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Post by drumsonly2002 on Nov 2, 2010 18:36:12 GMT -5
Building a new kit. The goal is for the kit to look as acoustic as possible. Thinking of getting away from acoustic cymbals, in favor of e cymbals. Smartrigger and Hart have realistic looking cymbals. Any comments as how well they work? The Alesis cymbals ok?Recommend a good dual zone ride bell / rim unit? Chokeable? DDrum module will be used. This kit will be for gigs. Any thoughts / recommendations? Where to buy etc? Thank you.
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Post by lite on Nov 3, 2010 5:51:16 GMT -5
Aren't the Alesis cymbals just branded smarttrigger cymbals?
If you use ddrum4 you should stick to the clavia hihat and ride cymbal pad. The others won't work. You could rip out the electronics of the hihat pad and build something on your own (magnet and sensor - mounting under the pedal for example) and use any hihat pad you want.
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Post by drumsonly2002 on Nov 4, 2010 19:14:08 GMT -5
Thanks. I will use ddrum hh / ride. That saves me a few bucks also. I guess a couple Smartrigger cymbals should be ok for crashes. Could get a pintech dual unit, but prefer the looks of Smartrigger.
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Post by drumsonly2002 on Nov 4, 2010 22:36:12 GMT -5
Quick Question, can the Smartrigger cymbals choke work with a ddrum module?
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Post by lite on Nov 5, 2010 6:04:22 GMT -5
Choking is only available on ddrum cymbal pads. If it works with other brands it'll be by pure chance.
I play Yamaha crash cymbals (without choking) on the ddrum kit. I prefer these solid and silent rubber cymbals over the muted metal ones with glued/screwed piezos. Even if they don't look real as my drumkit is not real :-)
For hihat and ride I go the same way as You do: ddrum.
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