trying to connect an elecctric drum kit.

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greeting again all sorry for the bombardment of questions but Im still new and learning this whole recording to computer thing.
Here are my questions
I currently have a Cubase Elements 7 and trying to connect an electronic drum kit I currently have two on cheap on and I have access to a roland td5.
How I do I connect the MIDI drum head to the computer? I've seen those midi to USB cable but they dont come with any software and appear to be plug and play. All my other midi devices (Zoom R16 and NanoPad2) both came with software and drivers. and so does how does the set up with a drum module work? does the drum brain become the instrument and the midi to USB cable become my controller?

Also How will I change the Midi Mapping? From what I understand I cant change the midi mapping in the drum modules. also could there by latency? using a cable and not a controller?
 
I figured out how to do this. in case anyone was interested. I was able to connect a TD-5 Controlled E-Drum kit to Cubase using EZ drummer and change mapping without purchasing any other special software. If any one cares to know I can share my findings.
 
morbe said:
I figured out how to do this. in case anyone was interested. I was able to connect a TD-5 Controlled E-Drum kit to Cubase using EZ drummer and change mapping without purchasing any other special software. If any one cares to know I can share my findings.
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Nice thing about its big brother, SD, you can map the kit (I have a DD-65) with the learn function. Right click on the drum, what you want it to do (based on how sophisticated your kit signals are) like edge, middle, etc. click learn, hit the pad and bam, mapped. Save the kit and you are set. Really nice feature of the SD. They had the upgrade at Sweetwater from EZ to SD for $99 so I purchased it. SD has a lot of functionality, but that is one nice feature for drum pads.
 
If you plug the right triggers into the right holes on the Roland, it should send MIDI notes which correspond pretty closely to the General MIDI standard for drum mapping. Most of the EZD kits are laid out so that at least the main basic kit drums also conform to GM standard, except that depending on some parameter of either EZD (which you cant change) or your DAW (which you might be able to change) they usually come up on the wrong octave. Basic Kick should be C1, and snare on D1, but you might find them starting at C2 or C3. All you need to do to "map" the triggers to the basic kit in EZD is transpose the input from the brain by whole octaves till it lines up.

Good info on SD above though. I didn't realize that I could "learn it" what drums I want where like that.
 
ashcat_lt said:
Good info on SD above though. I didn't realize that I could "learn it" what drums I want where like that.
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Yea, I tripped over it. But when you right click an instrument (we'll say cymbal) look (I don't have it up) in the right box and you will see a list of actions, click on that action, then learn, and it will map to the place you hit. I don't think the DD-65 has a difference between the edge and the middle (I am going to check) but if your does, then you can fine tune it, or just default for that kit. It is a nice feature.
 
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