questions from a complete newbie

[bipolarbear08]

ok, I'm gonna petition for help here, I hope you guys can help, as this is admittedly a very daunting project for me (I've never done anything electronic). A few things you should know about me in advance:

a. I'm 17 and I attend a public school, so I don't know a lot about oscillations, firmware, or any of the other foreign words that I've seen in this forum.
b. I'm not stupid, just inexperienced. I'm sure I can do this, It will just take some help.
c. I'm not very financially secure (neither is my family) so I need to do this job very CHEAP! I'd much rather do this and learn something than buy something from a manufacturer and have it crap out on me later down the road.
d. I did not support Bush, and I'm not voting republican. don't bash me because I'm from the southeastern states, I'm very atypical, and not very happy about my location.

Long story short, I need step by step on how to go from ground zero to finished project, and perhaps a list of components I should buy - model numbers from the retailer would ROCK, but I'm american, so american retailers please I know I'm asking a lot here, but I really want to do this right.

oh, and I've never read a schematic, so a tutorial or a link to an easy tutorial would be vastly appreciated. I couldn't find an honest to god newbie page, so I figured I'd request this content, or at least a set of links to it.

thanks, guys

skyler

[dmitri]

I'd suggest you to wait till JakeB will be offering full kits (will only need soldering). See viewtopic.php?f=3&t=71

[bipolarbear08]

are these full kits in the sense that he has arranged all the parts for the user to construct, or full kits in the sense that they are pre-constructed? because I really do like DIY projects, I just needed a little push to get going.

If at all possible, I'd really like to do this myself, and I don't mind learning ANYTHING if it's what I need to do to acheive an end. I'd actually like to do this from the ground up just to learn what to do so I can put together future projects.

by the way dmitri, I have tremendous respect for what you guys have come up with here. It really is beyond impressive.

thanks very much

skyler

[jakeb]

The kits will come with all parts needed packaged in small bags with labels where they go. You will just need to solder everything on the boards and put it together. I have been busy with work (band teacher) but am out on break right now and plan to have a post with details about prices and details by the end of the weekend. I am also in the states and will ship worldwide

jake

[bipolarbear08]

wow, jake, I would love to be a customer.

I'll get in touch this coming weekend, I'm definitely interested.

just a couple more questions: are there any instructions in the kit on how to install the software and drum sounds? and will I be able to run this brain to a 1/4" jack to play through an amp?

These things have probably already been asked, I'm just trying to make sure.

thanks a million

skyler

[jakeb]

umm this Brain does not have any sounds in it. It is just trigger to MIDI...you need software or a sound module for all the sounds.

jake

[dmitri]

As JakeB pointed out, MegaDrum doesn't produce any sound by itself. Read the front page of the site more thoroughly.