Synesthesia Mandala Drums Google Group

losing the mandala too

2009-12-03T02:05:08Z

The other day I stated that this was not a problem, now it is. Got
things running now, but one of my drums will shut off, seems like
during playing a lot of notes in sequence. I have to go back into
battery and turn the mandala off/on. And, no I'm not running through
a hub, it's directly to the pc. Any thoughts? I'm reluctantly thinking

will using an old powerbook G4 work alright?

2009-11-30T15:21:38Z

I have a several year old Powerbook G4 laptop with a 1 ghz processor,
2 gb of ram, usb 1.0 or 1.1, running mac osx 10.4.11. Is this setup
fast enough to handle a mandala with no audio breakout box? I want to
use battery 3, reason, or ableton live for samples. Any input would
be greatly appreciated, I really want to get a mandala asap for my

is my computer fast enough for the mandala?

2009-11-29T16:54:43Z

I'm using a powerbook G4 laptop from several years ago and was
wondering if it would be fast enough to use with the mandala and
either battery, reason, or ableton live. It has a 1 ghz processor, 2
gb of ram, and is running mac os X version 10.4.11. I believe it also
has a slightly older type of usb, as whenever I connect my i-pod to it

more c.b. and battery questions

2009-11-30T15:23:14Z

Okay, I've chased this up a tree, I think. I set up control burst like
Killing joke specified. However, the burst app does not seem to save
settings for the second mandala, which should be on channel two,
right? So, if Im using control burst, I don't need to mess with the
virtual brain at all? Now an issue with battery. I'm having problems

Manadala 2.0 For Sale

2009-11-29T18:58:52Z

Hi Everyone!
I have a perfectly working Mandala 2.0 that I would like sell. I've
owned it for a year and quite honestly have not played it that much(I
estimate about 3-4 hours). It comes with all software cds and a USB
cable. As much as I like it, I must sell it immediately, no
particular reason, just need money and I don't have the time to

control burst and such

2009-11-28T14:50:06Z

Reading the forums, I think I have the basics, I'm assigning my
mandalas is battery, and clumisily being able to assign one zone per
cell through the vb. I'm confused about control burst, I thought one
pad goes on one channel, and another pad on another channel. I'm not
losing the mandalas in battery like the previous post, but the signal

octoban samples

2009-11-27T23:47:29Z

Does anyone have real tama octoban samples? Is there any in battery?
One more question about battery, what is the limit to the samples you
can load into it? A sequence of notes?
Thanks

Battery "loses" the mandala MIDI device

2009-11-25T15:36:02Z

Hi everybody,

here's a problem I've experienced a lot recently using the mandalas
with Battery 3 , and I've got no clue what the reason and/or solution
might be:

Basically my setup with the pads and Battery 3 on a Vista machine
works fine, but Battery sometimes "loses" the MIDI device during a

Black Beauty Snare Software

2009-11-25T14:19:41Z

Hey Guys,

i am one sad idiot^^. I have purchased the mandala usb drum and it did
not work on my windows pc (even with asio4all the delay was too bad).
Since i live in Germany, i had to pay about 450 euros to get the thing
into my studio (shipping, tax, and so on...). I wanted to try the
thing out so badly that i bought a macbook pro (!), because i had

An excellent source of samples is http://www.freesound.org/

2009-11-23T10:16:01Z

I found some excellent percussion and synth samples there. And best
of all, it's all free! [link]

mandala broken!

2009-11-22T15:27:51Z

I´ve got a problem with my mandala. They sent it to me with metalic
crew broken. And not only that, but also there is not sensibility in
the center of the zone 1. Have you had any problems with yours? How
can I claim to send me a new one?

COULD I COMPOSE A SECUENCE OF NOTES?

