Homemade Electronic Drum Kit:Coltronics Kit-e

[@cruikshank]

I'm trained as an electronic tech working with engineers on new designs. I owned a Drumkat 3.5 for awhile. I got to hand it to you that is a very sweet job you did there. I have the electronics & soldering chops, but not the mechanical skills to do what you have done. You also did a first class job in presenting it. You should send this in as an article to Pop Mechanics, Science, Modern Drummer, electronic musician, etc. You are under-employed as a heavy equipment operator. Kudos sir!

[@phoenixdk]

Wonderfully simple, cheap, and functional... and fourteen years old at this point. Great job!

[@thierryeppherre6714]

Hello on my you tube channel you can see my own DIY multipad I made two years ago.On various videos,triggering my restored DdrumAT,my Ddrum2 and my own diy analog 5 channel drum synth....Here a link to one of these videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX3RdoeuqparZtk Thierry EPPHERRE from France

[@drummingwithscissors661]

In the early 90s I experimented with making my own eDrums but after lots of trips to radio shack and the local hardware store I gave up. Couldn’t get the cross talk to stop. You have made an incredible drum set. Thanks for sharing your build tips and design.

[@LostInAce]

Finally. Something cool! I just spent almost 2 hrs listening to dorks yap on their electronic kits, telling myself "Just another minute. He's gonna shut up and demo the thing!" I think I'll pick up some piezos, sheet metal and some wood and try for a plate reverb! Thanks for the idea!

[@bradyturnermusic]

You should send this video to companies! This could be sold for relatively cheap in stores! It's awesome.

[@locoken]

All I have to say is "WOW"! This is downright cool and I thank you Sir for sharing your creation with the rest of us! How cool is this?!?! I've wanted an electric drum set for awhile now but just couldn't afford to do so. This could make it a reality. Again, thank you!

[@AnalNapalm]

Thats pretty ingenious idea on the bass pedal. I'm going to steal that.

[@KlooslessMusic]

The best diy drum pads I have seen yet! Any chance you'd share the sketchup file?

[@jakedcake1]

Really nice sketchpad video and design! Awesome!

[@timezoner]

My goodness, mate, that's an informative video. Cheers.

[@2Langdon]

Inspiring and very useful, thanks for putting this up. What a great job for a homebuild, even down to the neat label and logo.

[@rhythmantic]

Incredible and fascinating. What a fabulous design and a quality video production and narration.

[@mrz80]

Just stumbled across this the other day. Might well be just what th' doctor ordered! I am by NO stretch of the imagination a drummer, just a guitarist who wants to have the occasional lick of percussion on his home projects, and have something easy to store that an actual drummer could use if needed. :) Given the limitations of my microcontroller (12 analog inputs) I'll be making it with 8 units instead of 10 (which will allow external hi-hat, kick, and 2-trigger snare, one o' these days :P) Thanks a bunch for posting this way back when!

[@jusroc6353]

Awesome! Very professional outcome! awesome!

[@shantysoundman]

I made one myself and i glued him directly to the plate. Works perfect!

[@jungleb]

Amazing job!

[@CBgoproCOOP]

Brilliant video! Thank you for sharing your expertise and the excellent production quality!

[@daviddaigle4841]

Seriously thank you for making this awesome well thought out video. We all appreciate it

[@daviddaigle4841]

What sensors are you using? Specifically here: 0:48 seconds.

[@bulghurbulghur3698]

Lovely, clean work.

[@360.Tapestry]

excellent video and narration

[@markturiano1169]

Very clever design. Thank you for sharing.

[@rowancant3071]

Looks great. I think I might build one like this. Looks like a pretty straight forward design built with parts that seem easy enough to get.

[@JMB177]

Very cool. Wonderful piece of work!

[@scottsmith1437]

incredible workmanship, well done

[@Rooftopaccessorizer]

so clean and nice. i wish i had such knowledge

[@danpedersen55]

Very nice solution you've come up with, I really like it. It's inspiring 👍

[@rekimba]

i dont think i can like this enough! thanks so much for this video, i was looking a buying a drum pad soon but this has sold me on the idea of making my own! im sure you get this all the time but "i'm gonna get me some kit-e"!!!!

[@NicolasGrunfeld]

That's so cool. Congrats, and thanks for sharing.

