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DRUM WORKSHOP JOINS ROLAND CORPORATION
Chaser:
I agree...lots of Hype....I remember the Tru-Trac heads...and NFUZD
I found and was adding the Patent pdf's links during your post...not exactly what I was expecting for "removable electronics" and Electronic mode to Acoustic which read like a simple procedure "change the instrument between a traditional percussion instrument and an electronic percussion instrument. and cymbal assemblies and hi-hat assemblies, that can be used in conjunction with a traditional acoustic metal cymbal"....unless I am missing something
"This disclosure relates generally to electronic musical instruments, systems, and methods. More particularly, this disclosure relates to electronic percussion instruments such as tom toms, snare drums, bass drums, cymbals, and hi-hats, and assemblies of instruments (e.g., percussion instruments), such as drum sets. Even more particularly, this disclosure relates to wireless electronic percussion instruments, and percussion instruments with interchangeable and/or removable components to change the instrument between a traditional percussion instrument (that relies on resonance and/or vibration to produce sound) and an electronic percussion instrument. The present disclosure also relates to electronic cymbal instruments, such as cymbal assemblies and hi-hat assemblies, that can be used in conjunction with a traditional acoustic metal cymbal."
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EDIT:
Fixed bad link
I seen Paul Piscoi (Romania) is also listed in the patent app as an inventor,sounded familiar but couldn't remember why..he was the inventor of Versatrigger...so the wireless tech is nothing new..
The Versatrigger site has all the main info removed just some contact/support info , info is in the Internet Archives.
Occasionally you can still pick up a set on Reverb etc..I know someone who just gave a set away..I sold a basic set on Craigslist last year.
You had to use their software as it created a Virtual MIDI hub and for Windows you needed an ASIO driver...ASIO4ALL
Versatrigger_Manual_1.2
ChrisK:
The product should be show soon, according to them and Roland where impressed, but the affiliation with Roland is very recent, things might change once Roland are in the legs we all know them as been conservative.
-Ddrum are doing something new that they promised it will be something special.
Hellfire:
--- Quote from: ChrisK on September 14, 2022, 12:54:20 PM ---The product should be show soon, according to them and Roland where impressed, but the affiliation with Roland is very recent, things might change once Roland are in the legs we all know them as been conservative.
--- End quote ---
Well, based on patent filings it looks to be just the wireless system. Again, I don't know how groundbreaking it really is. Unless there is something that's not documented (which is possible).
--- Quote from: ChrisK on September 14, 2022, 12:54:20 PM ----Ddrum are doing something new that they promised it will be something special.
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Again, Ddrum (like DW) has always had that "something new" coming for a while now (for something like 10 years).
I just don't see the hybrid market taking off like others seem to think. The idea of hybrid drums is a very old idea and like I stated earlier, shouldn't Ddrum be the number one leader in this category?
The problem with hybrid drums is it's a very specific use case. Edrums is already a niche market. Hybrid is a niche of a niche.
It takes a good amount of time to tune a good acoustic drum kit. These drummers are not going to like converting their drums between home use and gig use. Most of these drummer don't really want to use their edrums playing out anyway. So, edrums have become nothing more than practice tools for these type of drummers. That's why the mid range level of edrums is so popular. These mid range edrums are just good enough for that practice tool.
Now if you try to make this hybrid kit, these same drummers will demand a level of quality in both the electronic and acoustic aspects of the kit that will not be very cost effective.
Again, this is just more of the search for the "perfect" acoustic emulation trap that most drummers fall into when they first sit down at an electronic drum kit. Which IMHO misses the whole point of electronic percussion.
Mikevdrums:
--- Quote from: ChrisK on September 14, 2022, 12:54:20 PM ---The product should be show soon, according to them and Roland where impressed, but the affiliation with Roland is very recent, things might change once Roland are in the legs we all know them as been conservative.
-Ddrum are doing something new that they promised it will be something special.
--- End quote ---
Interesting, Where did you find the info about the something special with DDRUM?
Chaser:
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