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Due to the wild popularity of "The Original Drum Kit" Spikenzielabs went back to the drawing board, and expanded on this amazing product. It's a DIY electronic drum kit. Awesome for music and sound effects, and jamming out!
You're big time into Arduino? Good news, this flavor of the SpikenzieLabs Drum Kit Kit doesn't monopolize your Arduino. The 'Arduino Guts' are on-board and dedicated to your new drum set. New to Arduino? We've made this kit as simple and straight forward for newbies. Order it as a kit- you'll be tapping out beats as soon as you are soldered up and your pads (not included) are connected.
The A.I. version of the Drum Kit Kit is an 'All Included' version of the original. On board Ardunio, MIDI out, and an FTDI connection out to your computer. For those of you who don't know what an FTDI connection is, just think of it as a connection for a 'Special USB Cable' that connects the device to your Mac/Windows PC/Linux computer in the same way you would connect a printer. Sounds simple? Well, it is!
Features:
* Onboard ATmega (frees up your Arduino for other projects).
* Screw terminals for the drum pad connections (makes changing pads easier).
* Includes piezos for six drum pads.
* On board Din-5 MIDI-out jack (Use the DKKAI, with your other MIDI equipment).
* FTDI compatible 90° pin header (makes it easy to program or use our Serial to MIDI software and your computer).
* DC 2.1mm power jack (power the Drum kit while “on the road”).
* All the ATmega digital pins are broken out into a two row connector with standard 0.1” spacing. Plus, +5 volts and Ground (make your own accessories, selector buttons etc ...).
* Four corner mounting holes (Build the Drum Kit into a project box and mount it).
* On board voltage regulator.
* Power selector jumper for USB (via optional FTDI cable) or DC power jack.
* Lots of fun
I love this kit, it comes in a anti-static bag choc-o-block full of parts! Even though there are lots of parts, it is quite easy to build.
With the Drum Kit Kit AI, you get to DIY your own drum pads. (See below for tips & techniques). Once soldered, and pads connected, upload the Sketch, using the Arduino IDE, (As if you were programming your Arduino) and test it out.
Wait! What is the Arduino IDE (integrated development environment)? Think of it as a word processor that let's you print your document to a circuit board, rather than a printer. Once the Drum Kit Kit AI receives the program that you've sent over, it starts to work. Thanks to our Serial to Midi software you will have the Drum Kit Kit AI running with your computer along side your audio software.
We've documented the program in such a way that assigning notes to your drum pads is a snap. Depending on what you've made your pads out of, you may need to tune the trigger sensitivity. This is easily adjusted, with a little trial and error, you'll have them functioning just as well as a 'store bought' drum kit.
If you've got a Drum Synth with a Midi in? Plug the DKK AI right in, and start playing. No computer required, other than to assign notes and set other settings like velocity and trigger sensitivity.
Programming your Drum Kit Kit - AI:
The new Drum Kit - Kit AI and older Drum Kit -Kit both use the same Arduino sketch (a sketch is the name given to an Arduino program). The Drum Kit - Kit web page has more details about using the sketch. You can download the sketch here: DrumKitV1b.pde.zip Get the latest Arduino software from Arduino.cc
User changeable setting in the Drum Kit Arduino Sketch. Find more info on the original Drum Kit Kit web page.
Using your Drum Kit - Kit AI:
Using the Drum Kit - Kit AI is pretty easy. You start by deciding how and what you are going to connect it. Are you using it with a USB -Serial cable or the MIDI-out port? Are you powering it over USB or with a AC adaptor? etc ...
USB - Serial cable or MIDI-out port:
If you are using the Drum Kit - Kit AI with the USB - Serial cable then you will need to download the Serial to MIDI converter software. You will also need to use audio software on your computer, such as Apple’s Garage Band etc... Check the Serial to MIDI Converter web page for instructions on how to set it up on your computers OS.
USB - Serial cable:
Connect the USB - Serial cable to the six pin head on the rear of the Drum Kit PCB (it’s best to connect this end of the cable before plugging the USB end into your computer). Make sure to plug the six connector end into the Drum Kit with the black and green wires on the correct sides (Black and Green are printed on the PCB).
