News:

2box forum: accident-free since the last one.

Main Menu
Menu

Show posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.

Show posts Menu

Messages - BURNIN AMBITION

#1
Quote from: Deve Loper on January 24, 2024, 09:18:59 AMHi!
Maybe the signal of the kick is too low (regardless split). Bigger piezo, other way of attachment?

Then, it might be too hi imoedance so it is sensitive to signals from others. Allthough a normal split cable will only have the common trs as possible xtalk point.

Sure your splut cable is ok?
You tested other tom inputs with same split settings?

Parallel resistor, each end over the piezos ends. Maybe 10 k?

Bedt, Rik.


so, i got a voltometer and tested teh cable for continuity. it is crap. thanks thomann for giving me a headache. morons... so problem solved
#2
thank you so much for the suggestions, iwill definitely look into them. ill write down what happened, once i find time to fix it.
#3
thank you so much for the advice. it is really appreciated.
The original problem with my diy method, is that the piezo was very insensitive. i had to up the gain, to gain 21 !!!!
But there was no problem because i didnt split the tom 4 input.

now, if i split the input, whenever i hit tom, the kick triggers. but this happens also when i have gain of kick, to zero.

so, if this works will i need to up gain again too much? perhaps i should use a smaller piezo for the beginning?

what i dont understand is how can the piezo be insensitive to kick and sensitive to tom hitting... not just any tom, but the tom i split the input, with.

Now if a parallel resistor is the solution, then is there a schematic i can see? a photo? i dont really get it. the resistor should be put on the piezo? each foot of the reisistor soldered to each foot of the piezo? how much resistance would you suggest.
right now the piezo in on a small kick practise stand. but the piezo is glued on the back of the metal hitting area. not underneath the sponge. perhaps it should be underneath the sponge and also using a resistor?

if this works, ill make a statue out of you my friend. thank you so much
#4
DrumIt 5 Hardware / Re: rack clamp tension rod
January 22, 2024, 10:05:26 PM
i managed to put a bolt under the screw and this works. even if i wish i could fix this. anyway...
#5
so i had a 12 inch snare created by a terrific guy called Vassilis in Greece. VJS is the brand.
he put the trigger on the side and the rim trigger in the center. i can finally hit the rim without fearing it will break.
The snare triggers flawlessly. amazing really. i am thrilled.
I loved my original snare but this feels even better.

https://ibb.co/NYtZYdk
https://ibb.co/RhYjX1x
https://ibb.co/80n71n5


My only problem is that the old 2box snare is my new floor tom. but if i split tom 4 input and share it with a diy pedal i have made, no matter what i do, whenever i git the floor, the kick pedal trigggers. so i stopped splitting tom4 input. if this could be fixed, id be a happy man
#6
DrumIt 5 Hardware / Re: rack clamp tension rod
January 22, 2024, 12:13:51 PM
to elaborate my problem, please check this photo
https://ibb.co/sVDz17b
the stainless steel wire screw socket, came out of the hole. so the "tension rod" has nowhere to screw onto.
So, one solution would be to somehow get a new wire screw socket to install again in the hole.
But this requires 2 things. a proper toll to insert and screw  the wire socket in the hole (i dont even know how this tool is named, and where to get it), and i dont know what size of wire screw socket i should get. any help?

second solution would be to get a tension rod (i dont know the length and the diameter. is it m6? m5?)
and some bolt to screw from the other side

any help will be appreciated. thanks
#7
DrumIt 5 Hardware / rack clamp tension rod
January 21, 2024, 09:30:27 PM
Hi there guys. i managed to destroy the "tension rod" in one of my clamps.
https://ibb.co/87q3FTt
it is the screw that is marked as 10010 tension rod.
Any ideas where i can find such a rod? i will have to lock it with a wing nut on something, from the other side as the screw has been fucked. any idea what kind of screw will fit the hole of the clamp? m6 will do? i tried a screw that i had from a pearl eliminator pedal that holds the beater, and it was too big. i think these are m6..
any idea is appreciated. i know there are no spares so i am trying to find some sort of solution that will work. thanks
#8
thank you so much my friend
#9
Quote from: Deve Loper on December 13, 2023, 10:00:53 PMHi.
By mk2 you mean the rack/pad setup?
But still the original drumit5 mk1 module, hyper-ellipse alu housing w black top?
It does not have pos sensing.
Pad w center piezo will most likely give hotspot.
Rim should be piezo too.
Best, Deve.


Hi my friend and thanks for your answer. i mean the first module, the orange one. i had it with the full set. it was called drumit5 mk2, but then 2box had a mk2 module as well and so this is mind blowing and confusing. anyway,i have the orange module.
if center piezo is bad for 2box, and wont give positional sensing due to the inability of the module, then i am sad.
still i would enjoy a 12 inch snare that can have side mounted piezo and also piezo for rim, and the rim was solid metal (with rubber on top). this way i could really use rimshots because in our snare i wont. i do rimshots from time to time but elegantly. id like a snare i can beat the crap out of its rim...
IS there a cheap option i wonder? if i get edrummin could i have positional sensing even if the piezo is not in the center?
is there any diy instructions for snare for 2box?

and lastly, why isnt the center piezo hotspot issue eliminated after all these years? it is a bit mind-blowing.
Thanks and sorry for the many questions.
#10
Hi there. my 2box mk2 (the orang one) is still going strong for more than 12 years now.
Today i noticed a crack in the snare rim. so i am now thinking that perhaps it is time to use it as a second floor tom and add a new snare.
need a 12 inch one like the original 2box snare.
will need it to have a sloid metal rim (that has plastic on it obviously).
is there a way for the snare to have positional sensing? haw many zones do the 2box snares need to have? if i remember well, 2? one for the snare head and one for the rim?
If there are more triggers innit, can its performance be improved?
will it have hot spot if trigger is in the center or there is no such problem now?
Any suggestions for asnare that wont break the bank?
I know a guy in Athens that does diy snares. are there perhaps some specific instructions i should give him, if i go down this route?
Thanks guys so much
#11
Quote from: Deve Loper on November 10, 2023, 08:57:27 PMHi. The metr sound is user assignable so "native" ?
If you dont have a drumit module, get or dl a drumit.dkit file.
Open it in a hex editor, might work in text edit too, and the first legible file name is the metronome.
Dl it from 2box site, and do as i suggested before.
Best, Deve.

you are the best. i do have the module. i will do as suggested. thank you so much!!! take care
#12
hi, thanks for your reply. But i want to use the native 2box module, metronome. can this be found? thanks
#13
hi there guys.long time no see.
Hope everything is great with you and your 2box still kicks ass.
Would like some favour.
Is there anyone that has the 2 box metronome in wav or mp3 or whatever? would like to use this when i record drums in the studio. cheers
#14
General 2box Drumit 5 forum / Re: hi hat upgrade path
December 22, 2020, 01:56:58 PM
well i found those iron pieces from pc case that you remove to install pci cards. with 2 of these i managed to mount the manfred box more sturdily. hopefully this will result in better functionality. if this is the case, i cant imagine how stupid i was all these years