[H3ADShOt3]

So lately I’ve been looking at the Omega GM-1 for Rock Band which pretty much let’s you play on a real acoustic drum kit to Rock Band. So I was wondering does anybody have it? I wanna get it but I want to know how it plays with Rock Band. I’ve heard good things about it on youtube but I wanna know more.

[Nyxyxylyth]

Hi/Lo sensitivity mode switch

This makes me a little nervous – compare that to the many parameters available to tweak each trigger separately on, say, the Alesis Trigger IO:

http://alesis.com/triggerio

 

At $250, it doesn’t seem much cheaper than a Trigger IO and a set of triggers.

[H3ADShOt3]

Hi/Lo sensitivity mode switch

This makes me a little nervous – compare that to the many parameters available to tweak each trigger separately on, say, the Alesis Trigger IO:

http://alesis.com/triggerio

 

At $250, it doesn’t seem much cheaper than a Trigger IO and a set of triggers.

 

So you’re saying I should go with that instead of omega?

[Nyxyxylyth]

Yes. The Trigger IO guts are basically an Alesis DM5 without the audio output.

 

The Omega only lists one high/low sensitivity for all inputs.

 

The Trigger IO has separate settings for every trigger: gain, crosstalk, retrigger (delay), threshold, and trigger type (piezo, switch, or hi-hat). It also lets you do a “chase mode” where it switches to edit whatever trigger you hit – very convenient.

http://www.alesis.de/sites/default/file … manual.pdf

 

Pintech and ddrum make triggers that are pretty affordable. You can go even cheaper and make your own for probably $5 a piece.

[H3ADShOt3]

Yes. The Trigger IO guts are basically an Alesis DM5 without the audio output.

 

The Omega only lists one high/low sensitivity for all inputs.

 

The Trigger IO has separate settings for every trigger: gain, crosstalk, retrigger (delay), threshold, and trigger type (piezo, switch, or hi-hat). It also lets you do a “chase mode” where it switches to edit whatever trigger you hit – very convenient.

http://www.alesis.de/sites/default/file … manual.pdf

 

Pintech and ddrum make triggers that are pretty affordable. You can go even cheaper and make your own for probably $5 a piece.

 

Okay but the price is no issue for me so I’m still looking

[Malignoo]

You can use a Madcatz Midi pro adapter to use an electronic drumset,in case you have one already, as well.It works fine for a Roland HD-1,Yamaha DT Explorer,YamahaDD65 and Alesis DM5 (That’s the models they recommend in the back of the MPA’s box but I guess will work with other models as well).

[Nyxyxylyth]

It sounds like he wants to use his existing acoustic kit – so, triggers. It’s certainly easier to get an electronic drum kit, but it feels quite different, and eats up more space.

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