I'm splitting a spare port (extra tom) on my Surge module, so that I can plug in a floor pedal for a hit-hat close sound (rim zone) and a china cymbal (surface zone).
The split works and I get the correct sounds from both devices however the volume of them is far to low to be usable. I have maxed out the volume of them both in the module settings for each assigned "voice" but it's still not loud enough when playing.
Can you increase the generated volume with a different size of piezo ?.....Can I attach a pre-amp of some sort before it plugs into the module ?
Thanks.
The Tom inputs are Piezo/Piezo...I don't know what you are using for splitter , but you don't want the ones with a resistor.
The Nitro/Surge (
Medeli DD512) Module doesn't have much in the way of adjustment for the Rim other than raising the sensitivity..you can try raising the sensitivity for both zones as it is Amplitude/Gain based.If they become too sensitive..raise the threshold.
To increase the overall Kit Volume you can also change the EQ's.
The EQ's (Lo,Mid,Hi) are Global per Kit and are also Amplitude/Gain based.
Raise them evenly to 12db..I think default is 2 are at 0 and 1 is at 4..so it would be 8,8,12.
Then you would lower the Kit Volume (start at 50 percent or so) and individual instruments/voices volume down to balance everything to the Tom 4 split and then still have the overall Kit Volume adjustment.
You can also play with the Curves...4-6..6 is more of a constant like high velocity hit no matter how hard you hit..Curve 1 is Linear.
You should be able to setup something usable.There is only so much you can do with an entry level module.
Drum modules interpret Waveform (Piezo Voltage) not audio so a pre-amp does nothing..high voltage/max hit = 127..too big a Piezo and the input would become too hot and even a light hit would be interpreted as High Velocity hit and other issues.Then you start experimenting with resistors to cool off the signal and begin going down the Rabbit Hole.
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