Alesis DM5 module... QUICK QUESTION!

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Hi!... So i am going to buy this.. but im just a little confused...

I have Ddrum triggers that I mount on my kit and want to connect them with the alesis DM5 drum module... It says it has "12 trigger inputs"... So this is just Regular 1/4" unbalanced inputs right?...

My ddrums have XLR connections... so I would need an XLR connection to 1/4" TS cables?

may seem like a dumb question but i need some reassurance! lol
 
yeah, I believe you are correct. Seems odd that they have xlr outputs when most modules I've seen have 1/4" inputs. Simple XLR->1/4" should do it though, unless the triggers require phantom power or something like that, but I didn't see any mention of that on the product description.
 
yes xlr to 1/4 inch.
They use the xlrs because they latch and wont pull or vibrate out(supposedly).

I dont believe the DM5 uses more than one zone per pad so a TS end (tip sleeve ) is good.
If the pads have dual zone and the DM5 recognizes that you need an XLR to TRS.
 
Alright so I guess ill just get XLR to 1/4" TRS cables just to be safe!...

thanks dudes
 
If you really want to be safe, trigger drums after the fact (although that'll require lots of inputs on your interface).

It's hard to get the sensitivity adjusted on those Alesis units, and often the drummer will play differently when you're adjusting sensitivity than when you're recording for real.

If your interface permits, trigger from already tracked drums.
 
Hey Tod i definitely agree with what you just said... but an Mbox 2 isn't going to cut it! lol

I'll basically be going out of the module midi... into my BFD2 plug in...
 
14yearoldkid said:
Hey Tod i definitely agree with what you just said... but an Mbox 2 isn't going to cut it! lol

I'll basically be going out of the module midi... into my BFD2 plug in...
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In that case, I would record the audio of the two drums that are causing the most triggering problems (kick drum is usually one of those and it's most important). The rest of the tracks should be recorded as MIDI events, which can then be committed as BFD audio tracks after the fact.
 
Being that there is a tremendous amount of editing and playing with settings involved with this sort of thing, it would make more sense to record it as simply as possible and fine-tune everything later. It might seem tedious to analyze every midi note in a song, but the fine-tuning of settings to allow for a recording that requires minimal editing seems just as tedious.
 
I Got Riffs said:
Being that there is a tremendous amount of editing and playing with settings involved with this sort of thing, it would make more sense to record it as simply as possible and fine-tune everything later. It might seem tedious to analyze every midi note in a song, but the fine-tuning of settings to allow for a recording that requires minimal editing seems just as tedious.
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But the OP really wants to avoid mistriggering. If he gets "false positives" (adjacent drums setting off the triggers), he'll spend a lot of time deleting those MIDI events. If he gets "false negative" (drums not triggering when they should), there'll be no way to get that note event short or manually inserting it and time aligning. I think a bit of upfront work can help avoid, or minimize, all the cleanup mess ahead.
 
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