Roland SPDxx/Octapad/Yamaha DDxx/Kat ???

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Wish

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Hey all,

I have a DR770 drum machine and am thinking about buying a set of all-in-one pads to trigger the 770 via MIDI. V-drums are out of the question due to the expense and I don't want to build my own triggers.

I've been looking on ebay and there's a bunch of different types available, but I don't know very much about any
of these drum machine pads. I am not concerned with the internal sounds that would come with the unit, as I
really want to use it to trigger the DR770 only.

Can anyone give me some recommendations and/or pluses and minuses about any of the options:

Roland SPDxx/Octapad which I am kinda leaning towards...

vs.

Yahama DD series and I don't want the older series with only 4 pads. I guess the DD50 as that has 7 pads.

vs.

Kat Pads (not sure of the real name but it looks pretty cramped to bang on)

I would also need a kick pedal for the bass drum and another for the high hat (or I could assign the open hi hat to one of the pads as an alternative I guess.) Any advice on pedal options would be helpful as well.


Any advice would be appreciated on pros/cons about each unit and what pedals work the best and any pricing info if available.

Thanks,

Wish

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Hey,

I have a DK-10 (Kat) and I love it. The way the pads are laid out it makes for more natural drumming rather than the 4 X 2 layout of the roland. Since I am a Bassplayer/frustrated drummer,the layout makes playing drums a little more intuitve. It has jacks for a kick pedal and a hit hat switch (open/close). I bought a used pearl kick pedal for 20 bucks and built one of those home made triggers from a piezo. works great.

Good luck!
 
Thanks Bassman. I also posted this at VSPlanet and people there also thought the Kat was the best. I may have to rethink what I want to do as I was leaning towards one of the Roland units.

Question on the kick pedal you rigged - is it velocity sensitive with a drum machine (i.e. does the drum machine put out a softer or louder sound depending on how hard you do the pedal) or does it come out the same volume?

Thanks,

Wish

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It is velocity sensitive, although the way I play a bass drum you'd never know it!..... I pretty much combined the circuitry of the drum kat kick switch (a cheasy foot switch looking thing), and replaced the switch part with a piezo. I then glued the piezo to a rectanglar metal plate, mounted it with some L-brackets to a piece of plywood, bent the brackets back on an angle and mounted the pedal behind it, flipping the beater over so it hits the plate. It works Ok, although I think for a real drummer it might be easier to just buy a kick trigger. My whole thing cost(with the kick pedal) maybe 40 bucks.

Cheers!
 
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