2009-11-22T14:32:24Z

Hi, I´d like to know if I can compose a secuence of notes. For
example, in the preset "Magundhi", you can play the different notes in
a predetermined order to sound the melody. Can I do the same with my
own notes extracted from a midi editor? Thank u!!
My mail: boke...@hotmail.com

Debate sobre samples

2009-11-21T12:15:09Z

Hi, I´m a new member. How can i download samples for my new mandala?
thanks

VAC not showing up as an audio driver

2009-11-21T05:07:28Z

I want to use the VB app in Cubase, so I downloaded VAC and installed
it. Problem is the VB software doesn't see the driver. I've tried
several other applications and they see VAC fine. Any ideas? I am
running WinXP SP3, the latest VB software and the latest VAC. I have
an M-Audio Profire 2626.

Presets not loading...

2009-11-16T18:39:49Z

hi everybody

I purchased my Mandala USB Drum about a month ago and am since then
experiencing major problems which I can't get rid of.
I've already looked into many forums but could't find any similar
problems yet.
It seems that my Virtual Brain is unable to open up any preset - the
name change in the preset list will take place, but the instruments

Re: Mandala Drums For Sale.

2009-11-03T21:42:52Z

Hi there

I have been trying to email you direct regarding the pads you have for
sale but my hotmail account is suggesting that your email address is
invalid.So i just wanted to check that the one you have provided is
correct.

Thanks
Tom.

Foot controller help?

2009-11-02T06:34:19Z

Hi,

This isn't so much related to the Mandala pad itself but I thought
someone might be able to answer this (fairly) simple question with
regards to electronic drumming with the Mandalas and foot controllers.

Basically, I'm using the Mandala pads with Battery 3 but I'd also love
to incorporate my Roland FD-8 foot controller (along with the

Mandala's with 1/4 output/input

2009-10-20T18:17:19Z

Upon looking closely at Danny Carey's set up on his Paiste cymbals
poster, I noticed that the mandala drums on his kit have 1/4inch
outputs. They do not have individual brains, like the original
versions of the drums. Anyone know what's up with this?

mandala drum for sale

2009-10-22T17:33:32Z

mandala drum for sale with usb cable. any reasonable offers accepted
just email me at williamsandwilli...@gmail.com

im in the US but will ship overseas

Is it possible to play a Mandala with your hands?

2009-10-17T16:39:20Z

I might be working with some Conga drummers soon and I thought it
would be cool to give them some Mandalas to hit with their hands along
with their congas. Do you think that it would work, or would it be
better to use drum sticks for the pads? Thanks.

THE NEW ONE! .... error

2009-10-16T23:33:13Z

That happend after instalation of MaxMSP.... reinstalation,
uninstalation of it doesn't help

Massage:
"the procedure entry point patcher_resolvepatcher could not be located
in the dynamic link library MaxAPI.dl"

Any ideas?

PS
I'm so frustrated about this MaxMSP... from the begining I had errors

Dead spot on Mandala

2009-10-06T01:08:30Z

Just discovered a "dead spot" on the mandala drum! Meaning no sound!
Closed out of Control Burst and Battery 3, unplugged the usb cable,
plugged it back in, opened Control Burst and Battery 3 again and it is
still present. All cells have been accurately ranged (C3-C#3, D3-D#3,
etc.) in Battery 3. I have not been beating the crap out of my

How many factory presets are there supposed to be with v2.0?

2009-10-09T07:50:53Z

I just got mine today and the presets only go up to 79, then
(undefined) up to "85 tester", then (undefined) up to "100 new kit
(kit)".

Is this correct? Or am I missing some presets?

Mandala on Vista Freezing - help

2009-10-10T13:15:12Z

I have been having issues with my Mandala from the beginning. #1 i
bought it used (hopefully thats not the issue)
but 2 the program freezes up if i start to play alot of notes.

Any ideas/fixes?

THANKS

Using 2 USB Mandalas with Battery 3

2009-10-07T13:03:38Z

Iv already got 1 USB Mandala which im running through Battery 3 (which
is spot on!). I've now decided i need another!
So im wondering if its possible to run 2 Mandalas through the control
burst program to control Battery 3?

