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Re: [MandalaDrums: 1655] Re: 4 Mandala's > 1 Computer = Latency?

skinricha...@yahoo.com (skin richards) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:19 UT

Ya same thing here, the mandala's have issues, at least the basic electronic kits don't have all this baggage, let's face it, they made those for tool and his has custon out jacks we don't, there product is not really catching on in a live setting, I see no one playin them, there a recording tool at best

Re: 4 Mandala's > 1 Computer = Latency?

turn...@hotmail.com (turnkee) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:34:12 UT

It would be interesting to know if the Virtual Brain would do the same
thing as the other programs you mention because it gives you the
special settings in its driver window to adjust things like signal
vector size, interrupt and overdrive. Those may be the fine tuning
points for your very situation. They allow you to get the most from

4 Mandala's > 1 Computer = Latency?

mr.spli...@live.com (The Concertina Effect) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:16:28 UT

Hi all

I've had one USB Mandala on my kit running through Battery 3 for ages,
with no problems at all.

I have recently added three more and hooked them up in exactly the
same way. Everything works fine as in, my computer recognises all the
zones on all the pads. On top of that 90% of the time when I hit the

Re: is my computer fast enough for the mandala?

snic...@yahoo.com (snick21) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:43:54 UT

you can load up a preset with a lot of effects on it, like 'seti call'
or something like that and then click the zone button in the dashboard
to trigger a sound and see how it reacts. also open and close menus
and see how fast it responds. you can look in the driver window and
click on the cpu usage button to see what % is being used up.

Re: is my computer fast enough for the mandala?

j...@thisisautomata.com (jd) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:27:52 UT

Thanks. I already opened the program on my mac but I can't hear any
sounds or really do anything with it without the mandala, right?
Just opening the program wont give me any indication of how the
performance will be.

I have a fast track m-audio box I can use with it also if it'll help
the performance.

Re: will using an old powerbook G4 work alright?

j...@thisisautomata.com (jd) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:24:39 UT

Thanks for the info, I'm mainly worried about the older usb and the
1ghz processor. I ordered one mandala this week so hopefully it'll be
as smooth as yours.

Re: will using an old powerbook G4 work alright?

n...@aanet.com.au (OZ Mandala) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:34:50 UT

Hey mate I've got a 1.67ghz G4 powerbook with 1.5gig ram and also
running 10.4.11.I only have one mandala but runs great through virtual
brain and battery 3....Hope this helps.

Re: is my computer fast enough for the mandala?

snic...@yahoo.com (snick21) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:03:38 UT

you can download the program for free and try it on your computer to
see how it runs. i think it will basically work on your machine but
probably be a little bit sluggish. you will need some type of audio
interface to get the audio out though. any mac before the intel based
macs are pretty lame when it comes to putting out sound from pro audio

losing the mandala too

doug_drum...@hotmail.com (dougdrums) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:05:08 UT

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

Re: Manadala 2.0 For Sale

miron.mar...@gmail.com (Marius Miron) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:52:29 UT

I am interested in buying it, if you haven't sold it yet.

Thanks

will using an old powerbook G4 work alright?

j...@thisisautomata.com (jd) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:21:38 UT

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?

j...@thisisautomata.com (jd) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:54:43 UT

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

Re: more c.b. and battery questions

launch54...@yahoo.com (launch) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:00:06 UT

just plain control burst gives you no control of how the mandala will
be set up. it pumps a configuration into your pad which is exactly
the way it should be for the mandala battery 3 presets that the
company made. control burst exp is more advanced and lets users set
the pad any way they want for any program. there's a good explanation

RE: [MandalaDrums: 1642] Re: more c.b. and battery questions

doug_drum...@hotmail.com (Doug Jamieson) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:20:32 UT

Yes, I got that far with battery. What is the difference between control burst and control burst exp? Should I not be using exp? It seems to work.

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Re: more c.b. and battery questions

launch54...@yahoo.com (launch) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:17:26 UT

you can do it that way (disconnect one at a time) or just make sure
you properly change the settings for each device in control burst as
you set up each pad and then disconnect them all at once (PC only, Mac
requires no disconnection) and quit control burst.

either way you'll need to understand how to use battery. cells can

Re: more c.b. and battery questions

drum...@46und2.de (TheKillingJoke) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:47:36 UT

You could connect and set up each drum one at at time, so there's no
chance for control burst or the vb to mess up already finished
configurations.

- connect the pad you want to configure
- use control burst to set it up
- disconnect the drum
- close control burst
- connect the next pad and repeat (with the next midi channel)

RE: [MandalaDrums: 1638] Re: more c.b. and battery questions

doug_drum...@hotmail.com (Doug Jamieson) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:29:58 UT

Ok, that worked, but I do have two drums, what are suggestions for that? What I want to play requires two drums, at least.

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RE: [MandalaDrums: 1638] Re: more c.b. and battery questions

doug_drum...@hotmail.com (Doug Jamieson) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:09:26 UT

Yes, I read the file. I guess I thought these presets were separate files..so they are basically templates, and the sound files are in the battery 3 library..alrighty then.

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Re: more c.b. and battery questions

launch54...@yahoo.com (launch) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:48:54 UT

have you read the readme file that was in your downloaded mandala
battery folder? it tells you that when you load a preset the audio
files will come up as 'missing' so just choose 'browse' and direct it
toward the folder called 'Battery 3 Library' and you'll be fine. it's
just a matter of pointing battery at the audio files it wants, and

more c.b. and battery questions

doug_drum...@hotmail.com (dougdrums) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:23:14 UT

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

Re: control burst and such

doug_drum...@hotmail.com (dougdrums) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:31:35 UT

Really appreciate the help, I'm sure I'll be asking for more. You're
the dude with the youtube vids right? You rock man.

