MILLENIUM MPS-1000 D2 - my personal setup (and still using a MPS850 Module aswell!)

[@jjohnj84]

Nicely played, ordered this kit on Saturday and eagerly awaiting it arriving in the uk!

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Thanks ! tip: first set up the kit, test it, then connect the cables. And, check in the manual how to calibrate the hihat first time you start the module ! have fun with your set !

[@Allan-hw2tu]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek I received a Roland VAD 307 at the beginning of the week and I'm having a lot of trouble familiarizing myself with the module, (I come from a td1 dmk and I found that the basic settings sounded much better😬)….de plus the hi-hat is very weak compared to the other elements, perhaps I should re-configure to factory settings and do as you just advised….it is however the first thing that I configured but I must have gone about it wrong, ah yeah for the moment I'm super disappointed, the drums themselves are superb and the feeling is much more elaborate than a small, cramped drum kit on a rack (this was also one of the main motivations/reasons for switching to this kind of kit) , in short I think that the modules from Alesis seem more instinctive with its manual adjustment levers that you slide up and down, in any case yours sounds great 🤌🏻, and great relaxing game 👏🏻👏🏻!!

[@YonOtto]

Finally a video of someone who has added more cymbals. Great info!

[@inanimaniak]

Nice setup!

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Thanks! I make improvements every single time i play the set, never finished finetuning haha

[@inanimaniak]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek I understand you... i am looking to upgrade to a new edrum set

[@yoshistark6865]

Hej, first of all nice video and second happy to see you use an MPS850 module for extra pads. I want to rebuild my acoustic kit in electric so I can play at home without all to many noise, double bass (double pedals on e-drums) 1 tom, 3 floor toms, snare, 2 hi-hats (one playable) and 9 cymbals (4 crashes, 2 effects/stacks, 1 ride and 2 Chinas) Lazy Sunday so I took the time to look up the kit, read reviews and watch videos I found, it really make the decision easy. Ordering the 1up 2down set, an extra 14" floor tom and an MPS850 set. Hope to get both sets home before Holydays vacation so I can experiment and have fun. Greetings from Groningen. 🤘🤘🤘

[@crazyclownstudioaudio3122]

Great Video !!!!!

[@mrosaka1]

Just ordered one of these kits, and yes setting the hihat from the start is key.

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

It took me a couple of evenings/hours to figure the Hihatt out. . . . and still needs some more finetuning 🤔

[@anelrekic]

Hey Richard! Great video, I’m look at purchasing the MPS-1000 and just wanted to know what your thoughts are on the triggering? Do you notice any misfiring or the pads not “sensing” your hits?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

This kit is Super! No misfiring on the drums/pads/cymbals so far, the only issue you can get is with the Hihatt, it takes some time to adjust the settings for the Hihatt. Lets say from every 100 hits on the Hihatt, 95 will be ok !

[@anelrekic]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek excellent thank you so much!!

[@GuidoScocozza]

Hey Richard, nice video. Can you give me more details about how you made the two module setup work to be able to add more pads/cymbals? I understood you connected the headphone out of the MPS850 to the aux in of the MPS1000 (and had to configure what exactly?) and then what else did you do? Thanks!

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Hi, there is a separate cable set available on the Thomann website (Millenium MPS-850 Cable Loom). Connect this to the MPS-850 and you will have 7x stereo and 2x mono jacks extra ! And also you have extra trigger inputs on the back of the MPS-850 module, so a total of 11 inputs! The MPS-1000 also has 11 inputs in total, so by combining the modules you can have a total of 22 (!) Inputs. . At this moment i only use 4 extra cables for the 4 extra pads/cymbals i have . . .

[@GuidoScocozza]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek Hi Richard, then I guess since you connected the Audio out of the MPS850 to the AuxIn of the MPS1000 then whatever pads/cymbals you have connected to the 850 will not be detected by a DAW since there is no Midi connection to the computer or MPS1000 from the 850. So this would only work with default sounds from the MPS850. Cool idea though.

