Multi-Drum Bundle eBridge Internal Drum Trigger Assembly

Because of our speaker placement and typical volume, our Alesis DM10 MKII kit was too acoustically thuddy for a fair chunk of our small room even with the sound on, so we decided to try going hybrid. I settled on this conversion kit through research and have been very happy with the results. The installation flexibility this design offers is very nice. It took a bit to get the hang of the process, but we haven't had a failure over the two weeks we've been using it, and it's sounded great! Now with a hybrid kit, even when played muted, it sounds much better, but the response is very nice with the channels open. Several people thought we were just straight-up using an acoustic kit, so the overall shift has been great. Just have to figure out some new challenges with BGV mics picking up the cymbals, but that's another story (flour-sack towels seem thus far to help on volume without destroying tone). Support is great, with Mitch being responsive and helpful ever since day one, so here's a big thumbs-up on the people side as well! Three tips on the installation process: 1) If your lug screws are too short for the brackets, try using two pliers gripped on either side of the washer and bending it toward the screw head. After that, most of ours went into the lugs just fine. 2) Check your drum port locations before deciding to use those rather than drilling. I found that our floor tom port aligned with one of the legs, so with a cable connected, that leg can never be raised past the port. You may want the jack in a different location and would need to drill a new hole. 3) I found dark wash rags spread inside the reso head work really well for muffling the tone without visual offense. I put one in each of the toms and the snare. Now my 2-y-o son who loves drums can't tug on wires down the line, and the reso heads aren't too loud in our smaller room. We're also using Evans dB One mesh heads, which have unique attachments (a laser-cut mylar head on the snare for buzz and foam bits on the rest), and the set works well with these cones and pickups. Mitch and I were curious what the snare head experience would be like, but it's worked well thus far. Time will tell how that impacts the cone's wear and tear. If I were to go through this whole process again, I'd definitely come back and use this same system from this company.

Excellent quality hardware that works perfectly out of the box. Everything arrived quickly. So quickly in fact that by the time I realized the tracking email had gone to my junk folder, the triggers had almost arrived already. The installation is quite simple. The instructions emphasize to take your time and understand the process even before you start, and I very much agree with that. But if you're on the fence and worried at all about the installation, I would say that anyone is absolutely capable of doing this as long as you're willing to read the instructions carefully and you have a few basic tools around. The hardest part by far was figuring out a plan for extracting the hardware in the vent holes of my shells, or in one case, drilling a new hole in a more convenient spot. Your vent hole hardware may be much easier than mine though. And if you're not handy, I'm sure it would be quite simple to have a drum shop do that step for you (or your handy neighbor, for that matter). I am using the module from my old Alesis Crimson 2, and I was expecting to do a good deal of fighting with it once I hooked everything up, being such a low-end module. Instead it was nearly plug-and-play! There are minor tweaks to trigger settings that have to happen to every edrum kit, but the fact that it was so close before I even messed with it was awesome! If I had one struggle with the installation, it would be that I know very little about electronics and when wiring up the jack (a very simple process thanks to the quick-connect wire ends) I struggled to understand which connection was the ring and which was the tip. It's possible that the tip is ever so slightly shorter, and when I wired it up that way, it worked. If you're unsure though, just make sure to test with your module early so you can switch it if needed before you have everything put together. Excellent product that where all of the hurdles you have to overcome to turn an acoustic kit into an ekit have already been figured out and solved for you. I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants the feel of a full sized kit for their edrums.

I have been working with Troy on his acoustic kit trigger conversion. He started off with a Roland TD 20 kit, then a TD 30 kit and now a TD 50 kit. I spent a month in my studio programming his TD 30 brain and I wished we could get those sounds live on his acoustic kit. We started with Roland rim mount triggers and they were useless. The single ply mesh heads were awful. Even the Roland Kick conversion was awful. Your eBridge system for the kick is amazing. Troy will rest his pedal on the head between kicks. By moving the pillow close to the trigger cone and raising the pillow or lowering the cone so it is almost touching the head, He can avoid false triggers. The eBridge system is in the snare and all of the toms with the rim triggers. The response is as good or better than the original Roland Drum Pads. The three ply mesh heads feel better than the Roland Pads. I urge anyone that does the conversion To Go All In with the eBridge dual trigger, 3 ply mesh heads and the rubber rim protectors. We are extremely happy with the conversion. The e bars are well made and properly isolated from the rim triggers (no crosstalk). Your cones and trigger piezo's are equal to or better than stock Rolands. Even the 1/4" jack is of high quality and the exterior looks like polished drum hardware. Thank you for all of the research and development you have put into your products. We are blown away.

I've used electronic drums either Roland or ATV for live gigs almost 5 years now. My first experience using UFO triggers was converting a 14" floor tom to use with my ATV setup. UFO triggers, made in the USA are by far, a better experience than waiting on other brands to ship from the UK. Once installed I immediately noticed the UFO Bridge/Trigger system to be far more accurate than the other brands/drums I had been using to date and after two years of using that 14" floor, I've never had to make any adjustments, it's that solid. I recently converted a full size kit and ordered UFO bridge/triggers for entire kit. The UFO bridge is solid as a rock, instructions easy to follow, wiring is neat and once again solid as a rock. The bridge system allows you to offset the trigger to eliminate hotspots which was common for both Roland and ATV (for me at least using Pearl Mimic Pro Module). This conversion, I tried UFO's three-ply mesh heads which have a much better feel than other three- ply or two-ply heads I've been using. After two great conversion experiences using the UFO bridge/trigger system, made in the USA, high quality construction, heavy gage wiring and quick-connects, easy install and quick shipping, I wouldn't use anything else.... highly recommend UFO Drums for all your conversion needs.

I got the 4 piece set (14” snare, 12” Tom, 16 Floor Tom and 22” bass). Good shipping time and everything was very well packaged. I read the instructions closely and several times before beginning the conversion. The snare and 12” tom triggered perfectly after install. The floor tom and bass just needed about 30 minutes of adjusting the sensor height and now they trigger perfectly as well. Most of that time was taking off and putting mesh heads back on. I did need to purchase longer m4 screws from the hardware store as the stock pearl export lug screws weren’t long enough. (The stock screws actually would have worked if the pearl washers weren’t permanently attached). I am currently using a Roland td4 module with great results but I am waiting on an edrumin midi controller and I expect the same or even better triggering. I will definitely be buying a 13” assembly to make it a five piece as well as some UFO 3 ply mesh heads. I have remo silent strokes at the moment but am curious to try the 3 ply. if you are at all handy the conversion is easy and works great.