[@Johnnymaximum]

That's a pretty amazing drum set. Thanks for the tricks!

[@malaleche]

superb job man!!! now to rock on

[@richardbundie379]

Nice setup. Really like the DB25 idea. I made something similar about 20 years ago and used ceramic tiles for the plates which worked well. (never cracked or broke one)

[@MauriceCalis]

What fantastic, thorough demo.

[@AEdrums]

Very nicely done!

[@clemson99]

you sir are one smart guy

[@catalinlulea]

Very, very cool. Well done, man...

[@stratocaster539]

What a beautiful video. Congratulations.

[@DadBodDrumming]

Wow that's amazing. The 25 pin cable is an old dot matrix printer cable.

[@juanignaciogrima9715]

Great job! Congrats!

[@danysize]

GREAT GREAT GREAT JOB YOU DID !!!! Thanx for Sharing this !!! Big Hug from Argentina

[@prakash290]

Well done!!!! very neat job

[@amutimer100]

That was a great video. I understood everything and your research will save a lot of us a *lot* time. Many thanks.

[@waste521]

Good job mate, I am making one myself just right now, and found yours inspiring. Cheers

[@glauciogv5225]

Very nice project bro. Congratulations !

[@tommyandtammy1]

Excellent Job. God bless.

[@henriqueguerra3952]

Good job! Very nice!

[@billbradleymusic]

Innovation! I plan to make a rubber marimba.

[@kababert]

i like your design... very clever!! ^^

[@Irideallamawithtoast]

wow so complicated yet so simple

[@zentura88]

Excellent work! Inspiring!

[@AndreyIzotov]

Great work!

[@simongarrettmusic]

Just got to say well done on the equipment and the video - top-notch. I have an Alesis Control Pad that I'm about to try and repair.. not sure if i have the skills to put together a Coltronic Kit-E but I feel inspired to learn now.

[@ageshero]

Dude this is sick…

[@ageshero]

My only worry if I made one myself is that maybe that foam would deteriorate after too long?

[@marcolin2249]

great!thank,that will give lot of ideas!

[@RodolfoAlaluf]

Congratulations!!!

[@Zombunist]

You just made my freakin day. Great unit.

[@rcfanatic101]

I have a dream to make my own midi controller that looks like a Mallet-Kat. I cannot afford the real thing, but I can afford some sensors and an Arduino!

[@georgiowee]

wonderful! a great muse-carpenter Best Regards

[@condronugroho852]

Very nice good work. Maybe someday I would, too, make it based on your video tutorial. Thank you

[@rhythmista7707]

Excellent !

[@tosicz]

Cool and great!

[@GeometrikMind]

You are a genius! =D

[@ditoarch06]

Using the keyboard's sustain pedal is interesting! So, if my original eletric hihat pedal is broken, i can simply replace it with sustain pedal?

[@MrVincent97133]

very very good work !!!

[@CyPhaSaRin]

Very nice mod.

[@100roberthenry]

@WeakEndProductions this is exactly what i am going to do...just solder the piezos to the assigned keys... of a 25key midi keyboard...no module...nice n cheap too... i want to have double bass kick...just got to work out how to make sturdy pedals.. great project man...looks cool....

[@andrimelon]

man,,, you're good,,, i try to figure it out on my project,,, I get it now,,, thanks a lot Mr. cool,,,

[@unadomandaperte]

it is very inspiring to see this video. i have a concept on replicating the Kraftwerk drum board that uses tethered sticks to trigger the drums.

[@SonnetGomes]

Excellent.

[@_EDWARD7777]

genious!!! i am going to make my own Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!

[@sammywombarra]

@WeakEndProductions Very good idea. thanks. A piezo pad in place of each key would work if the keys work like I think they do. Now to acquire a cheap midi keyboard. Thanks for the idea!

[@radioesparta]

Thank you so much for sharing

[@jguinitaran03]

If we short the to wires it will trigger or not?

[@vidashramjit5499]

The db connector you wired inside the drum machine , were they the wires from the piezos going into that connector only ? How did you know where to put the wires from the piezos into the db inside the drum machine. For it to be able to work with the db cord . Tell me if you understand my question ?