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

@@GuidoScocozza Hey, If you want to use this set up with a DAW, u need to connect BOTH modules to you pc/mac ! I use this setup as an exact copy as my acoustic set, just for practicing . . . . . . .

[@iouliosgeorgakopoulos3628]

Hey! Thank you for the nice video, it helps a lot as i am researching in order to buy this set 🙏🏽 also great playing! Just a quick question in case you know. Sometimes I might need to have 2 extra toms, so naturally I thought about buying the set as it is and add 2 extra 10x6 toms. The problem is that I don’t know if it’s possible to connect this extra instruments to the module. I thought of maybe using the 2 extra cables of cymbals and to have a set up like : bass drum, 2 flour toms, 3 toms, snare, hihat, ride, which is fine with me but I don’t if it’ll work. Any ideas on that ? Thank you again!

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Hey. As mentioned before it is possible to use the extra inputs, because there are 2 of them! You can assign any sound to it, so Tom sounds or cymbals, whatever you want.after editing you need to save it as a user kit.

[@davideantonacci2773]

ehi good vid !!! Simple question, how did you connect two different drum modules together ? Thanks in advance !!!

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Hey there, i connected the headphones output from the MPS850 to the aux input on the MPS1000.

[@metalgaming420]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek what cable did u use from the 850 headphones output to the aux in the mps1000 module?? thx

[@octavazio999]

Interesting setup!!! Nice drumming 🤙🤙 I’m interested in this edrum too…so can I plug up to 2 extra pads on the module of mps1000 ? From the images on internet I wasn’t sure about this ( I see an “EXT” port and a “CRASH2” port) is the crash 2 already taken by the second crash in the set ? Hope I was clear 😂 btw nice finish I love natural wood

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

The "crash 2" is already taken by the extra crash, so yes, only the " ext" is available. Finish is natural look but wrapped.

[@lowrd652]

Nice video! What is that splash pad that appears on the kit?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Zeitgeist, sold by drumtec

[@LaMelon]

how did you add so many cymbals? i thought it only had one extra free slot?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Hey, As you can read in the leader, i also use a mps-850 module, so more than enough inputs 🙂

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

How does it feel? Im just looking for a kit i can play during the week so the feel of the kit is quite important to me as I don't plan on using the e drums to record rather just get better at my technique and play more often Thanks:)

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

It is amazing to play this kit, the mesh heads are almost identical to real heads, because you can "tune" them. on the other hand, the rubber surface of the cymbalpads will feel completely different than real cymbals.

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek great :) I expected the cymbals to be so but that's okay :) Thanks for the quick reply too :)

[@MM-tt3np]

No need to spend extra money on a expensive module when the best sounds are from the VST's. Which are easy to download for free on internet, all of them ;) Your kit looks awesome! It will probably trigger 98% right of the times, but for $5,500 less it's a steal.

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

the purpose of this video is to show that you do not need a VSTi (including PC) to rehearse with this kit! and yes, a (free) VSTi is better sounding, but in some cases you need DAW too! Free VSTi,s often use only one free drumset available. Check the website for the MPS-850 module (or the MPS-1000), you will find that these modules are less expensive than a good payed for VSTi !

[@jhm3462]

Is it possible to expand them by MIDI? what if you connect the 850 to the 1000 via MIDI. I have a mps850 and i'm wondering if i can add another module to expand it but by MIDI instead of the AUX.

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Interesting question, because the 850 has a 5-pins " old school" MIDI-output, and the MPS1000 has only a usb to midi output (to connect to your PC). So no 5-pins MIDI input on the MPS1000 ! So to be honest, i don't know if it will work if you try to connect both of the units via the usb-midi in/output ! UPDATE ! The MPS850 is capable of receiving MIDI data, as the MPS1000 is NOT ! So, the MPS850 will mostly be usefull as a "slave" unit.

