E-Drum Noise Levels

[rockexpert]

This will keep your neighbors from becoming brain eating zombies

[danivedis]

Of course man , what I meant is if is a roland mesh head is as loud as a regular drumhead in an electronic drum kit. There are a lot of electronic drum kits that allow you to put a regular drumheads. I guess that in yours it is the same thing , you can swich those roland mesh heads by a regular drm heads...do you know what I mean ?

[SonicOrbStudios]

yes technically on my kit I could swap out the mesh heads for standard acoustic heads and have a full kit however the cymbals would need to be swapped and the drums would not sound good as they are all 4" in depth.

[Tobygold1]

@danivedis he answered your question incorrectly, yes you could put regular drum kits on there but if you didnt muffle them considerably they would be extremely loud and because of the vibrations would send a maximum voltage signal to the module without being muffled.

[SonicOrbStudios]

@Tobygold1

Reading over it again, yea he wants to use standard drum heads in place of the roland mesh ones but still have the trigger. Even that can be done without an issue....although the mesh heads last a long time and don't cost to much.

Acoustic or custom drums, mesh or standard heads, both will work fairly well on the kit and can both be triggered.

In fact, they make triggers for acoustic kits that mount on a lug so you can capture the data along with the acoustic kit sounds.

[danivedis]

what do you mean ? a mesh head from Roland is as loud as a regular Evans drumhead ? YOu get the same volume playing ROland than evans on your kit ?

[SonicOrbStudios]

I mean when the kit module is turned off, hitting the stick on a Roland mesh head is about as loud as most other mesh heads. Being it's not a real drum head you wont get that loud sound like the acoustic would make but there still is some noise.

[mecrop12]

what mesh head you you reccomend if i want to use mesh heads on my acoustic then trigger it?

[SonicOrbStudios]

Roland V-Drum mesh heads are the best to use IMO as they are very strong and feel like an acoustic although they have a little more bounce.

[mecrop12]

but how will i get a 22" head for my bass drum?

[gibson00000000000000]

@mecrop12, if you want a mesh head, there was a billy blast mesh head in 22", i don't know how it compares to roland, but i heard it's pretty good, comment back if need more info

[anyone584]

Your hi-hat look like a cowbell

[SonicOrbStudios]

...How so?

[anyone584]

The sound of it.

[SonicOrbStudios]

lol, ok now I see.

yea it somewhat does sound like a cowbell...but without much "Body".

[virgintrainssuck]

ur toms all sound like ur snare drum

[givemethelotion]

because they're the same mesh head make....

[SonicOrbStudios]

Mesh heads will always buzz a little. Roland uses two layers of nylon mesh which when hit will buzz for a short time. They are not really loud but you still hear them.

[kfluharty]

Does the converted high hat give you multiple levels of open / closed? what are the details of the hh conversion?

[ShotDeadInTheHead]

Great Video!

So are your cymbals actually acoustic cymbals with added pick ups or are they like the alexis surge cymbals?

[SonicOrbStudios]

The cymbals were cheap acoustic no name brands that I got around Christmas of 07. I put a layer of Dynamat, (commonly used for vehicle sound proofing) on the bottom and put a piezo disk wired to a 1/4" TS jack making it triggered for electric use.

These days I have all the rubber off the cymbals for better "Feel" and responce.

[KamiRoberts]

hi can u please give me a list of everything i would need to get to do this to my kit?

[SonicOrbStudios]

Sure, ill send you a message though youtube as there's no limits.

[kyleoldach]

nice video why do u have a real hi-hat?

[SonicOrbStudios]

Thanks, the hat is real because it feels...correct...when playing the kit.

It was actually converted to electric in a similar way the cymbals were.

[wertzx]

i have an alesis dm5 pro set. would it be ok to use these on my drums?

[SonicOrbStudios]

Yes modules and pads are always interchangable.

[HerlPearl]

That's are really cool DIY conversion there. This video is great for anyone considering buying/building an e-kit. What brand are those cymbals, btw?

[MikeyVPT]

Question:

Are those RET Percussion drums with mesh heads?

Good video.

-mikey

[SonicOrbStudios]

Thanks

No, it's a custom kit I built with Roland V-Drum mesh heads.

[Gasoak]

Thanks for doing this, I was curious about the cymbal conversions and the noise levels.

[SonicOrbStudios]

Thanks for the comment, glad the video was helpful.

[grandaddywh0]

your video is great, and it couldn't have come at a better time. i'm looking to find the cheapest way to practice drums quietly with an emphasis on a realistic feel. towels covering the heads not only don't dampen the sound enough, but they're terribly hard on my wrists.

my only question is: what do you have covering your cymbals (except the splash)? they seem like they're heavily muted yet there don't seem to be any pads or other devices covering them

again, great vid.