Building a set with Td-30 Module

[Kalriz]

I was wondering if anyone could help me get started on building a mesh drum kit off of the Roland TD-30. I'm pretty new to electric drums, but have been playing for about 11 years on acoustic sets. I really like what I've been reading about the td-30, and have a friendly church that has a td-30k pro series that I have banged around on. Is there anyway I can just buy the td-30 module and built a set for less money than I could just buying the whole package itself? If so, are there any recommendations? Thanks a ton.

[BWaj]

Yup, that's what I did. There are all sorts of tips in the DYI threads on different ways to convert acoustic kits or build from scratch. I bought raw shells, hardware, triggers and heads on line and drilled out the shells, mounted the hardware and triggers, stained the shells and I'm very happy with how they feel compared to professionally made drums. I think they look better too. I speant about $80 per drum all in to do it myself compared to about $400 each to buy Roland pads. Depending on what hardware you buy and all that, you could spend up to $125 or so doing it this way. If you convert a used acoustic kit, it's whatever the drums cost you plus buying a trigger and jack per drum.EBay is a great source for buying the triggers with a jack already soldered on if you want to avoid soldering. Check out the DYI threads for tips and step by step instructions and good luck!

[New Tricks]

I can just buy the td-30 module and built a set for less money than I could just buying the whole package itself? If so, are there any recommendations? Thanks a ton.

Absolutely. If I had it to do over, I would have gone straight to an acoustic/electronic conversion kit. I'd say you are on the right path.

The Drums themselves are the easiest part. You just use one of many methods of installing a trigger, then put on a mesh head. I'm a do it yourselfer by nature so that's the route I went and the cost was only about $40 per drum. I didn't like the feel of the bass drum mesh head so I went with stand alone kick pads, eventually ending up with the super stealthy (but not cheap) Roland KT 10's.

You need to decide on which cymbals you want to use and just put them on your regular cymbal stands.

Now, the tough question. Do you need an operational open/close high hat or will a rubber pad suffice. Personally, I adapted to the rubber pad easily and it's a simple and inexpensive solution.

I ended up using 4 rubber pads (right side HH, left side HH or ride depending on the kit) and two accessories (like cowbell or tambourine, depending on the kit) I mounted all the pads on my cymbal stands.

Here is what I've ended up with after years of tweaking it.




The trigger is a simple foam cone with a piezo under it. Intrigg make a pretty simple trigger but I've not used them.



From the driver's seat



In the end, I got a compact, normal looking kit with no racking or silly little E pads for drums.

[tripp2k]

Absolutely. If I had it to do over, I would have gone straight to an acoustic/electronic conversion kit. I'd say you are on the right path.

The Drums themselves are the easiest part. You just use one of many methods of installing a trigger, then put on a mesh head. I'm a do it yourselfer by nature so that's the route I went and the cost was only about $40 per drum. I didn't like the feel of the bass drum mesh head so I went with stand alone kick pads, eventually ending up with the super stealthy (but not cheap) Roland KT 10's.

You need to decide on which cymbals you want to use and just put them on your regular cymbal stands.

Now, the tough question. Do you need an operational open/close high hat or will a rubber pad suffice. Personally, I adapted to the rubber pad easily and it's a simple and inexpensive solution.

I ended up using 4 rubber pads (right side HH, left side HH or ride depending on the kit) and two accessories (like cowbell or tambourine, depending on the kit) I mounted all the pads on my cymbal stands.

Here is what I've ended up with after years of tweaking it.




The trigger is a simple foam cone with a piezo under it. Intrigg make a pretty simple trigger but I've not used them.



From the driver's seat



In the end, I got a compact, normal looking kit with no racking or silly little E pads for drums.

That looks awesome. Are you using a Remo SilentStroke on the kick drum as well?

[adi]

I do not have a DIY kit, however I plan to do one.

I have found his site http://www.r-drums.com/english/shop/trigger-systems/ that provides already made triggers. They are quite expensive, and if you look more I think you can find the parts cheaper. The good think about the r-drums is that you just mount the triggers inside your existing shells, change the heads with some mesh heads, and you are good to go.

If DIY is too much for you, you can get better looking e-drums from here http://www.drum-tec.de/pads-drumtec-pro-c-86_198.html , but they are extremely expensive.

For cymbals, I would go with Roland ones, including the HH, since they I think are the best. However, also for cymbals there are kits to convert real cymbals in electronic ones; cannot find the link now, but I think if you search the forum you will find it.

Please also check this thread for more info.

[SemperFidelity]

I do not have a DIY kit, however I plan to do one.

I have found his site http://www.r-drums.com/english/shop/trigger-systems/ that provides already made triggers. They are quite expensive, and if you look more I think you can find the parts cheaper. The good think about the r-drums is that you just mount the triggers inside your existing shells, change the heads with some mesh heads, and you are good to go.

That is the route I went and I am VERY happy with them:

[BWaj]

I made my own trigger mounts using the same L brackets and a 1x2 piece of wood. I spray painted the wood black and you don't even see it, I've even had several drummers be surprised to find out they were edrums on gigs. For preassembled triggers, this guy will give you a discount on his if you askhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/drum-trigger-DIY-5-pack-Midnight-Black-by-Convertible-Percussions-/151753147891?hash=item23553145f3:g:z24AAOSwQItUDHV s I've found these next ones to be the best combo of value and quality, though you have to make your own mounting solution, plus solder on a jack. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pack-of-5-Fo...5frje6VdKBInDw