Hello everyone,
I am an it tech in Lisbon and have programmed synths in the past (way back - ensoniq esq1 would you believe that?)
I am starting to explore my (hobby) drumming abilities and totally fallen for the drummit 3 / 5 concept and sounds - unimpressed with roland sounds and there´s no midi in. As a pc programmer I totally dig the system after reading the latest user manual.
So I would like to start with a non overboard ($) kit but including one of the 2box units.
This speedlight kit would fit the bill, including all but a throne, but info is so scarce ! there´s no online quick guide other than the unit people know.- no videos, no instructions or unboxing, nothing ! that´s it.. how can anyone launch a product like this ? beyond me.
Now I have read in a close by thread this is apparently build by a Thai manufacturer (4 ply snare + toms I read somewhere ?), so putting aside the main unit my urgent questions regarding the kit if anyone can hint or help :
- I have seen a bunch of videos on the older orange kit. Although wobbly it sounded like it triggered pretty well, seemed to allow good hand sensitivity and sounded good too (of course). Should I expect something similar for this one, or a lower / higher spec overall ?
- This is an apartment so noise control is paramount. I don´t see any video depicting the outer noise of the kick (hitter seems like a ball so maybe not too much noise?) nor the hi hat pedal - as I said there´s no kit video whatsoever and I don´t speak thai.. What can I expect in terms of noise comparing to any other brand that can be checked out ?
- Has anyone tried and tested triggering ranges for all the pads in this kit ? how they behave ?
- If I just go ahead and buy a cheaper 5 mk1 unit and order the 32gb card mod (from a distinguished member) with the newer operating system there will be no triggering problems, the headphone volume can be dettached and it will basically function as 3 unit but with more outputs is that so ?
- I´d really like to avoid buying a compact home setup with a great unit but crappy kit... on the other hand one of these units plus separate roland components will double this speedlight kit cost. I wonder if it justifies ? (going back to my first questions)
thks in advance for replying, sorry for the long post.
Hi!
I had the chance to play on the speedlight kit for some minutes about a month ago.
My feeling was that it did not feel like a cheap kit. (It is a Chinese vendor who has produced it - not Thai)
The toms and snare triggered extremely well. I have used the hi-hat for several weeks and it is not more noisy compared to any Roland hi-hats etc. It is abit ATV look alike. The cymbals was great.
Hard to in general if it was a noisy kit...I don’t recall. But worth the money...
Best regards
Anders / www.zourman.com
Quote- If I just go ahead and buy a cheaper 5 mk1 unit and order the 32gb card mod (from a distinguished member) with the newer operating system there will be no triggering problems, the headphone volume can be dettached and it will basically function as 3 unit but with more outputs is that so ?
No, there's some new circuitry in the drumit 3 board that allows to use other pads from roland, yamaha and others, it's more than a OS update.
Can anybody tell me if there is a 2box Speed-
Light kit manual? Where can I get it?
What are the best trigger settings for the new speedlight hihat?
Hi!
I was checking everywhere, but I cant find any manual for the speedlight. However - the module is a Three...there are manual available for this...and I think I have seen a HW manual...but I can't find it...:-) (Not included in the 2box image)
If you use the included Speedlight.dkit file...you find that the hi-hat pad has the following settings:
PAD
Type: hihat
Gain: 0
Sens: -36
Mask: off
Curve: Norm
Xtalk: Off
This is single zone pad.
HCAL
hhtyp: 2box (It is a magnet based hi-hat)
Curve: Neg2
Sens: -5
midi: cc4
Poffset: 9633
Pfact: 22
HPos: Off
Best Regards
Anders / www.zourman.com / Great hi-hat and ride conversions for 2box, Roland, ATV, ddrum 4se, Professional samples, Cables and e-sticks!
I got my hands on the hardware manual for the Speedlight kit: https://zourman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2BOX-SpeedLight-Kit_User-Manual_Bedienungsanleitung_V1.2.pdf
Best Regards
Anders / www.zourman.com
Hello
My Speedlight Hihat does not work well (any longer). I tasted all recommended settings. it seems that the controller has somehow given up. The hihat stops in some POFF. What about the RAW setting? Does anyone have a recommendation for the RAW-Setting for the speedlight hihat, Or is it the same settings for a 2box hihat as described in the manual (600-650)?