dbuckley Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 For a forthcoming show the plot is the actors are going to suddenly become a small band, and some instruments are secreeted around the set. However... for drums, rather than just using electronic pads (easy to hide) I was considering if something a little less obvious might be used, kinda inspired by Offspring and their dolls heads electronic percussion, though I was never sure if the Offspring's were actually functional. So has anyone tried anything like this, or can recommend some sensors that could be planted into "something" and then plugged into a drum brain, I've got a DM-5 that accepts sensors, so once its in sensor form I'm home and dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Piezo sensors like this will trigger drum brainshttp://uk.farnell.com/1675548 They work by generating a voltage when the brass disc is distorted slightly, so you need to think a bit about how you are going to mount them so that the piezo gets triggered when the object is hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peza2010 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 does it need to resemble a drum kit at any point? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53S5wTWBz_c 2.48 in.. touchscreen (obviously on a smaller scale, that triggers a sequencer of some sort)...very do-able, and very cool.. watch the whole video regardless to see some very nice tech.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.k.roberts Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I've used cheap crystal mic inserts fitted into Remo practice pads as triggers and they were fine (although I wasn't using a DM-5). They're cheap as chips and fairly indestructable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Some ideas to follow up there, thanks folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyP1955 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 http://www.electronicdrums.com/frames/byo_frame.htm One can put a piezo into about anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigclive Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I did this for a friend using a standard piezo disk out of Maplin resined to the inside base of a pound-shop mini frying pan. If I recall the jack connector had two inputs. One for the piezo transducer and one for the rim squeeze-switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTheSoundMan Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I've done something similar. Used Max MSP and Jitter, a webcam and infrared camera tracked the hands and legs of the actors. If the pretended to strike a snare, Max would track the movement, it's speed (gave you a velocity) and position, then Max sent a MIDI signal to a drum machine. Pretty easy to do if you know Max, a Kinnect would be easy to do camera work. EDIT: does it need to resemble a drum kit at any point? http://www.youtube.c...h?v=53S5wTWBz_c 2.48 in.. touchscreen (obviously on a smaller scale, that triggers a sequencer of some sort)...very do-able, and very cool.. watch the whole video regardless to see some very nice tech.. Ahh looks like Max was used. Every sound, lighting and VFX guys in entertainment should learn Max in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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