triggered acoustics

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Going to try triggers and a processor on a set of Mapex ProM's. Any recomendations on either component? Also, when stuffing the drums to cool the acoustics for this, what works well?
 
I've never used triggers myself, but I saw a drummer that had a trigger on one of his snares and to deaden it he had covered the top head with duct tape. Also I think a thick blanket or something to that effect placed inside the snare would work good too.
 
Well, if you buy ddrum triggers (they are about $60 each for the toms and about $70 for the Snare and Kick models) you don't need to muffle the drums.
If you get the Hart types, you can buy Remo Muff'ls and put those on. The Hart types generally go for around $25 for the Toms, and around $30 for the Kick version, but you won't have a "Rimshot/Cross-stick", unless you either split the signal on the snare with a "Y", and set up your two channels for two different spl levels...or use two triggers on the snare, and set one for crossstick/Rimshots, and one for regular snare sounds.

Personally I would say, if you're going to spend the money for the Hart triggers and the Muff'ls, you might as well spend a little more and get the ddrum triggers, and have the best triggers on the market!

I've tried both kinds of triggers, and there is definitely a major difference between the two types-I say the ddrum triggers are definitely worth the money.


Tim
 
Tim, do the DDrum triggers track well with the major modules (Roland, Yamaha, etc). I've used the Harts and have been satisfied, but I'm always looking for an excuse to upgrade.

Must --- buy --- more ----gear!!!
 
mikeh said:
Tim, do the DDrum triggers track well with the major modules (Roland, Yamaha, etc). I've used the Harts and have been satisfied, but I'm always looking for an excuse to upgrade.

Must --- buy --- more ----gear!!!

I personally feel that the ddrum triggers are the best on the market. You've got to figure, almost every major act is using them live (look on the tops of the toms-I'm seeing them all the time now).
And I've used them both with a ddrum setup (I have a set of ddrums from the 80's which are what the hair band EUROPE (remember "The Final Countdown"?) used.
So, it;'s not a "current" ddrum unit-but they worked fine with that, and It worked better than the Hart's with my DM5.
So, I'veusedthem on both a ddrum sound source and an Alesis...and the ddrum triggers were better on both units.

I think the key to any of these units, is learning the parameters...and unfortunately most drummers aren't willing to take the time to do it, or have no interest in it...or they get frustrated with it and go "that's good enough".

I think the ddrum trigger is vastly superior to any EXTERNAL triggering system on the market.

Having said that, I think that the Space Muffins INTERNAL system is better-but it's also a alot more money, - AND once the conversion is done, the drum is useless as a "drum"; for all intents and purposes-it becomes an "Acoustic drum shaped trigger pad".

Tim
 
I found the radio shack peizo's worked well enough($3.00), the problem is in the module. Unless times have changed.
 
Emeric said:
I found the radio shack peizo's worked well enough($3.00), the problem is in the module. Unless times have changed.

Hi Emeric,

The Radio Shack will indeed work okay, but they still aren't like the ddrum triggers.
The RS 2" Piezo Transducer is pretty muc the same as Hart's MONDO trigger.


Tim
 
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