Do Ion Drums work on a PC?

[dcibass161]

Hey guys,

I was just doing some research on using the Ions as a real e-kit. I was just wondering if it would be possible to plug the Ions into a PC and use a sound program like Acid or Sonar. I would think if you could plug the Ions in via USB you can load it up in a sequencer and use VST instruments or Kontakt player to load up different sounds for it. Does anyone have any insight on this?

Thanks!

[Chatham]

There's at least an audio output for the realistic drum-brain, so that could be patched through an MBox.

[dcibass161]

True. But the Ion website mentions that the Ions can be used on the PC to play sounds. So I was wondering how that would work. Theoretically you should just be able to plug it in to the USB and the program should recognize that as a USB instrument. Or maybe there's a specific program.

[galson]

http://www.bigfishaudio.com/4DCGI/addictivedrums.html

[bpickell]

You would have to purchase an e-drum brain.. the Alesis DM-5 seems to be the most popular. You could also purchase the ion pro upgrade kit for $199, which includes a basic e-drum brain about $150 cheaper than the Alesis. But I think it falls into the category of you get what you pay for.