This also help utilize less cable to wire the sensors when creating a double zone drum. in my case, I put a piece of double sided tape on top of the foam, then the sensor cable side facing the sponge block, then another piece of double sided tape on top of the piezo facing the drum head, also in my case the piezo turned out to be too sensitive when placed in the center so I ended up placing it closer to the rim (Roughly 2 inches away from the drum wall) This allowed me to create a mini bridge which only uses a wood square of roughly 4 inches by 4 inches and a single 'L' bracket to hold the head piezo. Roughly a 2 inch by one inch rectangle, this should be big enough to cover the piezo which gets positioned below the double sided tape between the head and the foam block wire side facing the foam block. In the case of Alesis modules a foam block is used instead. Once the bridge is installed, the next part is to mount the piezo sensor on top of the bridge, in the case of Roland modules, the piezo should be sandwiched between the bridge and the foam cone by double sided tape,( For proper sensitivity, the piezo sensor gets positioned wire side down facing the double sided tape and the copper only side facing the foam) I don't have a Roland module to confirm this but in the Roland forums people agree that the head doesn't have a lot of contact with the foam to get a better response. If you need to see a bigger version of the pictures click on the 'i' icon on the left top corner of the picture, this allows you to select a bigger version and read the text that I added to them. As any other Diy'er out there knows, the internet and sites like this are what we use to learn and sometimes teach each other, I give credit to the authors of sites that I used to learn and design this and other tutorials posted in YouTube under the user name Lucyferina.įeel free to ask any questions about this mode or any ideas you might have, if I know the answer I will gladly answer and if not, at least will try to point you in the right direction.Ĭopy and paste the link below in your browser's address bar and press enter. That said, if I find a better way to tackle a project, I will post an update to save everybody else the part of having to find out the hard way like me. I have been working on building electronic sets for only a few months and sometimes I figure out better designs after the prototype that I've built is finished.

I am learning how to do this as I go, so if you have better ideas please share them!. It contains detailed images and instructions that should explain the process in a way that many words may not. This tutorial can be used for ANY acoustic- to- electronic drum conversion with minimum alteration needed.

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