[@MusicWithJona]

Would you recommend this kit. Some say it is bad some say it is good. What do you think?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

@@MusicWithJona So, don,t expect a "major brand quality" , but considering the price for this kit you can get reasonable and sometimes even very good results. I have seen yt-videos of drummers who use the kit on the road! Me personally, i am using the kit as a exact copy of my acoustic drumkit, for practice at home. For me this kit was definitely the right choice . . . .

[@calvinlooi4500]

hi i'm intending to purchase the same set with 2 floor toms. May I know the dimensions you used for your carpet? Thanks!

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

180 cm width, 130 cm depth

[@Raboksebbi]

Hi nice video. Can you name the splitter for the pads?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

I do not understand what you mean, the pads are stereo (centre and edge), so they do not need a splitter!

[@matt_adler]

sorry can you give me a summary of how you connected the two control units? Which control unit did you connect the headphones to? and is it possible to record with a vst with this set up?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Headphones -out from the MPS850 to the line-in on the MPS1000, Headphones connected to the MPS1000. If you want to use VSTi's you would probably need to connect both modules to your PC by USB.

[@metalgaming420]

how did you connect the 2 modules together ..what cables and from what insert hole on the module to the other insert on the other module?? thx :-)

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

www.thomann.de/nl/pro_snake_20012_10.htm

[@dilwynwheeler6320]

Hi sorry to bother you. I was wondering if you have had any issues with the Hihat miss triggering and failing to calibrate. I have had the MPS1000 2 up 1 down single March 23 and have nothing but issue after issue. I have tried everything to get Hihat right and nothing works. Any thoughts thanks in advance

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Yes, in the beginning i also had some struggles with the hihatt, only calibrating did not seem to work. so i also tried to adjust the height of the hihat pad, starting of from the highest possible position. Then i adjusted the pad's sensitivity (as with any other pad) . For me, playability is up to 90(or so)%. So, yes, it still has a 10(or so) % misstriggering when using the module. Funny thing is, when you connect it to a PC/DAW/VST , it is much more accurate.

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

@JohnnyCarterMusicOfficial Hey there, i have never used this set with a DAW, for me it,s a practicing-set and not especialy for studio/recording. I did test it ofcourse, it works with my DAW(cubase)

[@surajmaugi]

Hey man! I have a milenium mps 1000 too and want to have more 2 cymbals. Can you show or explain how you connect both modules? I want to see a cheap drum module, to connect to the mps1000 module and then connect to my macbook by midi USB. What kind of connection do you do to connect both modules? Is there any configuration after that? Thank you for all the support 🎉

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

@@surajmaugi I do not connect to my computer, Simply because i use this as practice kit, exact set up as my acoustic set! I use a extra module, with a cable, use main output or headphones output, to the audio input on the mps1000 Keep in mind, you need to connect BOTH modules to your mac,if you want to use with daw!

[@surajmaugi]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek Many thanks!!! so its no possible to connect Module 1 to Module 2 and then Module 2 to PC and receive all inputs from module 1 and 2? I guess I need to connect directly both modules to laptop. Okok

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

@@surajmaugi No, you can not connect both mudules with eachother, because there is only a usb OUTPUT on the MPS1000, there is no input.so yes, connect both modules to your laptop

[@zaitennyson]

can you do tutorial of how you put extra cymbals and setting on the module

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

There is 1 input called "EXT", you can use this for a extra crash or pad if you want. the other input called "crash2" is already in use by the second crash, if you bought the complete set. On the YT page of millenium drums you can find more info about how to change the settings and edit the sounds!

[@henrib4713]

How did you record this with the original sounds? plugged into a laptop or recorded on the drum computer and exported later?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Hey there, i own a Sony HDR-MV1 stereo camera, (MV stands for music video). So, stereo out from mps1000 module to stereo in of the camera.

