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Hihat engine was a little limited for it's time (single zone)

I'da know... I would argue the HiHat was quite advanced for its time (1997) and still stands up well against even current offerings today, 25 years later 

Cheers!

Ken

Awesome! Enjoy!

Granted, it is a 2GB file, but yeah, painfully slow. Wordpress is probably not the best file transfer host 

Can someone please help me to restore everything the way it was when it was new, but with the latest software?

I think you may be looking for this? https://2box-drums.com/wp-content/uploads/big/DrumIt5_MK1-1.30.zip

You'll find that here: https://2box-drums.com/support/ -> Downloads DrumIt Five

Cheers!

Ken

(Google-Übersetzung ins Deutsche)

Konnten Sie den Standard-Felgensound mit KIT-DRUM->MEHR->SNARE überschreiben? Wenn ja, wird durch einfaches Entfernen der Einstellung auf den Randsound der Sounddatei zurückgesetzt.

Prost!

Ken

I've had the 18" Ride for a couple of years. It is the two zone Bow/Bell version using piezo/piezo. I have tried with a few different modules and none could really do good separation of the bow and bell. Only eDRUMin was able to provide decent separation which worked fine for my use case (ddrum4se extension). I like the look and feel. Ambient noise is just a tick, tick and the feel is like a "real" cymbal. There are different trigger types available for the different models so I would suggest a call to Stephen Yeager at Pintech before deciding on a purchase as he has a very broad knowledge of past & current modules and is very helpful. I also use the PC14 & 16s in single and dual zones for crashes and am happy with those. I don't like the feel for a ride though (soft rubber strike pad vs. metal). I also prefer the weight of the LTE for a ride, again closer to an acoustic in feel.

Cheers!

Ken

Hi guys, I have used all 4 tom inputs, and would like to add one more.

If you are not utilizing the rim sounds for the existing toms, then you can easily add 4 more physical pads by using a TRS->TS cable splitter for each port to expand as described in the manual and setting the sounds of your choice to the associated/linked percussion channel. This automatically overrides the rim sounds per split channel and is the official/supported method for adding extra pads without additional hardware. The splitter is the only added piece of gear, the rest is configuration in the module.

Roland TM1 or TM6, or something else?

The Roland trigger modules will add ports, but then you are using the built-in (limited) Roland sounds and dynamics rather than 2box, extra line outs, etc. So that extra tom would be an odd ball to match. You could use MIDI but then you may as well just use the splitter and remove the extra latency and port mapping.

Cheers!

Ken

"...we are utilising a cutting-edge, US-developed, military technology..."
Say no more...

Leaves a lot to the sci-fi imagination doesn't it?  Such intrigue! In any case, "We are in the final testing stages" is at least promising (for something).

Interesting article in the July issue of digitalDrummer about a new ddrum module. They refer to it as the successor to the ddrum4SE so seems they are finally going away from the import rebrands and actually getting serious! Will be interesting to see what might materialize.

https://digitaldrummermag.com/2022/06/14/ddrum-promises-big-things/

Cheers!

Ken

Hi All.
I think a card can not be too fast. The host determines the transfer rate. See also
https://www.sdcard.org/developers/sd-standard-overview/bus-speed-default-speed-high-speed-uhs-sd-express/
However, access time can maybe be too long, but that does not affect the card being recognized.
Reformatting 64 GB from exfat to fat32 is not that simple. Cloning is not the correct way actually.

Best,
Deve.

Hi Deve, Can you explain this phenomenon where supposedly (because I don't intend to validate!!) connecting the USB port when using a larger than 4GB card will destroy all of the data on the card? Seems a bit crazy!

Cheers!

Ken

I'm not sure if this has been asked before, and if it has, I apologize. 
I would like to have 4 mono direct shell triggers (K,Sn, R, F) and a separate stereo out with room mics of all shells.  I'm wanting to utilize this for live performance with a slate sample pack, but still have some sort of multitrack control without having to use a computer.  is this possible?

Cheers,

James

Hi James. I am not quite understanding the question. Could you restate this with some additional detail or maybe even a rough picture?

Cheers!

Ken

Hi All, I may be a newbe hear but my experience messing with electronic drums goes back to the 80s with Rolands DDR30 (just 4 toms, snare, & bass - no cymbals).

I also started with a DDR30! Those pads are hard on the wrists!!

Thanks for the setup info! I'll be setting up an FD-7 with Zourman soon so appreciate the tips.

Cheers!

Ken

Great serie of video's about our passion; drums. https://youtu.be/WkHmnUbUmIw

Thanks for the link Murgen, enjoyed that! Had never really framed everything as just variations of 1,2 

Greetings All!

Thought I would share this odd little adventure that I have not seen described before!

I recently acquired a DrumIt Five, second (at least) hand to start toying with. Really nice shape and seemingly all original and fully function (so far) except for one rather important issue; the Save button did not work at all, including PREF-SAVE. It also felt a bit mushy compared to all of the other buttons that have a crisp snap when pressed so I suspected the button would need replacement. I carefully disassembled the unit and removed the cap from the "bad" button and also a good button to compare to, and they were both identical. An Ohm test on the pins revealed that indeed the button was actually fully functional. Puzzling!! Then I noticed it... the underside of the logic board had some scars on two traces. Sure enough, one was connected to a pin on the non-functioning button (see photo) and clearly the trace was broken. The second was still intact despite the scaring. I thought, weird! How could this have occurred from normal use!? And then the light bulb comes on.... The scar is directly above one of the module's two threaded mounting holes in the bottom plate! A previous owner has used a mounting screw that was too long and it jammed into the logic board, tearing into the traces! I wonder how many times this module may have changed hands, with an undisclosed issue, getting passed on to the next frustrated owner who could not save any settings!?

So I carefully scraped at the scaring to reveal the broken trace and then, using a magnifying glass, reconnect with a little bit of solder, using my smallest soldering tip (see second photo). An Ohm check was successful from button pin to trace endpoint so I connected power and checked that the button operation was as expected (although still a bit spongy) and then reassembled the module and now all is well. WhooHoo!! Sometimes an unexpected resolution to an unexpected problem. 

Cheers!

Ken

Happy Birthday ddrum4edit! (2 years)

https://unofficially-ddrum.proboards.com/post/2016/thread

Cheers!

Ken