Convert XLR 2 MIDI

The Clavia Ddrum Snare Trigger has an XLR output.

If I convert the signal into din with the following cable..

And an amplifier or mixer between that ^ cable & the XLR cable from the Ddrum.

Can I than trigger midi notes on the pc/mpc with the Ddrum Trigger (and an acoustic snare ofcourse) ?

i don't think that will work.

that xlr probably just sends a voltage pulse similar to an audio signal, to be used by boxes that take that kind of audio trigger as input (for instance my machinedrum can take audio triggers)

to trigger notes with the midi protocol, you are not sending a simple voltage pulse, instead you need a digitally coded 'note on' message which has a series of bits indicating message type, pitch, and velocity.

try googling for a 'trigger to midi' or 'voltage to midi' convertor.

ok thanks. great info

cool.

you know, i think there is pc software that will accept audio triggers and use them to trigger sample playback or something... perhaps some of the well known s/w drum modules even do this.

also, im no expert on these particular drum triggers, so i may just be talking sh** anyway... but isn't there a clavia designed signal box that is meant to take these trigger signals in and send midi out?

yes but its too expensive at the moment for me
i need a low-budget solution

I wanted to order the Fame pad trigger thingie at Musicstore for 125€ but its gone, they dont sell it anymore
I can borrow an old snare drum and the Ddrum Snare Trigger costs 70€. The cheapest Yamaha converter costs 200. Which is too expensive.. I cant find a simple cheap trigger to midi converter..

Friends of mine do a theater show where they drum on ironing boards and cardboard boxes. They just put some cheap (home made?) drum triggers in whatever they want to drum on. Those signals go to an Alesis DM4 or DM5 for each drummer. The Alesis box has 12 or 16 trigger inputs and sends midi out to their MPCs.

Triggers are cheap and you can make them yourself. The trigger-to-midi conversion is going to cost you.

The trigger-on-a-snaredrum approach makes sense if you want to beef up a drumkit's sound for special effects and stuff. If you just want to be able to play your MPC's sounds with drumsticks; one of those Roland 6 pad drumpad thingies sound like the logical choice to me.

Roland TMC6 Trigger to MIDI Converter

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ROLTMC6

I plan on getting one of these. I'm curious if you can silence a drum kit with pads and still use triggers.

Does anyone know if triggers send velocity sensitive midi messages or is it on and off?