John_LeBlanc wrote:
"blisspikle" wrote in message
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I am looking for a cost effective way to trigger audio samples with
my
PC.

I want to trigger with a piezo element or simular pressure
sensitive
device that will give me levels of signal with how hard I hit it.
I
have seen people doing this with Remo Practice pads and mounting
the
Piezo underneath and hooking the phone jack into trigger inputs on
a
sampler.

I can do what I want with a Roland TCM6, which converts drum
triggers
to MIDI and then run into my computer and trigger with MIDI
compatable
PC samplers like Fruity Loops. This would get a little expensive
since
I need 10 or so samples and the TCM6 does only 6 for $250.00. So if
anyone knows a cheaper external device that converts to midi, let
me
know.


You may want to consider picking up a used Alesis DM-5. There's one
on eBay
right now for $225. That will give you 12 configurable trigger inputs
in a rack
mount unit. Run a MIDI cable from it to your computer and you're set.
You'll
save $25 on a trigger-to-MIDI box, and pick up a nice drum sound
module for
"free."

Check out the Alesis web site support section, download the DM-5
manual, and
decide if that suits your purposes.

John LeBlanc
Houston, TX