Nov 26, 2009 Overall I have to say this kit is well worth the money, it's obviously not up there with the likes of Yamaha or Roland, but if you are looking to learn to play, keep up your practise or use it as a midi drum kit but don't have the cash for a higher-end kit, you wont regret buying this.
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In this post, we will explore the inside of, quite possibly, the most common drum pad trigger on the market today. The picture above is of a (, ) drum pad. Many edrum companies have used parts and/or complete drum pads of this type from Medeli including:.Because of this, it is a drum trigger pad that found quite lot in the entry to mid level electronic drumming community.
I know that this pad doesn’t get a lot of love by most, but the truth is, its a great DIY’ers platform. For as common as it is, there is no real good description of the workings of this pad.
Of course, until now. Below is a video the documents the inner workings of this workhorse pad and how easy it would be to upgrade this pad as a DIY edrummer enthusiast. Also, attached to this post you will find a picture detailing the 1/4″ TRS input jack to this pad to make it easier when upgrading. You can change the head to mesh if you want but, it will not change the feel of the pad. You don’t really have to change the electronics too much if you decide to update the pad. I’m hoping to do a video on that as well (maybe next week). I basically show you how to remove the resistors from the input jack, reorder the internal pieces, and add a piece of cardboard as a spacer.
I then put a mesh head on it. It changes the feel to be more like a Roland style pad at a fraction of the cost of a Roland pad. Well, I just got done updating the pads on my DM10 kit. I had to adjust the setting in the module a little, but they feel great now. I’m hoping to have a post up next week on how to update the internals of pads (and add a mesh head). If you have some basic soldering skills it is a really easy upgrade.
Heck, I use about 99% of what already comes in the pad to make the upgrade. The only extra stuff that is need (for the 8 inch model) is the mesh head, and piece craft foam. Then we just change around some of the internals.
You see soon! Keep in mind, there is more to it than just putting a mesh head on. Just putting a mesh head on the stock configuration isn’t going to sound to much different.
With that said, I hoping to get a video together to show how easy it is to re-configure the guts of the pad and put a mesh head on it to make it very quiet. As far as cheap mesh heads go. I would go with Billy Blast Drums Ballistech (without the black patch, just state that when ordering) for your snare and toms. Order one with the patch for your bass drum trigger.
They are $10.00 each and are very strong. Here’s a link. Good intro to the Medeli pads. I bought a cheap set using these pads a couple of years ago and did the conversion to the roland mesh heads you described. It was really very easy — radio shack piezos, Roland cones (about $9 apiece if I remember), Roland mesh heads. To mount the cones, I glued a paint stirring stick from Home Depot (cost =$0)along one of the ridges at the bottom of the plastic base and attached the cone to that.
The paint stick was just the right thickness and has held up very well. If you want photos of the project, let me know and I’ll send a few along.
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