[magicdog]

I use a Roland TMC-6 (6 triggers) and an Alesis DM5 (12 more triggers…!) these are triggered from a variety of (mostly) Roland pads and cymbals which play my VSTs via MIDI on the PC.

The whole setup cost me no more than £400 (not including the PC of course…!).

[magicdog]

It randomly picks a sample and works great.

[magicdog]

If you only want to use the kit with VST drums (not the module sounds), why would you buy any Roland or Yamaha module…?

You are paying for a huge amount of technology that you will never use so it seems like a big waste of money to me.

I only use VST drums and have no use for the module sounds so I custom built a system with Roland pads and cymbals, Alesis and Roland trigger-only units (no module sounds) and it works great.

I reckon I have saved thousands by opting to avoid buying a module.

[magicdog]

Have you selected a MIDI track in Reaper…?

What MIDI channel is your Alesis set to…? It must be the same as the MIDI track channel in Reaper.

I assume the Alesis is connected to the PC via MIDI…?

Any help…?

[magicdog]

Have a look at the Megadrum trigger unit – huge MIDi spec but no internal sounds so pretty cheap for what you get and up to 56 triggers…

[magicdog]

Except Megadrum…and you don’t have to pay for sounds you don’t need…

[magicdog]

Depends which Trigger I/O…

[magicdog]

Old post but no answers…what’s your budget…?

That would be a good place to start…

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