!! Drum modules help please !!

[lukey105]

Hi All - my first post so thanks in advance......great forums !!

Not sure if im posting in the right place?......but here goes:

I am looking to buy a drum module which I will use with triggers attached to 3 drum pads. I plan to have just 3 pads and 1 drum stick !!

I would really like a module that allows me to hit a pad that will trigger a hi-hat sequence (by this I mean a hi-hat beat that goes on and on until I hit the pad again to stop the beat!!) at a tempo that I can set on the module. The other two pads will be kick and snare. The idea is to be able to play grooves with just one hand !

The questions is: will pretty much any drum module that I buy have this functionality? Or would I need to look for a specific model?
If anyone can recommend a good but not too expensive module I would also be much obliged ! (based in London, UK)

Thanks again all !

[Reptil]

look at a sequencer/ sampler that can "latch" onto a trigger (loop until stopped)
you could also look at the trigger end of things and find a drumKAT (or something that can do the same)

Electronic Drums, MIDI Mallet Percussion from Alternate Mode - KAT

[lukey105]

.......thanks !

I allready have the pads/triggers- so a drumKAT (etc) is not really an option.
Just need to know about the general capabilities of drum modules I guess !

[Goliath|Audio]

The Roland SPD-S does this very well.

Roland U.S. - SPD-S: Sampling Pad

FYI: Johnny Rabb cracks me up.

[lukey105]

The SPD-S only has L+R jack in though........and I have 3 triggers ready to use and may build some more too.....Most drum modules have at least 8 jack inputs.

Thanks for the shout tho

[cortisol]

You hit the SPDs that's what it's for!

Peace,
cortisol

[lukey105]

yeah but I don't want to hit the SPD-S- I want to hit my pads which I will position on the floor ! It's kind of a weird project im doing.......!

Im thinking that a Roland TD 6V is a good starting point as it has backing instruments too (which is allways a good feature to have for the future).

I would like some pointers about sequencers tho........hitting a pad triggers a sequence which sounds through the voice bank on the TD 6V?

Thanks again x

[Nutmeg II.]

Originally Posted by lukey105

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I would like some pointers about sequencers tho........hitting a pad triggers a sequence which sounds through the voice bank on the TD 6V?

Thanks again x

From what I have heared Abelton Live is the tool fo choice.

The Alesis triggerr interface might be a cheaper choice when you use the sounds from the seqencer VSTi stuff. Or some Alesis DM4/5 whatever from ebay.