Electronic drum kits-- any good?

jq · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1124

WEll this is a good possibility. But what kind of sticks do I need ??? Argh, this is tough.

Nylon Tipped or Wood Tipped?

jq · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1124

PS, I must need one of these for midi, huh?

http://www.amazon.com/EM8780-Professional-powered-Interface-Indicator/dp/B000JLU26W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electro nics&qid=1195935992&sr=8-1

jq · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1124

Kizzume · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject:

You could hook up those drums to your computer through the midi cable you had a link to in the previous post and enter things into reason with the drum pads. Yes.

jq · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1124

Thanks Kizzume. That helps. But I am confused with how I could get this into pro tools, since reason doesn't record anything (I don't think)......

Kizzume · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject:

Actually, it does record. Just as you can record regular midi keyboard inputs to make a song. That is if you want to use software drums. You could also use Renoise using vst instruments, supposedly there's a way to do it with vst instruments in Audacity as well, it can be done in Cubase, but I don't know about protools--I think there may be a way, but I've never researched it before or tried it, since I do all of that stuff with Renoise.

If you just want to record the sound of the output of the drums and mix them into the song, that can be done with any of the audio recording programs, it can even be done with Microsoft Sound Recorder--you just have to set the time to record for longer.

jq · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1124

Ooooh. I am excited for Christmas. Just finished the last song for my "CD" today. It needs some touching up, but I am very proud of it nonetheless. I am excited to add a new dynamic to my music. (And then some time next year get a better guitar-- mine is seriously falling apart, and very hard to make sound good ;p)