Seth's midi Adapter (aka Use Electronic Drums to play Rock Band)

[dagware]

Sure, on my Myspace page (and my band's) you can see a ton of pictures of me at my drums. Where you described it is correct for right-handed drummers.

Thanks. So when you're playing, does your right arm actually cross over your left hand (or arm), or is your right arm further away from your body? In other words, if you lift your left had straight up, would it hit your right arm?

And how much higher is your right arm than your left?

I hope this makes sense. Thanks.

Dan

[mpkelley20]

One thing I'm considering is adding another crash to the left of my ride, right near my hi-hat. There's some songs where you have to go from crash to hi-hat really fast, and this would help. Of course, my brain could probably never handle this!

Regarding hi-hats: Since my set is DIY, I just placed the hi-hat above and left of the snare, and a little higher. (Click the bottom link in my sig for a picture.) Do you (or anyone else) have any pictures of how most people set up their (real) hi-hats, so I can see if I need to reposition it? Thanks.

Dan

My original config of my Roland set had the crash on the left side and ride on the right. I found that it was easier for me to switch this around (very easy on an E-drum set!) so now my ride is on the same side as my hi-hat. I am thinking about a second crash as well but not until I get better as Roland add ons are rather expensive for an amateur like me!

The position of your hi-hate seems to be consistent with what I use and what others have. David appears to be a pro so I would listen to him over me but it looks like we are in agreement!

[dagware]

David appears to be a pro so I would listen to him over me but it looks like we are in agreement!

David is a god.

Dan

[davidshek]

Thanks. So when you're playing, does your right arm actually cross over your left hand (or arm), or is your right arm further away from your body? In other words, if you lift your left had straight up, would it hit your right arm?

And how much higher is your right arm than your left?

Well, it's hard to put it into words...here, watch this (just did a YT search for "basic rock beat" to find this vid):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ_X25MtP6k

Because of my toms, my hi-hat is a little more to the left than that, so my arms are in slightly different positions than that guy, but that's pretty close. So no, if I lifted up my left hand, it would not hit my right arm, but my stick would.

Notice how when his left stick comes up to hit the snare, the right stick actually goes up a little higher to give the left more room to rise.

David is a god.

Lol thanks, but I'm just a guy...who loves to play drums

[dagware]

Well, it's hard to put it into words...here, watch this (just did a YT search for "basic rock beat" to find this vid):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ_X25MtP6k

Because of my toms, my hi-hat is a little more to the left than that, so my arms are in slightly different positions than that guy, but that's pretty close. So no, if I lifted up my left hand, it would not hit my right arm, but my stick would.

Notice how when his left stick comes up to hit the snare, the right stick actually goes up a little higher to give the left more room to rise.

Perfect -- that's just what I needed. Thanks!

Lol thanks, but I'm just a guy...who loves to play drums

Have you never seen Ghost Busters? "When someone asks if you are a god, you say YES!"

Dan

[davidshek]

Have you never seen Ghost Busters? "When someone asks if you are a god, you say YES!"

There is no David, only Zuuuuuul!

[dagware]

There is no David, only Zuuuuuul!

Thought I smelled burnt dog around here!

OK, enough of the digressing. Sorry.

Dan

[jakecarlson]

Hi folks,

I just wanted to let everyone know that Seth's controller is ridiculously cool, and it works great with Wii Rock Band. The craftsmanship really impressed me, to be honest. Well done, Seth!

Jake

[RoganSarine]

Hey Dag, when I get Seth's adapter I will make my own video, but I was wondering if you or someone could kind of make a video or something of how the heck to set the thing up? I know there are instructions that I asked Seth to send me (through an email if possible) because I erally don't get how this thing works and I kind of want to know before I invest in it.

Iw as reading reviews on the ION set (the REAL e-set), and people were saying that it was very poorly made and generally did not last longer than a year and that the clamps were very weak (To position the crash and stuff). So, I'm kind of trying to get the real drum experience without paying for the ION controller brain.

And, it also seems that for the ~$666-750 pricepoint that the ION goes for... I can get Seth's adapter and a better built drumset that is bundled with a module...

Edit: Also, can anyone recommend me an e-drum set from this list?

http://www.tomleemusic.ca/main/drums.cfm?list=1&id=226

I am re-learning the drums, and kind of never used an e-set before so I don't know what to look for... Long & McQuade doesn't have a online catelogue... So if anyone could tell me what I should look for...

[davidshek]

Edit: Also, can anyone recommend me an e-drum set from this list?

http://www.tomleemusic.ca/main/drums.cfm?list=1&id=226

Really it depends on your price range. Obviously from that list, the best kit is the Roland TD-20K, but it also comes with a $6000 price tag

The Roland TD-3 is good too, but is around $1000.

Avoid the Sonic SD-502...it's a step down from what the Ion kit is (the DD-505).

And the Yamaha DTXplorer is actually pretty nice for the $700 cost.