[@henrib4713]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek thanks for your response! sadly this camera is not available anymore

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

@@henrib4713 well, mine is still working . Zoom q2 or Q8 are reasonable i hear

[@MarksTechVlogs]

I'm looking at buying one of these, what sort of space does it take up? Thank you

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

same space as a regular acoustic drumset ! In my case approx 180x130 cm

[@MarksTechVlogs]

@@RichardSchoonderbeek Thank you 🙂

[@Henek86]

Did you tried using this setup with Clone Hero game?

[@johandeheerjdh]

Hoi Richard. Ik wil de MPS 1000 ook gaan aanschaffen maar ik wil deze gebruiken om op te leren? ben een beginner. Waar moet ik op letten bij het instellen van bv de HiHat? en andere welkome tips?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Hey Johan, om te leren drummen is elke set met meshheads/gaasvellen het beste. . . .kan dus ook een mps750x of mps850 zijn maarrrrrr, een echt akoestisch drumstel is het allerbeste🤔 . het instellen van de hihat staat in de manual beschreven, bij de meeste sets moet je vóór aanvang de standen "open" en "close" van de hihat opgeven (calibreren).

[@johandeheerjdh]

Hoi Richard inmiddels een Mps 1000 in mijn bezit. Ben nu bezig met drumles en moet met gesloten hihat beginnen, echter als ik de hihat sluit hoor ik regelmatig een half open geluid of een splah? Zoek me rot in de instellingen maar snap daar nog niet veel van? Welke instellingen gebruik jij?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

@@johandeheerjdh , in de (digitale) manual staat op pagina 22 een uitleg hoe je de hihat kan (moet) calibreren, verder kun je op het youtubekanaal van milleniumdrums ook deze bekijken, kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaWUg3mZpLNjn6M

[@cedeerve]

What are those additional cymbals? Are they all millenium or?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Additional cymbals are from zeitgeist, sold by drum-tec.com

[@hwy_74]

Do you think the noise has potential to disturb neighbours or is it quiet enough?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

My (friendly) neighbours told me they can hear it when i am practicing, they are not bothered by it ! So, You do hear some noise! I aggreed with my neighbours that i make "noise" untill maximum of 21.00 hrs. But i need to mention, i am not using any silencing/dampening what so ever, except for a floorcarpet !

[@hwy_74]

​@@RichardSchoonderbeekthat's great thank you!

[@Gb2024k]

Hey richard ,ik ben al me hele leven muzikant ..13 jaar getourd europa wat hitjes etcetcetc blabla .. nu bezig met me 1e solo album die in principe redelijk af is😅 maar ik wil live drum inspelen inplaats via keys zoals nu .. verkoop jij je oude millenium 850 toevallig 😎please let me know en idg greetz ✌️😎✨

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Helaas reeds verkocht . . . . .

[@a1mSanS]

Can i add 1 extra tom and 1 extra crash?

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Yes, there are 2 extra inputs for crash or pad, i already use them.

[@a1mSanS]

@@RichardSchoonderbeekgood, thank you

[@cometzeph4544]

How durable does the kit feel? I found on some forums that the kit seems badly build and will fail. I am considering this kit over a simmons sd1250 so how durable and how accurate does the kit seem? Feedback appreciated!

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Given the price of this set you can't expect the highest quality wood and finish to be used! The overall build quality is fine by me, the hardware is very sturdy. But, for instance, if a crash might break down after a while, just buy a new one for 99 euros ! ! This set has the looks of a real drum set, but that may only be important optically and aesthetically. The most important thing for me is the playability and feeling during practice, the layout is an exact copy of my acoustic drum set! For me this set is sufficient as a rehearsal set. . .(at least for now) .I think the response and accuracy are fine, the settings and fine tuning are very important. I honestly can't tell you how this set will hold up if you plan on using it on stage. And, the Simmons set, I don't know enough about it to make a fair comparison, except for the fact that the Simmons is not a "real" drum set.

[@cometzeph4544]

Thanks!

[@Mr31261]

What’s the hihat like on this

[@RichardSchoonderbeek]

Response of the hihat is o.k. , open/close, chick and splash are easy to program.