Regarding the use of brushes, it just isn't possible to use them
with an e-kit. But I have used sticks on the module's brush kit when
playing live with my country band. It didn't sound too bad, and I
tweaked and changed the sounds to suit what I wanted, but obviously
there are limitations, and real brushes on an acoustic kit will
always sound better.
Nick.
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "WoofwoofX" <woofwoofx@y...> wrote:
> Cheers mate,
> You really helped in clarifying issues I thought that noone has
faced
> before.
>
> Please guys if you have any more info I do appriciate your help.
>
> //Danny
>
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "matthew jones" <mj@i...> wrote:
> > I'll have a go at answering at least _some_ of your questions
> (though I'm
> > not the most experienced user here):
> >
> > > 1- Drumer Tried to trigger Ghost notes and the least vel I got
it
> was
> > > 18 and not all the hits were recorded, How do you achieve
ghost
> notes.
> >
> > You can do a lot adjusting the gain, minimum velocity and
velocity
> curves
> > for the trigger inputs. In the trigger setup you can select
which
> trigger
> > to edit by hitting it, then increase the gain to pick up lighter
> hits
> > (decrease to make you have to hit harder). Is there a minimum
> velocity
> > setting? can't remember. The velocity curve can adjust the way
in
> which it
> > gets louder with increasingly hard hits and you can make it
boost
> your
> > accents or make heavy hits almost the same volume as quieter
ones.
> I think
> > there are other controls that may also help here. So if you are
> having a
> > problem with ghost notes not recording then increase the gain
(but
> be warned
> > this can bring you into problems such as the other triggers
> interfering with
> > one another, setting each other off if gain is too high). If
the
> quietest
> > notes are getting picked up but send out too high a velocity
number
> then I
> > think adjust the minimum velocity and velocity curves.
> >
> > > 2- using brushes ...which is better tell the guy to bring his
> snare
> > > and record it accosticly... or is there a way to work with it
on
> DTX.
> >
> > no point playing with brushes on the electronic kit. If you
want
> the brush
> > sound, record it acoustically. If the guy just prefers playing
> with brushes
> > as opposed to sticks then make him use the flexible plastic rod
> ones
> > (whatever they're called) since these may act as brushes without
> many of the
> > nasty effects of brush 'sticking' to head, too soft to get
picked
> up, etc.
> >
> > > 3- trying to achieve swiiishhhhhh effect by continuously
hiting a
> > > cybal will retriger the note and instead I will have a machine
Gun
> > > effect... is there any way to do it or should I tell the
drummer
> to
> > > bring his cybal and Mic it.
> >
> > Yeah I have mentioned this on the list and nobody seems to make
any
> comment.
> > Its also just the way in which the cymbal sound drops in level
when
> you hit
> > it quietly after hitting it loudly just before. Impossible to
do
> on a real
> > cymbal (without choking...) it sounds ridiculous and pisses me
> off. This
> > pretty much makes the cymbals useless for playing anything other
> than a
> > standard crash/splash, so yeah you really need live cymbals for
> these kits.
> >
> > can't answer any more q's. hope that is of some help!
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > http://www.loopit.org
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "WoofwoofX" <woofwoofx@y...>
> > To: <DTXpress@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:42 AM
> > Subject: [DTXpress] Recording Session
> >
> >
> > > Hello there,
> > > I amnot a drumme, but we have bought a DTXpress III Sp for our
> studio
> > > and not mutch of experience with it, hopefully I will get a
hand
> from
> > > you guys in order to do a recording session with Cubase sx (in
3
> days
> > > time)so:
> > >
> > > 1- Drumer Tried to trigger Ghost notes and the least vel I got
it
> was
> > > 18 and not all the hits were recorded, How do you achieve
ghost
> notes.
> > >
> > > 2- using brushes ...which is better tell the guy to bring his
> snare
> > > and record it accosticly... or is there a way to work with it
on
> DTX.
> > >
> > > 3- trying to achieve swiiishhhhhh effect by continuously
hiting a
> > > cybal will retriger the note and instead I will have a machine
Gun
> > > effect... is there any way to do it or should I tell the
drummer
> to
> > > bring his cybal and Mic it.
> > >
> > > 4- Is it possible to record Cymbal Chokes via MIDI and if not
any
> > > ideas or woekarroung.
> > >
> > > 5- do you have a drum map for cubase sx ...note I have placed
one
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> in
> > > the forum's files section but it is based on the excel file
> already
> > > there and it didn't match?
> > >
> > > Thanks a million
> > > WoofWoofX
