MIDI Electronic Pads

dmb_drummer · #1 07-02-2008, 04:48 AM

A lot of R&B drummers such as Aaron Spears, Teddy Campbell, and Gerald Heyward use these MIDI electronic pad things, such as this, http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...Pad?sku=449910, and I would like to buy something like it only cheaper.

Problem is, how am I going to be able to hear this when I'm playing? Can I amplify it somehow? How do I get sounds from it to the computer or recording thing. I have no clue about any of this stuff. I know just a tad about MIDI and how it works, but it's not all that helpful. And how do I mount it? I was thinking a snare stand, but what if I had to angle it?

Any advice is helpful, and thanks.

harryconway · #2 07-02-2008, 06:33 AM

I don't think you'll find a more affordable sampler. Good luck with that.

Joe P · #3 07-02-2008, 06:41 AM

You have to amplify it to hear it with your acoustic drums (given you aren't recording, in which case you can feed it directly into the mix). Also, I believe most snare stands tilt...