MIDI-Out port cable:
Using the MIDI jack is simple, just connect a MIDI cable from the Drum Kit’s MIDI out port to your equipments MIDI-IN port.
You can also us the MIDI-Out port to connect to your PC by using a MIDI to USB converter such as M-Audio’s MIDISPORT Uno.
See the box below for setting for MIDI baud rate settings.
Using the Drum Kit - Kit AI MIDI-out port:
The DKKAI has a built on MIDI-out port, to use it, make sure that the sketch that you upload onto the Drum Kit - Kit AI has the serial board rate set to 31250. (This line is in the code section called “void setup”.)
Note: If you are using the DKKAI with the FTDI USB - Serial cable and our Serial to MIDI software, do not choose 31250 as your baud rate, there is a bug with the Serial to MIDI converter or part of the Java serial which prevents the SM converter from working correctly.
Power selector jumper:
The Drum Kit - Kit AI can be power from the USB - Serial cable or from a 2.1mm DC power adaptor. The Drum Kit - Kit AI must be used with the power selector jumper. Simply slid the jumper onto the two pins marked USB or EX.
Power from USB - Serial cable:
The USB - Serial cable can provide the +5 volts needed to run the drum kit. In this case the power supply section of the Drum Kit does not function, the voltage regulation is done by the USB bus. Note: USB only provides up to 500ma of power, so if you are connecting custom circuitry to the digital pin connectors or the +5v and GND, make sure to not exceed this limit.
Power from a DC Power Adaptor:
With the power selector jumper in the Ext. position the Drum Kit will use the 2.1mm DC power jack. This jack will accept a center positive 2.1mm power connector, from 7v to ~ 15v. The maximum current draw is 1 amp.
Connecting the drum pads:
The Drum Kit - Kit AI can be with up to six drum pads. The drum pads are essentially disks that have piezos glued to them. The piezos have two wires coming of of them, a red and a black one.
Connecting piezos:
The bottom edge of the Drum Kit - Kit AI has six sets of two screw terminals. Each screw terminal set is used for one drum pad. It is important that the red wire from the piezo goes into the screw terminal on the right side of each terminal and the black wire goes into the left side. When you extend the piezo wires be careful to note which is the red and which is the black.
You're big time into Arduino? Good news, this flavor of the SpikenzieLabs Drum Kit Kit doesn't monopolize your Arduino. The 'Arduino Guts' are on-board and dedicated to your new drum set. New to Arduino? We've made this kit as simple and straight forward for newbies. Order it as a kit- you'll be tapping out beats as soon as you are soldered up and your pads (not included) are connected.
The A.I. version of the Drum Kit Kit is an 'All Included' version of the original. On board Ardunio, MIDI out, and an FTDI connection out to your computer. For those of you who don't know what an FTDI connection is, just think of it as a connection for a 'Special USB Cable' that connects the device to your Mac/Windows PC/Linux computer in the same way you would connect a printer. Sounds simple? Well, it is!
Features:
* Onboard ATmega (frees up your Arduino for other projects).
* Screw terminals for the drum pad connections (makes changing pads easier).
* Includes piezos for six drum pads.
* On board Din-5 MIDI-out jack (Use the DKKAI, with your other MIDI equipment).
* FTDI compatible 90° pin header (makes it easy to program or use our Serial to MIDI software and your computer).
* DC 2.1mm power jack (power the Drum kit while “on the road”).
* All the ATmega digital pins are broken out into a two row connector with standard 0.1” spacing. Plus, +5 volts and Ground (make your own accessories, selector buttons etc ...).
* Four corner mounting holes (Build the Drum Kit into a project box and mount it).
* On board voltage regulator.
* Power selector jumper for USB (via optional FTDI cable) or DC power jack.
* Lots of fun
I love this kit, it comes in a anti-static bag choc-o-block full of parts! Even though there are lots of parts, it is quite easy to build.
With the Drum Kit Kit AI, you get to DIY your own drum pads. (See below for tips & techniques). Once soldered, and pads connected, upload the Sketch, using the Arduino IDE, (As if you were programming your Arduino) and test it out.
