One electronic drum, just MIDI out, no other features?

FunkyKeys · 1st August 2010

Hi.

Looking for a single drum with just MIDI out, to connect to any drum machine, sound interface or whatever. I can only find ones that are

1) extra drums for existing e-kits, like V-Drums
2) "Roland SPD"-style, with several smaller "zones" instead of one drum
3) practice pads with LCD, metronomes etc.

Is there any such product? Hopefully cheap (which I guess it should be, since it's one MIDI channel, monophonic).

Thanks.

Gajdzin · 1st August 2010

Simple drum pads are really just triggers that produce some voltage when they are hit... They need to be connected to some kind of drum brain that will convert that signal to a midi command for turning on a specified note in an exterrnal synth or sampler.

Never heard of a pad that would have a "brain" like that built in... In most cases drummers need 5 pads or more, what would they plug 5 MIDI cables into...?

Rgds,

Marcin Bruczkowski

FunkyKeys · 2nd August 2010

Yeah I know... The thing is, I would like to use an acoustic drum kit, but have the option of having a second snare drum only. Great having a "Linn-style" snare sound for a Prince song, for example...

Jax · 2nd August 2010

Korg wave drum. Might be more than you're looking to spend, I dunno. But it can do what you're looking for, and a whole lot of other cool stuff.

**matt thomas** · 2nd August 2010

boss mpd-4?

I've never used one and I think they're discontinued. But it might be what you are after, check first, cos I don't know much about it

matt

Gajdzin · 2nd August 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by FunkyKeys

Yeah I know... The thing is, I would like to use an acoustic drum kit, but have the option of having a second snare drum only. Great having a "Linn-style" snare sound for a Prince song, for example...

I know what you are saying - I am thinking of getting something like that, too... But I think once you get a single pad, you will want more sounds :-) Also, for live playing it's really better to have an integrated solution, easier to set up and more reliable. So I'd recommend a drum pad with built in sounds and several areas allowing various sounds to be triggered without re-programming during a gig. Like DrumCat (don't know if they still make them).

Marcin Bruczkowski

FunkyKeys · 2nd August 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt thomas

boss mpd-4?

I've never used one and I think they're discontinued. But it might be what you are after, check first, cos I don't know much about it

matt

That seems to be it! Thanks!

tsunchoo · 3rd August 2010

i'm looking to do the same thing. does anyone know if you can use/mod the Roland PD 8 pad to do a similar thing..?

I want something simple, i don't need a octapad set-up and it must be playable with sticks..

It would be good if hitting it again before the end of the current sound just triggered a new version of the sound..

Oh and i want to use my laptop running Logic to provide the sounds - no stand-alone drum-brain.

Thanks for any help..

Mylesh · 4th August 2010

Try the Korg wave drum.

Mixmaster Z · 4th August 2010

Korg Wave Drum does not have MIDI.

bRoth · 5th January 2012

Looking for the same thing. Just a pad that has midi out so I can lay down a basic feel with sticks then build around the feel in the midi world.

Did you ever find such an item?

PlatinumSamples · 10th January 2012

Buy a pad (any) and use this: http://www.audiofront.net/dspTrigger.php

Rail

relayer · 13th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlatinumSamples

Buy a pad (any) and use this: AudioFront - DSP Trigger

Rail

Absolutely. You can p/u a Roland PD-8 for like $35 used, and you'll get MIDI w/o having a MIDI interface.

Steve

chrisso · 13th January 2012

Gonna try this with Maschine.

1st August 2010	#1
FunkyKeys Gear nut Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 117 Thread Starter	One electronic drum, just MIDI out, no other features? Hi. Looking for a single drum with just MIDI out, to connect to any drum machine, sound interface or whatever. I can only find ones that are 1) extra drums for existing e-kits, like V-Drums 2) "Roland SPD"-style, with several smaller "zones" instead of one drum 3) practice pads with LCD, metronomes etc. Is there any such product? Hopefully cheap (which I guess it should be, since it's one MIDI channel, monophonic). Thanks.

2nd August 2010	#5
matt thomas Moderator Joined: Jan 2004 Location: New Zealand/Switzerland/guitar case Posts: 8,262	boss mpd-4? I've never used one and I think they're discontinued. But it might be what you are after, check first, cos I don't know much about it matt __________________ Steve Gadd, New York Brass, David Kahne, Abbey Road Mastering, all featuring on Lesley Meguid (my wife)'s album "The Truth About Love Songs", out now! Check out some previews on www.itunes.com/lesleymeguid or Lesley Meguid on Facebook - neve, fairchild, m49 for vox etc..

3rd August 2010	#8
tsunchoo Gear Head Joined: Jul 2010 Location: New York Posts: 34	Roland PD8 pad? i'm looking to do the same thing. does anyone know if you can use/mod the Roland PD 8 pad to do a similar thing..? I want something simple, i don't need a octapad set-up and it must be playable with sticks.. It would be good if hitting it again before the end of the current sound just triggered a new version of the sound.. Oh and i want to use my laptop running Logic to provide the sounds - no stand-alone drum-brain. Thanks for any help.. Last edited by tsunchoo; 3rd August 2010 at 04:28 PM.. Reason: mistake

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Mylesh Gear Head Joined: May 2010 Posts: 57	One electronic drum, just MIDI out, no other features? Try the Korg wave drum.

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Gajdzin Gear addict Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 302 2 Reviews written	Simple drum pads are really just triggers that produce some voltage when they are hit... They need to be connected to some kind of drum brain that will convert that signal to a midi command for turning on a specified note in an exterrnal synth or sampler. Never heard of a pad that would have a "brain" like that built in... In most cases drummers need 5 pads or more, what would they plug 5 MIDI cables into...? Rgds, Marcin Bruczkowski

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Jax Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,779	Korg wave drum. Might be more than you're looking to spend, I dunno. But it can do what you're looking for, and a whole lot of other cool stuff.

4th August 2010	#10
Mixmaster Z Gear Head Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 30	Korg Wave Drum does not have MIDI.

5th January 2012	#11
bRoth Gear interested Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1	Looking for the same thing. Just a pad that has midi out so I can lay down a basic feel with sticks then build around the feel in the midi world. Did you ever find such an item?

10th January 2012	#12
PlatinumSamples Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,758	Buy a pad (any) and use this: http://www.audiofront.net/dspTrigger.php Rail

13th January 2012	#14
chrisso Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Oz Posts: 16,836	Gonna try this with Maschine.

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