Re: [LAU] Off topic: building drum triggers for acoustic drums !

From: Renato <rennabh@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu May 19 2011 - 21:20:27 EEST

On Thu, 19 May 2011 12:16:28 +0200
Svend-Erik K Madsen <sv-e@email-addr-hidden-e.dk> wrote:

> Den 17-05-2011 19:10, Renato skrev:
> > On Tue, 17 May 2011 10:41:57 +0200
> > Svend-Erik K Madsen<sv-e@email-addr-hidden-e.dk> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi list
> >>
> >> Anyone who has build drum triggers themselves ?
> >>
> >> I just ordered some piezo transducers to build my own triggers, but
> >> your experiences is most welcome regarding material used to
> >> encapsulate transducers, rubber, foam rubber, how thick the size,
> >> and so on.
> >>
> >> I planned to build it up on some angel bracket inside the drum
> >> shell and mount it on a lug screw so that the trigger will be
> >> placed underneath the drumhead near the rim, don't know if thats
> >> good or bad, and if a rim shoot would trigger too, of cause I
> >> don't want that to happen on my snare, for which I plan to build a
> >> separate rim shoot trigger too.
> >>
> >> Hope someone will share their experiences :)
> >>
> >>
> >> /Sv-e
> >> _____
> > Hi, there is this open source project called megadrum
> > http://www.megadrum.info/
> > which gives you schematics and instructions to build a drum machine,
> > i.e. something you feed triggers into and which outputs MIDI. You
> > can even order kits or preassembled units.
> >
> > I know it's not exactly what you were asking for but since Arduino
> > came in the discussion (which would, I suppose, have the same role
> > as the megadrum in such a project) you might want to look into it.
> > I'm definitely no expert but I think making the megadrum, although
> > more laborious, would have it's advantages over using an arduino.
> > Well, actually I even tried building such a thing with arduino some
> > time ago, and certainly I can tell you that it's not that easy to
> > accurately detect how hard you hit the piezo; the megadrum
> > supposedly does this good. Also the megadrum seems to have quite a
> > community.
> >
> > Maybe on the site you can even find some info on
> > building/clamping/placing your own triggers.
> >
> > BTW there's a similar project called edrum
> > http://www.edrum.info/
> > I wouldn't be able to tell you the differences though
> >
> > HTH
> > renato
> Hi
>
> I must admit that I've jumped out in Arduino, and this kinda kit:
> http://microdrum.altervista.org/blog/info/
>
> I think it looks exciting and lots of fun.

oh, yes it does :) didn't know about it, thanks. It seems quite more
professional than the approach I used - basically this
http://todbot.com/blog/2006/10/29/spooky-arduino-projects-4-and-musical-arduino/

wish I knew about it 6 months ago.

cheers
renato
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