Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 12:44:17 -0500
From: audioply@gate.net (Joseph Rivers)
Subject: Drumfire info

Hello AH's

had some time on my hands, and thougth I would put up some info.
This input is on the DRUMFIRE DF 500 by the Music People inc. (hartford,
CT.   USA)
maybe someone can add it to MM for me.


Taken from an old add:

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"heat ofthe beat"
When you want to heat up the beat with electronics,
get Drumfire. it's the only add-on mixer/synthesizer
for drums.
Drumfire works with any drum set. even practice
pads. It's five piezoelectric transducers attach easily to
your drum head or rim. each tranducer lets you set
a separate, chngeable electronic drum sound. A kick
sound with punch. Hand claps. Synth sounds and more.
In fact, Drumfire gives you an almost limitless variety
of synthesized drum voices. all for about one third
the cost of an electronic drum set.

And, drumfire gives you the best of both worlds-
advanced electronics that enhance your acoustic drum
sound. When you like it hot, play with fire. DRUMFIRE


The Drumfire mixer/synthesizer has 5 separate channels
to let you pre-set 5 different electric drum voices....synth
sounds, hand claps, super kick, gunfire and more.

Each channel has 8 controls to let you find just the sound
you want:

SENSITIVITY: controls pickup sensitivity
OSCILLATOR DECAY: controls decay time of oscillator
                                sound
NOISE DECAY: controls decay time of the noise sound
SWEEP: alters oscillator frequency.
PITCH: changes oscillator pitch
BALANCE: controls balance between oscillator and
                  noise level
VOLUME: controls output
PAN: a right or left balance control, also allows dual
              output on rigth and left jacks


Each channel has an input jack for the pickup, and an output
jack for individual outputs to a P.A., mixer or amp.

There's also a master volume level control, a left channel
and a right channel.

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Its cool,  I use one , something neet that you can try is you take
one channel separate output and conect it to the second channel
input so that  Ch. 1  triggers Ch. 2 ( and so on ) adding extra
OSC. to your drum synth sounds ( ie.   Fhat 5 oscillator drop bass sound )
with a little EQ ( or maybe flange) the thing sounds great.
I use the TR 707 separate outs to triger the sounds on the Drumfire.
and sometimes when recording to tape turn the controls in real time
( a la 303) you can get some wild stuff.

You can try this also with the Tama or Simmons Drum modules.

Well  happy  syndrumming.

and take care;

Joseph Rivers
Audio Playground
Synth Museum, Orlando, FL.