hello, I don't know much about electronic drums, but I bought BFD 2 and I just did an entirelly ep for a metal band using only it for the drums and I love it!
I always recorded live drums at the studios that I work for, but now I realize that I can buy some electronic drums and use it with the bfd for budget projects at home (I don't have enough space for real drums in my homestudio)
Now, what drums do you suggest? I ONLY need midi, I don't need it to have its own sounds or module, only a midi out..and if it is USB it will be great.
I am searching it and until now I only found the alesis usb drumkit, but I really don't need the sound module. Is there anything like what I want out there?
thanks!

daaronhoffman · 25th July 2008

The Alesis Trigger I/O is a MIDI interface that allows you to use whatever kit you want. It just sends the Midi signal to the software.

hduncan · 27th July 2008

Couldnt you also setup triggers on an acoustic kit to save some money? Just let your clients bring their own kit (which they would probably prefer to an electronic kit anyways, comfort wise.) and trigger it?

25th May 2008	#1
pedrodash Gear nut Joined: May 2007 Posts: 139 Thread Starter	Electronic Drums - MIDI to USB ? Hello, I don't know much about electronic drums, but I bought BFD 2 and I just did an entirelly ep for a metal band using only it for the drums and I love it! I always recorded live drums at the studios that I work for, but now I realize that I can buy some electronic drums and use it with the bfd for budget projects at home (I don't have enough space for real drums in my homestudio) Now, what drums do you suggest? I ONLY need midi, I don't need it to have its own sounds or module, only a midi out..and if it is USB it will be great. I am searching it and until now I only found the alesis usb drumkit, but I really don't need the sound module. Is there anything like what I want out there? thanks!

27th July 2008	#3
hduncan Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Fresno, California Posts: 2,013	Couldnt you also setup triggers on an acoustic kit to save some money? Just let your clients bring their own kit (which they would probably prefer to an electronic kit anyways, comfort wise.) and trigger it? __________________ //Hawk Duncan [2.66Ghz i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB, Logic 9, ProFire2626]

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25th July 2008	#2
daaronhoffman Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2004 Location: VA Posts: 292	The Alesis Trigger I/O is a MIDI interface that allows you to use whatever kit you want. It just sends the Midi signal to the software.