DIY Acoustic to Electric Drum Conversion!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Hey everyone! In this video I take my existing Roland TD-27KV and use it to convert my Sonor SafariKit into an E-kit! I had such a fun time with making this video and I am really enjoying my new kit!
Products used-
Roland Power Ply Mesh Heads
Roland Triggers-RT-30H 2x RT-30k 1x
Remo Falam Patch
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Wasn't expecting to hear a shout out when I watched this! 🙏 The conversion looks great and sounded great on the gig too! Congrats!
I had to! Your channel has been so helpful for me doing things with my electronic drum kit and I used the slate drum kit download that you sell. I’m still trying to figure out how to get those sounds in my triggers but it’s coming along.
Nice job 🤘😎
It's wild what Roland and DW(e) are charging for their full size kits when we can easily convert any kit for a fraction of the cost.
Yep! It’s honestly mind blowing what they charge for nice E-kits.
I did the same thing with a Tama kit, I used extreme drum triggers, they are internal, excellent triggering, and built like a tank.
Your kit came out excellent! Great job and great video! Just subscribed
Thank you so much! I wish I could have done internal triggers but I needed something easier to switch back and forth from electric to acoustic. Would love to see your kit.
@thechristinedemeo
The triggers I got were single zone,not to expensive either, like 50 bucks each,as I have a lemon snare, so I just needed single zone triggers for the toms and kick, I split all the toms,and assigned the rims to cymbals, I have a td 17 ,with 7 cymbals thanks to the splitters.i think u could just slide the internal triggers down enough so they wouldn't trigger if u wanted to put regular heads on it.
Great job hoping to have a go at something similar myself soon...
Thank you! It’s been a fun experience and I’m enjoying using them a certain gigs.
As you said in the video, it seems so easy that feels a bit wrong :D Congrats for the video, thinking of doing the conversion myself as well and it motivates me. And nice groovy drumming as well, keep it up! Cheers
Thank you! I am so glad this video could inspire your creativity! I love watching videos like that.
Got on to your channel because of your gig videos. Love your looping and your talent. Gave me some new ideas. LOL
That’s awesome! Thank you so much. I’m glad I could give some inspiration 😎
Excellent video
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
This is so cool awesome idea sounds amazing
Thank you! 😊
Good stuff. I did a kit bash of a Simmons 1250D, Roland TD50x digital expansion kit, and a converted kick drum. Always good to see kits with personal touches.
I bet that was a cool kit! I agree custom drum kits are always more fun.
@@thechristinedemeo definitely it’s serving me very well. I don’t plan on ever using acoustic again so the cost of expansion kit was well worth it. Playing drums is a form of expression but I also feel the drum set up is also art and expression. Enjoy your kit! Careful about the bug you might just keep adding or customizing hahaha
Great video! Thanks for making it
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Excelente o seu projeto. Parabéns.
Gracias!
That's a nice kit size to use for e drums great video
Thank you! I really love this little kit.
Did something similar with 2 Simmons e-kits and a Pearl SMX Aquamarine Fade...bassist had 1 ekit then bought another (still had the original box and styrofoam on CL....a few hours and not much of a mess later, we managed to remove the vent ports on all the shells to feed the cables through...used part of the e-kit rack to mount both modules and 3 drum pads as "rotos" tuned in and cranked up it did ok but the surface of the heads with the pads pressed against em by the styrofoam made for an unexpectedly quick rebound...cranking the volume automatically reduced the desire to "attack" the kit...once removed after my superhoops and ebony pinstripes arrived I'd never desire to re-install those pads but it was affordable and mixed well (we didn't have a snake, mics, stands etc). Cheers!!
😂 sounds like quite the contraption! I wish we could see a pic of that set up. Either way this was such a fun project and I’m loving the results.
@@thechristinedemeo once on my mix page, it's the 1st image of the video you'll see the bassist has a red bass...u gotta zoom in to see the trigger pads as "rotos" but u can clearly see the black rings (cymbal triggers) and if u give it a listen u can tell its not acoustic...fun while it lasted...in the grid of images u can see everything back to acoustic when we recorded at Sugarhill studio in Houston...was a great sounding kit but the bassist quit to have a stable home life so I traded the kit for a Triumph Thunderbird triple. Sold the bike for another that I ended up trading in on a truck that the clutch went out on. Sold the truck for a custom Rockett Works. GC ins paid off the loan bc it was damaged during shipping...pawned the kit for dwn pmnt on my 3rd Harley (2nd big-twin) and got into a crash when an 80yo blew a red and forced me out of my lane...HDs don't jump curbs. Years later I got me a Pearl Maple DLX (reference GnR 1988. Ritz) Steven's was Black, mine is my birthstone Emerald Green. Mic sux but I'll post up one day. Cheers!!
Wow, that was cooool… I didn’t even know that was a “thing” …(drum conversion).. but it is! And how great is that? Able look like traditional drums but with the ability to tweak sounds and be able to lower volume for smaller/ quieter venues! Awesome…
It’s so much better playing an e-kit in certain venues rather than an acoustic kit. I wish more bands would jump on board because acoustic kits are just too much for most venues.
@@thechristinedemeo ouch so many times I've been asked to play quieter, even when I am already doing so xD
Great video Christine, this is a project I am currently in the midst of myself.
Have/do you run the module through a VST in a DAW, because that can really elevate away from that "Electric" sound.
Keep up the good work!
Cheers
Yes I have! I actually will use EZ Drummer sometimes if I have enough space on stage. Mainly I just use the module for live performances though. Good luck on your conversion. I bet it will be awesome.😎
Im new to e-drums. So you used the "cable snake" for the Rt -30 triggers?
I did not use the cable snake for the new triggers I bought. I used the cables the triggers came with and plugged that into the td-27 module. I did however use the cable snake on the other things such as the snare and cymbals. Hope that clears things up!
Not a cheap conversion considering how much the triggers and mesh heads cost
Nah definitely not cheap, but for myself it was worth it. Really loved the look of this thing.
A lot cheaper than buying a high end kit.
@@lucyferina agreed. I think the lowest VAD kit is still probably $3k-4k?
nice ! how quiet is the kit with mesh heads and electric cymbols?
It’s not loud by any means, I think it’s quiet enough to play without driving your family crazy if that makes sense.
@@thechristinedemeo ok thanks , what kind of cymbals and module are you using ?
I’m using the Roland td-27kv module and VH-10 hi hat and all the cymbals that came with my 27kit.
@@thechristinedemeo thank you ;) can most house PAs handle the electric kit?
Dumb question so when you convert the snare drum what do u do with the chain underneath the snare?…and please give a list of what you bought so I can do the same
Not a dumb question at all. I already had a Roland TD-27kv so I just used the snare and cymbals from that kit on my acoustic kit. I only bought 3mesh heads, and 3triggers for the kick, Tom, and floor Tom on my acoustic kit.
Oh I forgot to mention that the products I used are in the description if you were looking for the specific names.
If you plan on never using the snare acoustically anymore you can get rid of the snare wires. otherwise you can leave them on it doesn't effect anything electronically. You can also just use the thow-off lever to have the wires loose. hope this helps
@XxdrummerdudexXx I don’t use my acoustic snare at all on this set up. I use my Roland TD-27 snare that came with the kit.
@XxdrummerdudexXx I don’t use my acoustic snare at all with this kit. I use my existing Roland TD-27kv snare that came with my e-kit.