Wait! What is the Arduino IDE (integrated development environment)? Think of it as a word processor that let's you print your document to a circuit board, rather than a printer. Once the Drum Kit Kit AI receives the program that you've sent over, it starts to work. Thanks to our Serial to Midi software you will have the Drum Kit Kit AI running with your computer along side your audio software.
We've documented the program in such a way that assigning notes to your drum pads is a snap. Depending on what you've made your pads out of, you may need to tune the trigger sensitivity. This is easily adjusted, with a little trial and error, you'll have them functioning just as well as a 'store bought' drum kit.
If you've got a Drum Synth with a Midi in? Plug the DKK AI right in, and start playing. No computer required, other than to assign notes and set other settings like velocity and trigger sensitivity.
Programming your Drum Kit Kit - AI:
The new Drum Kit - Kit AI and older Drum Kit -Kit both use the same Arduino sketch (a sketch is the name given to an Arduino program). The Drum Kit - Kit web page has more details about using the sketch. You can download the sketch here: DrumKitV1b.pde.zip Get the latest Arduino software from Arduino.cc
User changeable setting in the Drum Kit Arduino Sketch. Find more info on the original Drum Kit Kit web page.
Using your Drum Kit - Kit AI:
Using the Drum Kit - Kit AI is pretty easy. You start by deciding how and what you are going to connect it. Are you using it with a USB -Serial cable or the MIDI-out port? Are you powering it over USB or with a AC adaptor? etc ...
USB - Serial cable or MIDI-out port:
If you are using the Drum Kit - Kit AI with the USB - Serial cable then you will need to download the Serial to MIDI converter software. You will also need to use audio software on your computer, such as Apple’s Garage Band etc... Check the Serial to MIDI Converter web page for instructions on how to set it up on your computers OS.
USB - Serial cable:
Connect the USB - Serial cable to the six pin head on the rear of the Drum Kit PCB (it’s best to connect this end of the cable before plugging the USB end into your computer). Make sure to plug the six connector end into the Drum Kit with the black and green wires on the correct sides (Black and Green are printed on the PCB).
MIDI-Out port cable:
Using the MIDI jack is simple, just connect a MIDI cable from the Drum Kit’s MIDI out port to your equipments MIDI-IN port.
You can also us the MIDI-Out port to connect to your PC by using a MIDI to USB converter such as M-Audio’s MIDISPORT Uno.
See the box below for setting for MIDI baud rate settings.
Using the Drum Kit - Kit AI MIDI-out port:
The DKKAI has a built on MIDI-out port, to use it, make sure that the sketch that you upload onto the Drum Kit - Kit AI has the serial board rate set to 31250. (This line is in the code section called “void setup”.)
Note: If you are using the DKKAI with the FTDI USB - Serial cable and our Serial to MIDI software, do not choose 31250 as your baud rate, there is a bug with the Serial to MIDI converter or part of the Java serial which prevents the SM converter from working correctly.
Power selector jumper:
The Drum Kit - Kit AI can be power from the USB - Serial cable or from a 2.1mm DC power adaptor. The Drum Kit - Kit AI must be used with the power selector jumper. Simply slid the jumper onto the two pins marked USB or EX.
Power from USB - Serial cable:
The USB - Serial cable can provide the +5 volts needed to run the drum kit. In this case the power supply section of the Drum Kit does not function, the voltage regulation is done by the USB bus. Note: USB only provides up to 500ma of power, so if you are connecting custom circuitry to the digital pin connectors or the +5v and GND, make sure to not exceed this limit.
Power from a DC Power Adaptor:
With the power selector jumper in the Ext. position the Drum Kit will use the 2.1mm DC power jack. This jack will accept a center positive 2.1mm power connector, from 7v to ~ 15v. The maximum current draw is 1 amp.
Connecting the drum pads:
The Drum Kit - Kit AI can be with up to six drum pads. The drum pads are essentially disks that have piezos glued to them. The piezos have two wires coming of of them, a red and a black one.
Connecting piezos:
The bottom edge of the Drum Kit - Kit AI has six sets of two screw terminals. Each screw terminal set is used for one drum pad. It is important that the red wire from the piezo goes into the screw terminal on the right side of each terminal and the black wire goes into the left side. When you extend the piezo wires be careful to note which is the red and which is the black.
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