2Box: can mega drum be used as the input source?

[jarosz]

Right I know you can go midi in from mega drum to the 2box, but I'm unclear if 2box would be able to take advantage of all 56 inputs...I'm sure you could put as many samples on the 2box, but I wonder if there are inherent limitations with the naming scheme on samples....so are you saying that I would have no problem utilizing all inputs on my mega drum going midi in on the 2box, as in, md midi out to 2box midi in?

Now I get your point. Don't know for sure, there's no such info in manual, but with looking at the MIDI map and editor screenshots I believe you can't, because you will run out of kit elements to assign notes. Also I didn't realize that 2box has no MIDI over USB.

if I understand it correctly, 2box only support this specific hall effect controller and to use a vh11 I need a 95 gbp convertion kit from Jobeky which is like $125 plus shipping internationally it doesn't make it worth it. Or are you saying if the hh configuration is translated by 2box correctly it doesn't matter what hh controller I use connected to md? I don't plan to have any pads connected to the 2box with the setup I'm aiming for, if possible.

2box supports only hall-effect sensor. My point is you can use any hi-hat configured properly with MegaDrum and then send MIDI data to 2box. My point is based on some forum posts, because 2box manual is not clear about it.

If all pads including hh are connected to md, then midi out from md to midi in on 2box will work fine, detecting all 56 inputs? Or, are the 15 inputs on the 2box hard coded so that 15 and no more than 15 pads can be configured within the 2box, no matter what midi interface is connected to 2box? If this is the case then buying the drum it 5 wouldn't be worth my time.

I think you can only setup 15 sounds with 2box.

I'm actually trying to achieve similar result with Yamaha DTXM12 as a sound synth. The advantage is I can use more MIDI sounds, but it supports only MIDI notes from 13 to 94 (I can't assign a sound to MIDI #3 or #120). And it's impossible to put more layers on one note, so for multi-layer samples I have to utilize multiple notes (IMO round-robin is more important than multiple-velocity layers, so I'm using 2 notes for each drum, and single notes for cymbals and percussion). It has only 64 MB of internal memory to load samples (I can export around 6 Addictive Drums Kits, but I'm trimming cymbal sustain in half), but the real pain is User Interface. Software is available for iPad only with special (expensive) adapter, so I'm stuck with buttons and LCD with 2 rows of 16 characters. Don't recommend it

Maybe one of Roland multipads would satisfy your needs.

[hurstaudio1]

Thanks for that, as soon as I posted my last message I saw you replied just before me. My thoughts are the same and i can't see gambling $700 without clear info....

So are there no clear products designed for this purpose that implement a round Robbin algorithm and custom samples? That's strange.

[jarosz]

Drumit Five was one of the first, now Mimic Pro pushes the boundaries further, but with price as well. There are actually only 8 Xtra slots for additional instruments triggered by MIDI: https://youtu.be/Elt7Hq76u_M?t=340 which makes 24 total, so there's no other way than VST to support all 56 MegaDrum inputs (which makes 28 dual-zone pads). But IMO it's not needed unless you're building some kind of monster drum kit Don't know Superior Drummer, but one instance of Addictive Drums supports only up to 18 pieces: kick, snare, hihat, 4 toms, 2 rides, up to 6 other cymbals and up to 3 extra elements, so I actually use different VST for percussion sounds.