The reason im unsure is because the control burst assigns a midi note

Windows 7

2009-10-06T23:23:36Z

All,

If anyone is wondering, the Mandala works much better in Windows 7
than it did in XP (never tried it on Vista). The driver installs
correctly and identifies the device by it's serial like it does on a
Mac. The Virtual Brain is much more responsive (I was down to 2.0ms
latency with a Presonus FP-10 without issue).

New Virtual Brain Software Update

2009-09-29T07:22:47Z

Anybody know when one might be coming .. and what the possible
upgrades might be? There have been quite a few tossed around at least
in these forums. How-bout it Synesthesia!!!

Sharing Presets

2009-09-23T20:33:20Z

Wondering if anyone else is interested in sharing some custom presets
for battery 3? I've got a bunch of my own I've created and I'm going
to try to upload them into a folder sometime later this week to the
file sharing part of the site. Maybe if I start others will follow
and upload some presets.

Audio preferences not saving

2009-09-14T23:56:51Z

I had my mandala stored for a few months when I moved, just
reinstalled the full version brain and things aren't working. It shows
up in device manager as 'USB audio device'. When I set up the drivers
page, it wont seem to save (nor does it work). I am confident I have
the setting right. I use a tascam 1641 and an M-Audio Audiophile

FOREIGN CUSTOMS - England

2009-09-11T08:04:53Z

hej guys!
Is there anyone from the UK? Just waiting form my Mandala and wonder
how much tax charge I'll need to pay...
I've found on HM Revenue that gonna be 2,5% (the price is below 290
pounds), but I just wanna be sure and have some cash in door..

btw.... how long it takes to release my package from there?! I can't

v1 w/ vb

2009-09-08T20:46:11Z

when using the v1 with the virtual brain, i can't seem to get any
position info registering. still new to the vb, so if its an easy fix
im sorry. thanks.

virtual brain for pc

2009-09-08T09:56:20Z

My mandala virtual brain is defective
can send me a new one?
the program does not start in any way
I could not test it yet and I bought it about a month ago.
delete and reinstall is not a solution
I had already tried before. Thank you.

Midi Channel Settings.

2009-09-08T02:51:47Z

Hello Everyone.
I'm trying to find away to set 5 zones, and have all zones on one midi
channel, but the CC # to start at 36, or C1 instead of C3 and 7 zones
with the Mandala Control Burst.
Can any one point me to the right direction?

Thanks,

mandala virtual brain not work in pc

2009-08-22T14:54:43Z

Hi, I purchased a mandala for about 3 weeks but the virtual brain
mandala NOT WORK I downloaded the updates and everything on the
website. In addition I have tested 10 pc
does not start and only runs the virtual brain mandala ez but neither
works well
I live in Spain a solución.Yo and I am using a translator, sorry for

Audio Kontrol and mandalas

2009-08-22T12:45:28Z

I've got my mandalas running through NI Audio Kontrol 1, I'm waiting
for battery because it is on back-order. Things are working, but I'm
getting that pop and crackle through the speakers. I don't know how to
make adjustments because the AK-1 driver takes over the vitual
brain..also the mandals just..well, shut off. Is this some kind of a

Why output sounds blows speakers?

2009-08-19T14:22:11Z

Hello to everyone. I'm having problem that sound blows speakers when
my Velocity has reached a value of 30. Is it happening bacause of:
1. some bad setup that I did?
2. low quality of sample(which I doubt because it's sample from VB
library, 353 Tabla Na 1)
3. quality of speakers that I have?

virtual not loading presests stuck on pooooooolice

2009-08-16T18:16:18Z

i'm brand new to the mandala, just got a used one a few days ago.
Managed to get the EZ version going with latency. Now have full
version 1.50 up and running with virtually no latency but the presets
won't load in, where you would expect to see a slow moving solid red
line there, instead the bar moves about a 1/3, then then second 1/3

downloading files

2009-07-30T01:05:00Z

Hello. Just got my drums a few days ago. need some help. the battery 3
has all of the cool sounds, evidently, but it is a little expensive,
how do i download files from the group, my media player won't even
open them.

