vdrums to trigger midi? :S

[horizon_scott]

i was wondering how i'd go about using roland v-drums to trigger any midi? i dont have access to them yet but i will do soon and id like to know in advance so i can walk in.


im using:

roland v-drums, edirol UA25 midi interface?

do i need a usb to midi cable and how do i go about configuring stuff?

[Farview]

The drum brain has a midi output that you would plug into the midi input of what ever sound module you wanted to trigger the sounds from.

[horizon_scott]

so should i go straight from the brain into the laptop via midi - usb?

[Farview]

Midi. You will need a midi interface. You will also need software to record the midi and some sort of synth (software or hardware) to play the sounds.

[Whale Bone]

I haven't spent much time on it, but when I experimented with it, I found that the V-Drum doesn't necessarily transmit what it sounds through its audio output. I'm specifically referring to the hi-hat - there's a certain 'intelligence' or sensitivity that it applies to the pedal position that's not reflected in the MIDI output.

I tried recording MIDI from the V-Drums and what I recorded was a hi-hat either open or closed (instantly choked), whereas what I was playing had varying degrees of openness on the hi-hat. The audio from the drums reflected what I was doing, but the midi when played back through my JV-1080 or the V-Drums themselves didn't sound right.

There may be ways or dealing with this or compensating, but I didn't look that far into it.

[horizon_scott]

yeah i have the edirol UA25 which is midi so i guess i can just use that

or..


ive seen cables that are just midi out and then to USB straight into the computer, does that not work?


and yeah i have suficient programs, ezdrummer and cubase so i know how to work that, its just the whole setup thats confused me

[KineticSound]

Originally Posted by horizon_scott

yeah i have the edirol UA25 which is midi so i guess i can just use that

Correct. You can simply connect the midi jacks on your V-Drums to the midi jacks on your UA25, which then goes to the computer via usb.

I've run into the same hi-hat issues that were previously mentioned by Whale Bone. It seems that the output for the hh control is limited to open & closed, instead of the multi-stepped control that the V-Drums are actually capable of. If anyone knows of a workaround to get the V-Drums transmitting more finite hh control, I'd love to know how to make that work.

[Farview]

Originally Posted by horizon_scott

yeah i have the edirol UA25 which is midi so i guess i can just use that

or..


ive seen cables that are just midi out and then to USB straight into the computer, does that not work?

There is no point to getting the midi to usb cable if you already have the au25

[horizon_scott]

okay cool, but if i didnt take the edirol could i do it straight from midi to usb or is this not possible?

[Farview]

Originally Posted by horizon_scott

okay cool, but if i didnt take the edirol could i do it straight from midi to usb or is this not possible?

There has to be some sort of device that converts midi to usb. It exists, but you already have the ederol.