Time to do the A2E conversion

[Murgen]

Ever since my heart-attack back in 2014 my Pearl MHX silver sparkle has been sitting in it's cases. Patiently waiting for better times. My Drumit 5 Mk1 hardware is 10 years old now and triggers are fine but plastic notches start to break now. I decided to put mesh-heads on the Pearl and get me a set of Drumit-triggers. I'm gonna try to make the Mk1 module feel less sticky and pickup my sticks again to play. I have got all the hardware so it is just a matter of ordering the mesh-heads, triggers and disassemble the 2Box setup and put back the Pearl stand and all hardware.

Question: any pointers or wise words of advice by the esteemed ladies and gentlemen on this forum?

And yes, he is alive and very busy in real life.

Regards, uncle Murgen

[welshsteve]

Hey man, sorry to hear of your health woes, even if it was a long time ago.

Tips for A2E conversion, first up, get a quality set of mesh heads. Drumtec real feel are highly regarded. They do a Pro one too, which feel even more close to acoustic. Though will still need a decent amount of tension to tigger well, but that's true of them all.

Roland Powerply are okay, I would avoid the Remo silent strokes.
I guess its just down to triggers. The 2box Trigit work fine, easy to install without having to unscrew any lugs. As do Ddrum ones. If it was me and I wad going Ddrum I would go for the Chrome Elite ones. The Yamaha ones are also very well built!

But if you want the stealth look, depending on where you are in the world, you have a lot of choice.

As for the triggering side of things, assume it's like the 2box pads (as it basically will be) so set up the trigger settings as you would with the 2box pads.

Good luck!

[Murgen]

Hey man, sorry to hear of your health woes, even if it was a long time ago.

Tips for A2E conversion, first up, get a quality set of mesh heads. Drumtec real feel are highly regarded. They do a Pro one too, which feel even more close to acoustic. Though will still need a decent amount of tension to tigger well, but that's true of them all.

Roland Powerply are okay, I would avoid the Remo silent strokes.
I guess its just down to triggers. The 2box Trigit work fine, easy to install without having to unscrew any lugs. As do Ddrum ones. If it was me and I wad going Ddrum I would go for the Chrome Elite ones. The Yamaha ones are also very well built!

But if you want the stealth look, depending on where you are in the world, you have a lot of choice.

As for the triggering side of things, assume it's like the 2box pads (as it basically will be) so set up the trigger settings as you would with the 2box pads.

Good luck!

Thank you so much for your pointers, Drumtec is on top of my list and you emphasised the reason.

[halftime]

I have a drum-tec Real Feel on my converted snare and it feels very good. I haven't tried the Pro head, but I have the impression that it is quite loud acoustically.

[welshsteve]

I have a drum-tec Real Feel on my converted snare and it feels very good. I haven't tried the Pro head, but I have the impression that it is quite loud acoustically.

That is the trade of for it feeling more natural, it makes more noise than other mesh heads. However, it's still nowhere in the realm of an acoustic head. So perhaps better for a live player where the slight increase in volume isn't a factor rather than someone at home trying to keep noise to a minimum.

[Murgen]

I built a drum-cabin in 2004 with only 3 sound-leaks: the ceiling (under the roof so the birds hate me), the outer wall which acts like a giant amplifier (I can also hear the piano downstairs, I'm on the second floor) and the only real issue is the floating floor, kick-pedal is a nuisance. However, kids grewup and left the house and my wife does not care Time to bring the cabin back to live.

[Slamstick]

Welcome back to the forum Murgen. I remember your helpful posts back in the day .I joined in 2012 with a push from our friend, Jman, ( RIP). I converted a few kits since I joined. I get good response from Zed Triple X mesh heads, And I have a Drumtec real l feel on one of my snares too.  Never used the Trigits , always used Jman's triggers when he was alive. Now I use Extremedrums.com and they're awesome . Us based but should ship to you 5yr. Warranty 

[Murgen]

I will post pictures soon. Building up my Pearl MHX and rack with mesh-heads from Drum-Tec, 2Box triggers are waiting to be attached. Cleaned the Mk1 module bottom-cover with a cloth drenched in methylated spirit, which removed the sticky layer completely. Wish I had proper triggers for my Giant Beat cymbals bit for now I will continue with my brass Gen16's and default cymbals from 2Box. I also use part of the 2Box rack to attach the electronic equipment.