Drum Pads (1 Viewer)

[kevin gallen]

I'm very much a pro tools novice and was wondering about buying something like this for drums - http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=221668

Unfortunately that's not midi compatible with protools so would there be any way of recording it as an audio source onto protools?

I realise the drum sounds are probably horrendous on it and id prefer something where i could patch in my own drum sounds but i'm broke and it seems an easier way than bashing out the drums manually on my midi keyboard.

any suggestions?

note: this is just for rough demos

 

[the departed]

no no no no stay away from that.
itll be horribly unresponsive and cause more frustration than anything else.

i would really recommend getting something like an m-audio trigger finger. you wont be using sticks but you can play out beats much more naturally using the pads with your fingers.
and its midi fitted(with usb). theres no onboard sounds but you can trigger beats in reason or something.

bottom line is those all in one box things will feel horrible and have the worst sounds imaginable. not good fun for writing music.

 

[the departed]

also, just reading back over your post again, if youre just looking to put down ideas, itd be a much better idea to just use loops or samples such as the software drumming thing(dudley uses one a lot and it sounds great)..

and technically you could get software for free.

 

[kevin gallen]

cheers man, looks like a dodged a bullet with that. I have about as much frustration as I can take already with pro tools (reason in particular) without adding to it.

i guess this - http://www.thomann.de/ie/millenium_md70_digital_drumset.htm would also be really bad?

any idea of names of a software drumming thing i could use? looking for some nice shuffle beats.

Thanks

also, just reading back over your post again, if youre just looking to put down ideas, itd be a much better idea to just use loops or samples such as the software drumming thing(dudley uses one a lot and it sounds great)..

and technically you could get software for free.

 

[the departed]

ehhh send dudley a PM and ask him which is the one he uses...

i cant really speak for that as i do my beats in logic and/or sequencers..

ive actually played that thomann one and its a heap of shit. theres a slight delay when you hit the pads and the sounds are shocking. maybe its just me considering im a drummer so ill always find pads off.

i did actually learn to drum on a yamaha drum pad thing which had good sounds and had reasonable response.

really i think softdrums are the key but if yer into getting something to hit, at least try and get something second hand but of a higher quality..

 

[kevin gallen]

cheers. one more question...

do you think an m-audio trigger finger would work out much better than me just using my m-audio axiom 25 midi keyboard which i find has a delay when trying to play drum sounds.

 

[the departed]

ehhhh thats odd. i have both trigger finger and an axiom 25.

the pads on the axiom 25 are really nice and theres no lag or latency..maybe its a computer issue?

an trigger finger is essentially just a unit with axiom pads.

 

[kevin gallen]

pads, of course! I've been using keys. never even thought about the fact that it had pads. dumb. ok gonna try that.

 

[dudley]

i use a standard m-audio midi keyboard to trigger drums from hell.

drums from hell is awesome, basically hundreds of samples of every possible hit of a drum kit. it's not loops, so you have to play the parts yourself, but it's brilliant

 

[Goodbye]

I loves the Addictive Drums me

http://www.xlnaudio.com/

even the demo is fully usable with a cut down kit. I used it loads before I got the full version.

 

[Wicker]

I'm very much a pro tools novice and was wondering about buying something like this for drums - http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=221668

Unfortunately that's not midi compatible with protools so would there be any way of recording it as an audio source onto protools?

I realise the drum sounds are probably horrendous on it and id prefer something where i could patch in my own drum sounds but i'm broke and it seems an easier way than bashing out the drums manually on my midi keyboard.

any suggestions?

note: this is just for rough demos

The M-audio Trigger finger (MPC type Midi controller)
is fairly decent. Have one myself...
http://www.thomann.de/gb/maudio_trigger_finger_midi_drumcontroller.htm

It would be more suitable for drums and is fully velocity sensitive....

Midi keyboards work ok but you run the risk of damaging
them if you tend to whack the shit out of things