Manadala 2.0 For Sale

steve...@gmail.com (stevezen) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:58:52 UT

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

Re: control burst and such

moongreyb...@gmail.com (MoonGreyBlue) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:57:26 UT

Additionally;

Here is a link to a post regarding "Preset 250: Advanced MIDI"
by the inventor of the Mandala Drum, Vince De Franco:

[link]

Re: control burst and such

moongreyb...@gmail.com (MoonGreyBlue) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:50:41 UT

Here is a link to a post regarding "Multiple Mandalas & Advanced MIDI"
by the inventor of the Mandala Drum, Vince De Franco:

[link]

Here is a link to a post regarding "Battery 3" by the inventor of the

Re: control burst and such

drum...@46und2.de (TheKillingJoke) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:39:24 UT

It's up to you how you want to set up the zones/midi channels.

I like to set up each pad to a single MIDI channel:

1. choose the mandala
2. choose the number of zones (i use 6)
3. set zone 1 to channel 1 and note 60 (which is C3, but it's up to
you which note you choose)
set zone 2 to channel 1 and note 61

control burst and such

doug_drum...@hotmail.com (dougdrums) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:50:06 UT

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

doug_drum...@hotmail.com (dougdrums) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:47:29 UT

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

Re: Battery "loses" the mandala MIDI device

drum...@46und2.de (TheKillingJoke) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:11:05 UT

Not yet... I'll try it out, thanks!

Re: Battery "loses" the mandala MIDI device

snic...@yahoo.com (snick21) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:53:34 UT

have you tried a usb expresscard adapter?

Re: Battery "loses" the mandala MIDI device

drum...@46und2.de (TheKillingJoke) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:09:59 UT

I'm using a D-Link powered 7-port hub now. I've had the problem before
the hub, but it has gotten worse with it.

Yet I still need the hub, because I don't have enough ports on my
notebook.

Re: Black Beauty Snare Software

moongreyb...@gmail.com (MoonGreyBlue) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:24:29 UT

Additionally,

From the "Support" tab/page of the Synesthesia web site:

[link]

Re: Black Beauty Snare Software

moongreyb...@gmail.com (MoonGreyBlue) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:55:10 UT

Hello,

Please see the "Files" section within this group:

[link]

4 files were uploaded under my name, MoonGreyBlue - a few moments ago.

Perhaps these files will be of some use?

Re: Battery "loses" the mandala MIDI device

snic...@yahoo.com (snick21) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:55:09 UT

what kind of hub are you using? is it powered? if you can avoid any
hub at all you'd probably be better off...either by using actual usb
ports on your machine or getting a card with ports on it.

Re: Black Beauty Snare Software

snic...@yahoo.com (snick21) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:44:09 UT

i needed a new black beauty dvd too and i emailed and they sent it out
pretty quickly. did you email tech support?
try that.

Battery "loses" the mandala MIDI device

drum...@46und2.de (TheKillingJoke) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:36:02 UT

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

konrad.andr...@gmail.com (Riverlord) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:19:41 UT

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

Re: Mandala Drums For Sale.

miron.mar...@gmail.com (Marius Miron) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:46:19 UT

OK, thanks

Re: mandala broken!

boke...@hotmail.com (bokeman) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:15:46 UT

The problem´s gone! :) I ´ve recalibarated the pad and now sound ok .
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Re: Mandala Drums For Sale.

miron.mar...@gmail.com (Marius Miron) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:05:34 UT

hi...did you sell them?

i am interested in buying all 3.

Re: VAC not showing up as an audio driver

ama...@gmail.com (Adam) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:54:16 UT

Thanks, I am thinking rewire is the way to go, just need to read up on
how to use it ;). I think VAC may be conflicting with my existing
audio driver (Profire 2626) and that may be why I'm not seeing it.

Adam

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

toe...@gmail.com (Jason) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:19:37 UT

Use the search engine, then click on the link to the sample you want
and there will be a download button available. You have to register
and login to be able to download, but it's free. I haven't received
any junk email from them since signing up months ago, so no need to
worry about that.

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

toe...@gmail.com (Jason) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:16:01 UT

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

Re: Debate sobre samples

toe...@gmail.com (Jason) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:12:28 UT

This website will keep you busy! [link]

Re: mandala broken!

launch54...@yahoo.com (launch) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:30:14 UT

you have to go to File>Preferences and click the green 'Pad Center
Position Calibration' button then follow the directions that come up.
it sounds like you are just looking at the Velocity Boost parameters.
those have nothing to do with the calibration routine.

Re: mandala broken!

boke...@hotmail.com (bokeman) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:03:32 UT

Hi again,
I went to preferences, and every parameters are at position 0. Any
idea?

Re: mandala broken!

launch54...@yahoo.com (launch) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:32:39 UT

no. just do what i wrote above and your drum will be fine.

Re: mandala broken!

boke...@hotmail.com (bokeman) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:49:51 UT

In the center of the zone 1. Not all de zone 1...I hit it and no
sound.
If the problem were the recalibration it sounds the zone 2, isn´t it?
Thanks

Re: VAC not showing up as an audio driver

snic...@yahoo.com (snick21) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:46:42 UT

i use winxp sp3 and vac shows up as a driver every time in my virtual
brain program. i've also sent audio into cubase using rewire as a
driver.

Re: mandala broken!

launch54...@yahoo.com (launch) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:41:55 UT

all you need to do is go to File>Preferences in the Virtual Brain
program and do a Center Position Recalibration to reset the center of
your pad to 0.

what part is broken?

mandala broken!

boke...@hotmail.com (bokeman) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:27:51 UT

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?