Thinking of going to triggered kick drum

[amra]

I am liking the idea of triggered drums for recording, especially kick since I mainly record Metal, but I am still trying to get up to speed on it. I have a few questions:

1.Can anyone post links to some "Drum Triggers 101" type articles?
2.Drumagog or hardware module?
3. how hard is it to record and use your own samples? I like the idea of triggering, but I don't want every song I ever record to have the same drums. Is it feasible to sample a few important drums from a kit each time and use them?

Thanks!

 

[SonicClang]

What software are you using? Chances are the software you've got has the ability to replace actual drum sounds with samples. I use Sonar and I wouldn't spend the money on Drumagog because it does the same thing.

Hardware trigger modules and pads are VERY expensive. I'd avoid buying them unless you're doing stuff live or you have a bunch of money to spend.

I don't know of any literature on the subject, I tought myself everything I know at this point, sorry.

 

[wannabecomedeat]

Well, buy some piezo buzzer from the radioshack, 273-060 or 273-073. tape it on the head, you now have a triggered kick for like 3-4$. if you can find a store that have those, you can have them real cheap. i found some at abra electronics store for 1$Can. www.abraelectronics.com

i even built myself an e-drum kit with those.

have a look there

http://edrum.for.free.fr/

and at

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/DIYedrums/

drumagog offers a 14 days demo, give it a try when you have a piezo buzzer

you can even do a trigger to midi converter if a friend of you is an electronics freak

http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/admir/links.html

 

[Simman]

I am liking the idea of triggered drums for recording, especially kick since I mainly record Metal, but I am still trying to get up to speed on it. I have a few questions:

1.Can anyone post links to some "Drum Triggers 101" type articles?
2.Drumagog or hardware module?
3. how hard is it to record and use your own samples? I like the idea of triggering, but I don't want every song I ever record to have the same drums. Is it feasible to sample a few important drums from a kit each time and use them?

Thanks!

Good V-Drum site: http://www.vdrums.com/news.shtml

 

[amra]

I am using cubase LE, and I have an older version of Steinberg Wavelab from a few years back. I planning on going to cubase SX soon.

Also, I saw in the musicians friend catalog, they have a set of drum triggers for $29. I guess I am just wondering how hard it is to sample a drum sound, and use that with say drumagog or cubase it it can do it.

 

[wishtheend]

Drumagog is awesome.

I'm trying to figure out a way to use it live since hardware moduals are damn costly. I know Roland has a trigger to midi converter that isn't to expensive and you should be able to use that with Drumagog (have yet to experiment).