No matter what we get out of this I know we’ll never forget …

I tested the circuit to support the MIDI-IN in microDRUM and it works. But there is a problem with Config Tool support for some MIDI messages. I used a simple Arduino code: void setup() { Serial.begin(31250); } void loop() { if (Serial.available()>0) { Serial.print(Serial.read(), BYTE); } } This code work like a mirror. I send a midi message to microDRUM and this code send me back the same message. Some ...

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Were lines that I couldn’t change…

New Version 0.7!!! New features: Initial Yamaha 3 Zone Cymbal support. Improved Tool section. Added Activity LED Fixed a bug with Pin numbers and more...

Will you still recall my name…

New Version v0.6!!! New features: Improved SFZ support. Added effects to audio output! Added MIDI IN (so it can be used with other modules trigger-to-midi) Added keyboard utility. Added support for update firmware into Arduino UNO. and more …

Led rats through the streets…

I'm working on a manual. For now, insert the topics in the forum (you must be registered to read it). Is still in draft version. If you want to help me send me a private message on the forum.

In a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings…

New Version v0.5!!! New features: Supported most types of switch or variable HiHat controllers with CC position or dedicated notes on all zones for 6 levels of intermediate levels of the pedal positions. Save all setting on Arduino EEPROM. Automatic load on startup. Initial SFZ support. You can play without using VST software! Burn Mode :) and more …

I’ve learned some things about myself I wish I didn’t know…

There are many ways to make use of electronics in a HH and HH-pedal. In my opinion the best way is to send a Control Change (CC) with a value between 0-127 that indicates the degree of openness of the pedal. In this way any VST (like Addictive Drums) knows exactly the degree of openness and depending on how the cymbal gets shot  (bow, edge, etc. ..) generates the appropriate sound. ...

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When they do in Sicily…

NEW VERSION 0.4!!! New features: Diagnostic Tool Switch/Piezo Support Updated Tab Windows and more ...

And when your fears subside…

A few days ago I created   Tested VSTs Page . On this page I list the VST that work directly with my software. In addition to commercial VST, I'm discovering that the SFZ files work well. On the page I added a player free, some sample packs and their mappings SFZ. If you have any proposals ...

The world is in your hands …

For those who have had trouble setting the DrumMap, I included a "Diagnostic Utility" in the  next version (0.4) of the Configuration Tool to let you know the "answer" of the microDRUM not related with the MIDI note but with the "pin" that has produced. In the example I played the HH and i see that is connected to the pin number 12