Need help to build electronic drum system circuit..help!!!

[lester]

electronic drum circuit

i want to build an electronic drumming circuit for my project but just dont know how to start..

any useful suggestions? or even a site or circuits to refer to? Thanks..

 

[cameo_2007]

electric drum circuit

what is meant by drumming circuit?

 

[lester]

build electronic drum

erm..instead of hitting the drum sets to make musics..we still can make music with the circuit..by hitting pads and connecting to circuit to MAke sound output..

like one circuit i found from this site..

https://www.circuitsarchive.org/index.php/MIDI_Drum

my problem is i dont really understand what to do and how the circuit works..can try explain to me?

 

[Buriedcode]

what do i need to make electronica

erm..instead of hitting the drum sets to make musics..we still can make music with the circuit..by hitting pads and connecting to circuit to MAke sound output..

like one circuit i found from this site..

https://www.circuitsarchive.org/index.php/MIDI_Drum

my problem is i dont really understand what to do and how the circuit works..can try explain to me?

Thats a pretty basic MIDI system. You should first read up on 'midi'. Essentially its just a way of sending messages to or from a device that contains information about what notes to play, and how loud/soft to play them. It is a form of 'control' informaiton, rather than audio, a bit like musical score, requiring something to intepret those messages and make the appropriate sound. PC's can do this very easily with software synthesisers, and soundfonts.

The circuit simply consists of a microcontroller, power supply (from mains) and some input resistors that are read form sensors mounted on pads.

The 'magic' is in the software for the microcontroller which requires programming, that is why you cannot see its function purely form the schematic. All it does is continually reads the inputs, and when one is triggered, it sends a few bytes out the midi port to indicate that a drum has been hit, and which drum that is.

The explaination of the circuit is pretty good, I'm surprised you didn't understand it. You'll need to learn a bit about microcontrollers (PIC's to be specific) in order to know exactly how it works.

Buriedcode.

 

[stacky2009]

drum sets cricuit

hey i made this i try 2 connect this to fruity loops but its not getting the midi data .why is that ...any clue on this ?