Ok, it finally happened! Long wanted, I finally bought an e-drumkit.
The Alesis DM6
£360 or so, can't really remember. But this provides me - and the project, which I currently plan - with what money can't buy: a drumkit... Ohhh I bought that with money.. *idiot*
Anyway, now we have all we need to get started. Well that's what I thought.
#1 setting it all up with a friend I couldn't wait to get the first tones out of it. Well bassdrum first... and nothing. OMG. This cannot be true. So all is working fine, toms, snare, cymbals, but not the BD. So we checked connections and everything. All as it should be. So I have checked out the drum computer of it the 'brain' all is set up correctly. So it must be a lose connection of the plug maybe? So ok, unscrew it and dismantle all just to see that all is connected as it should. So I want to put it back together and by accident removed one cable connection from the plug inside. OK. what a s***. So getting the soldering iron out, wait 2 min and solder it back on. Ufff. Done. So all back together and I was already Ok with brining it back to the store next day. As I see a tiny little damn switch at the back of the brain for the foot switch. And it worked. My friend and I were burst out laughing - boy are we stupid ;)
#2I decided on this drumkit, as it has easy USB connectivity and not the old MIDI system anymore. So -clever- I thought connected it to my laptop with all the recording software on and ... tada nothing happened. Brilliant I thought. 'You had to go for the newest stuff there is...' So I have been scanning the web for any fix or workaround and there was nothing at all to be found.
So the next day I have been back in store and gladly an assitant was able to do what his job description says: assist, and actually called Alesis who instantly provided him and me with a patch, which actually fixed this issue. JUHUUU. All good now.
So the plan now is to set our 2nd bedroom up as a recording studio.
Issue here the acoustic foam, I'd like to use is hell-expensive so my idea, am I not clever, is:
I'll put up a wall within the room (picture will follow) to decrease the overall size that is to be acoustically damped and viola. So this will still cost. See the litte wall in the middle of the room. This is going to be it...
Ahhh, by the way 'costs'. I found a lovely drum software that allows you to create all sorts of room effects, millions of sounds and billions of nice things to do with your drum sound. It comes with approx. 50 GB of data. AMAZING STUFF. BFD 2.
Such a nice program just comes right in time. Well unfortunately for another £200. Not jet bougth but I know me... This will come.
Anyway. The STONER PROJECT is on it's way. And will hopefully produce some good stuff shortly. I'll keep you updated. Ideas I have more than enough. And now, having all ready at home, nothing stops us. Well Ok, the on-the-wall-knocking-neighbour might. But we still have some slots, in which we can fit this is in. And hopefully the room damping will provide some insulation, too.
As said, I'll put some more picture in, when I'm at home.
So far, many thanks for reading.
Anyway. The STONER PROJECT is on it's way. And will hopefully produce some good stuff shortly. I'll keep you updated. Ideas I have more than enough. And now, having all ready at home, nothing stops us. Well Ok, the on-the-wall-knocking-neighbour might. But we still have some slots, in which we can fit this is in. And hopefully the room damping will provide some insulation, too.
As said, I'll put some more picture in, when I'm at home.
So far, many thanks for reading.