asio

2009-07-20T22:42:11Z

I have had the mandala now for six months. I shelved it for a while
but now I am getting back into the swing of things. One problem that
I still haven't figured out is how to get asio to work on my laptop.
I have a HP 9500. When I select asio in the audio/driver window, I
can't get the test tone to work and audio flatout doesnt play in the

Using other triggers to control vb... help!!

2009-07-18T23:48:27Z

Hey all! I've had a mandala 2.0 for a couple months now, and I just
recently got a roland td-3 so I can practise at night and not wake
anyone up. I am running a tascam usb audio interface (us-122l) and
some slow vista laptop for now.

I haven't seen another post about this, but I'm sure I'm not the first

Mandala 2.0 randomly stops working, zones messed up

2009-07-18T00:37:41Z

Hi,

I've had my mandala 2.0 for about a year and a half and have just
recently started to use it more steadily. But something funny is
going on. It will randomly just stop working, nothing registers,
nothing. I try restarting the software, restarting my computer,
nothing helps. Then, when it finally shows signs of life, the zones

Reflection Rising Drum/Tabla Sound

2009-07-16T05:41:41Z

Hey,
Does anyone know how to achieve this sound that's heard all the way
throughout Reflection and at the end of Disposition? I can do a
similar sort of thing on my Simmons SDS synthesizer but not quite the
same.

Hints? suggestions?
Thanks

Downloading

2009-07-15T19:31:24Z

Does any know how to download sounds into their mandala? Can you
download any sound that you want? I did see a video on youtube of a
mandala that had the intro to "Stinkfist" on it...How can I put that
on mine?

selling my V2 mandala drum

2009-07-12T23:43:12Z

Hey,
I wanted to make a post saying that I'm selling my mandala drum V2. How do I
go about this? For some reason, the emails I get from the group said I
should email this email address; but I think I can just post directly in the
group, right? Let me know!
-Umar

Mandala V2.0 not registering!!

2009-07-11T20:33:33Z

I just got the virutal brain to work but when I play the Mandala all
that shows up is the velocity. There is no green flash and no sound.
Does anyone know what the can be atributed to? I have already
downloaded ASIO4ALL and the new updates for it. Im stuck and not quite
sure how to fix this.

Thanks

Midi problems

2009-07-08T19:50:02Z

I am a mac user And I have tracktion v.2 from mackie. I am having
problems getting midi to record. The traction software regonizes the
mandala and I get midi data on the track but no audio. Tried messing
around with the audio destination part of the track but to no avail.

MaxMSP has stopped working?????

2009-07-06T21:26:44Z

Has anyone had this message pop up on them when they are trying to get
the Virtual Brain to work? I just got my 2.0 Mandala today and I can't
get it to work at all and MaxMSP message keeps popping up. I hope some
can help me with this because I am dying to play it!!

Here are my Laptop specs:

Dual and Triple Packs

2009-07-04T19:41:42Z

I am probably behind the times but just saw the Mandala Dual and Triple
Packs specials prices:
[link]
Nice!
K

Change to Group to Hopefully Kill the SPAM

2009-07-02T09:28:46Z

All,
Apologies for not acting sooner on the amount of SPAM this list has started
getting.
Google groups options aren't particularly good. The group has always been
"members only posts" but that doesn't stop the spammers from joining using
their robots.
So, I've changed the group settings to "Messages from New Members

V1.0 no longer on site?!?!!?

2009-07-02T02:58:32Z

I have been checking daily to see if it was no longer "out of stock"
and noticed it has disappeared. Is there anywhere else I can buy one?
I am very interested!!
Thanks for your time.