www.megadrum.info

Hi guys, I've been a long time follower of the megadrum project and it's great to see it go from strength to strength, It is certainly on my to build list after a few other projects, the soldering iron has been running flat out lately!

Whilst I do agree that megadrum offers an unparalleled set of features compared to other TMI's I still find it really lacking in one area - hi hats!

We have 40 inputs but only one hi-hat pedal input! Why?

Playing with multiple hats is very popular these days amongst acoustic kit users, and guys like thomas lang, benny greb etc have been been pushing the boundaries on this frontier for a number of years, however there is still no way to get multiple hi-hat pedal inputs on e-kits, save for using two modules.

by allowing multiple inputs that generate midi CC data I think the mega drum would really have an advantage over other TMI's, heck if you could design a mini board that could take 5 controller inputs I think people would really like it, I know i certainly would, think about it.. many things are possible.. electronic tympani for one! using the foot pedals to control things like volume and envelopes with your DAW, imagine having pedal that could sweet a low pass filter up and down while your playing!

so now you know what i'd like I have a couple questions

what would need to be modified so that the megadrum could have multiple Control pedal inputs? would it be mainly programing changes? or would changes to the actual components be needed also?

is there any way a separate board (allowing 5 or so inputs) could be designed so that it could be linked with a megadrum?

would anyone else be interested in this? personally I would rather have a second hi-hat pedal than position sensing, but I realise my tastes do not speak for everyone....

thanks guys, and keep up the great work dmitri

Aj

It's an interesting suggestion for sure.

I believe from the little I've read that positional sensing on the mesh head triggers could theoretically provide what you're looking for as well as they send CC data based on playing position. It's not the same as a physical pedal. But could theoretically be harnessed to provide the same functionality you're referring to.

No not really, sure position sensing uses CC data as well however I'm interested in using additional hi-hats, and hi-hat pedals.

Basically I want to replicate my acoustic setup electronically - which includes a hi-hat and a remote hat. if more than 2 inputs were mad available i'm sure i could put them to use as well, because both optical and pot based hi-hat controllers are made of pretty basic components which can be used in other forms...

Aj

I asked about second HiHat controller on vdrums.com forum - http://www.vdrums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49590 - and it doesn't look like it generated any interest.

I'll throw this out there...

As a left handed drummer who has right handed friends, I've always liked the idea of building a symmetric e-drum set. That way, my goofy guitar playing buddies can take a seat and pretend to play.

A secondary Hi-hat input would help make that a reality.

However, I am really excited about the 56 input Megadrum (waiting to start my build when schematic/frimware is released) I would love to see this happen before things like additional Hi-hats are worked on. Of course it is your baby Dmitri, so I'll wait for things to come in whatever order they show up.

For what it's worth, I'll second the request for additional dedicated hihat pedal inputs.

I would love to see an extra hat controller.

sorry to bump such an old thread, and being a new kid here, but i would also be super interested in multiple dedicated hihat inputs

mutt_78 wrote:sorry to bump such an old thread, and being a new kid here, but i would also be super interested in multiple dedicated hihat inputs

DITTO