[@craslo]

Thank you very much for this greatest video Ande

[@brockjohnson4389]

BRILLIANT!! TRULY

[@david99soad]

@WeakEndProductions thanks :) I'm thinking of making one for my college project. I also have to make the drum module myself (ie. designing the circuitry and programming) and do a detailed write up about it for my final year. I'm studying Industrial Electronics and I really like music so I thought that I should do something similar. Thanks and keep up the great videos! :)

[@video2crabby]

Put Together very Nicely, ....I have an alesis hr-16 which i am trying to trigger. it has these hard buttons , which press a rubber conductor across a printed copper grid on the circuit board (soft rubber switch ) I like the sounds of this machine. i emailed alesis tech, why alesis didnt use these sounds on a kit. no answer yet. Maybe you have an idea about it, if you have looked at the hr-16.

[@edgaruedgars]

really great job! Good luck! ;)

[@Th3Wz]

Yeah I'd like to build one too, it's great!

[@CartoonsAndGameShows]

Awesome!

[@demolishunDOTcom]

This is great. I am doing a dance pad conversion to piezos. I was really interested in how you isolated the piezo assemblies. I can do something similar to isolate the foot triggers. Thanks.

[@xxxskat34lifexxx]

@WeakEndProductions can you make it like a normal set or does it have to be like this?

[@snolan1990]

I got an MPC-1 drum machine today that uses piezo transducers and drum pads in an almost identical way to your drum box but I was wondering if there is any kind of switch that I could connect up to the contacts of the Piezo sounders that would send the same trigger signal but simply with the press of a button. I guess the active component of a Sustain pedal would work for this but I can't find out what kind of a switch is in one of them. Do you have any idea as to what switch I should get?

[@bmusician08]

Perfect man! Congrates:)

[@walterisraelmoscosozarate8768]

It's Awesome

[@skateboardadik]

amazing!!

[@danielhl22]

amazing!

[@djfreekiedeek3599]

Awesome Forget the NaaSayers bro. You did it.

[@oiBOYsaysFUKu]

nice pro job! I think that's the nicest DIY set up I've seen so far. where do you get the rubber pad for a better bounce?

[@enkidomark]

Hello, and thanks for the video. I am attempting something similar (inspired by yours). Mine is 3x4 for 12 total pads (if you're going to do it, might as well overdo it). It would help greatly if you could give me a little more info. First, can you tell me more specifically what kind of neoprene you are using on top? The options available for this and all other rubber sheet goods are incredibly varied and I'm afraid I'll order something with more "cushion" than "bounce" or something that won't stand up to stick strikes. Also, could you explain a little about how the neoprene is being held down by the angle aluminum? Is it attached to the aluminum? I'm trying to make sure I can get the desired tautness on the top material. One more thing: what are the spacers under the pads made of? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just trying to cut down on trial and error since you've obviously got it dialed in. Thanks!

[@keanuman1]

Cool! Even If I doesn't have enough budget to but electronic drums because is pricey (except the low-ranged series)!! Can you show me about home-made electronic arranger keyboard. Thanks!!!

[@PatrickProduction]

@WeakEndProductions thanks for the help! Helps alot with my understanding of these stuff :) Another question though, where can I get all these things, especially the piezoelectric transducer? Sorry if I'm bugging you but I'm just curious. THANKS HEAPS!!!

[@Joni0001984]

Tried Alesis Performance Pad which should have used more foam between the plates because if was triggering several plates. Still, I prefer toms with mesh heads with a foam cone in the middle, which I think is much more sensitive to velocity.

[@JackNotBack]

Nice! I make it... thanks

[@6thfox8]

Hey Bro', Nice drumkit. I'm building one myself but can't seem to find a reasonably priced source of that 1/8" rubber. Where'd U get yours ? Also, where would one get the aluminum sheet/plate ? Thanx.

[@nirniro1]

Exelent !!! thank you very very mach

[@scootergreen3]

Very Intelligent!!

[@PatrickProduction]

What kind of output is needed for the piezoelectric transducer? And how do you connect them?? Sorry if this is not the correct terms, I'm new to these cables and electronics, but any help would be appreciated.. I'm really lost haha :)

[@RcKDrUmm3R]

Great video! Does the hi hat function similar to a normal one? Where u can go from open to closed hi hat and vice versa?

[@cruikshank]

Glad I saw this. This could be a great project for me. I once had a Drumkat ver 3.5 and regret selling it. One question I have a DM5. Aren't you using more triggers than the DM5 has inputs? Thanks, Dave