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Cymbal stuff

2000-10-05 by Aaron Crim

Hey all,

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with the group, but judging by the amount of e-mails over the past month (compared to, say, 3 months before that) this group is expanding rapidly.

Well, after having the DTX for almost a year now I can say that I am still quite satisfied with my purchase.  The one problem that still haunts me, though, is cymbal pad response.  I'm constantly getting 2 triggers in a row when I only want one, due to vibrations--I think.  I finally decided that maybe the pad is too light-weight (I don't play very hard. I've tried everything I can think of to no avail. I'm seriously considering new cymbal pads, but would like to know if anyone has had any luck with their settings or even hardware configuration. Most of the time I end up substituting my middle tom for a ride.  What I'm looking for is great ride response at up-tempos playing jazz (quarter=180bpm to 270bpm/ching a-ching a-ching ching ching a-ching, etc.).

Peace,
Aaron

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