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Convert acoustic snare
« on: March 06, 2018, 03:46:03 PM »
Hi!

Hope someone can help me with the following:

I have a 14" acoustic snare that I would like to convert and use with my Alesis DM10 and sometimes Superior drummer. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good way to do this (what kind of heads, triggers etc. I should use), so I don't end up with a snare that's not compatible with the DM10 module.

Re: Convert acoustic snare
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2018, 05:39:06 PM »
Anyone?

Offline JimmyB

Re: Convert acoustic snare
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2018, 12:33:52 PM »
I used this trigger with Billy blast 3 ply head. Plays beautifully.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F152468590008

JimmyB

Re: Convert acoustic snare
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2018, 12:24:59 PM »
Hi!

Hope someone can help me with the following:

I have a 14" acoustic snare that I would like to convert and use with my Alesis DM10 and sometimes Superior drummer. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good way to do this (what kind of heads, triggers etc. I should use), so I don't end up with a snare that's not compatible with the DM10 module.

I used this trigger and it works pretty well. http://pintech.com/product/a2e-conversion-kit/
Jacob Liford
Your Average Drummer

Re: Convert acoustic snare
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2018, 08:09:33 PM »
Hah. That's a cool rig.

I took a $7 metal level, cut it in half and mounted it in my Pearl Traveller 13" snare. Installed triggers on it, with foam on top. I was building it for Roland compatibility, and put the second trigger on it so it could do the positional sensing.

It works into the Strike, but I have not found the correct density of foam. It's easier to buy foam cones off Ebay, and wire them up.

Jacobliford, you can look at pictures of the inside of Strike pads to see how they're rigged, and emulate that. I think it's complicated, and I don't know how they do the knob adjustment on the side to blend between narrow center hits and full-head sweetspots. It might be easer to just buy an add-on dual trigger device, put a quality mesh head (3ply if you can), and slap the external device on there.

I bought a Roland $90 trigger device for my bass drum, and it has a WIDE sensitivity range. Works perfectly, too. There are multiple manufacturers that make clamp-on triggers. Likely the easiest way to do it.