Hi Cary,
I remember going through (or at least, something very
similar to) what you are, so let me throw in my two
cents worth. It is a great question when you're just
starting to think about doing more with your kit.
With a true dual trigger pad (snare or otherwise) what
you really have is the ability to set up a sound for
the pad, and a different one for the rim. You have
total control over their settings (i.e., which voice,
how loud, reverb, etc.), but you need to use two
inputs to get this ability.
What kinds of things can you do with this? Let's say
that you have one kit defined for slow, as we used to
call it - belly rubbin' music', here you could set up
the pad to have a soft snare sound, and the rim to
have a stick sound (that wood-block like sound - is
that cross stick?). On the other end, you could have
a different kit for high energy where the pad is a
tight snare sound, and the rim has a rimshot sound.
By tweaking all of the settings the right way you can
replicate those two totally different acoustic snare
environments with your single drum set, and switch
between them with a press of a button or two.
Of course, with the voices available on the DTXpress,
your imagination, and experimentation, become the only
limiting factors as to what you could do with the
combinations of sounds you want to have for a snare,
or any dual trigger pad.
Another example could be for a dual trigger cymbal
pad, like the Hart 16" ride for example. Here you
have the main trigger defined for a deep ride ping,
and the bell trigger set for - what else; a bell
sound. Simple, but I hope it helps you understand the
big picture, so you can start drilling into what you
like.
Walt
--- chitsman <chitsman@...> wrote:
> Scott
>
> Thank you for the advice. I will go through the
> sounds to find a
> snare sound that I like. Do I use a second snare
> sound for the rim
> also? This is the mystery to me. If so, do I set it
> up with a louder
> volume?
>
> I like the Acusnare. It is nice to have a pad that
> is larger and more
> realistic in both size and feel. Those little rubber
> pads were
> beginning to bother my hands. It does seem to be
> very sensitive. This
> is my first experience playing a mesh head trigger,
> other than
> demoing some V-Drums. Also I felt that the price on
> this Acusnare
> made it an easy addition.
>
> If you do have a chance to gicve me a couple of
> examples for the dual
> trigger snare setup, I would appreciate it.
>
> Cary
>
> --- In DTXpress@y..., "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...>
> wrote:
> > Cary
> > Killer sounds are very subjective. the coolest
> sounds are different
> > for everybody. The best way is to just set the
> voice for Snare
> drum,
> > and scroll thru the voices,playing each one til
> you find some you
> > like. Try changing the tuning a little on each
> one. Save the one
> you
> > like to different kits. Then set the rim to snare
> also, and scroll
> > thru to find the right rim sounds. Many
> combinations will work
> great.
> > Then experiment with voice two on snare. Layer the
> two different
> > sounds, with or with out crossfade. Or try the
> same sound on v-1
> and
> > v-2, with different pitch and tone, with
> crossfade, for a more
> > realistic response.
> > It just takes some experimentation to find the
> right sounds for
> you. I
> > don't have my kit here or I would give specific
> combos.
> > PS How is the accusnare response? I'm using a
> Concertcast ST with
> > great success, but could always use a bigger, more
> sensitive pad.
> > Scott
> >
> > --- In DTXpress@y..., "chitsman" <chitsman@s...>
> wrote:
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > OK, I bought a Dual Trigger Acusnare off of ebay
> for a decent
> price,
> > > and I have plugged it into input 9/10 with a
> stereo cable and
> > > everything is working.
> > >
> > > Can I get any recommendations for sounds to use
> for my new setup.
> > All
> > > of the stock sounds are cymbals, cowbells, etc.
> I want some
> killer
> > > snare and rim combinations that I can quickly
> set up to get
> started
> > > and become familiar with what type of sounds I
> should be looking
> > for.
> > >
> > > Maybe I should go to the Guitar center and sit
> down on a V-Drum
> kit
> > > to see what they have programed???
> > >
> > > Any advice and help would be greatly
> appreciated, and who knows
> we
> > > may inspire some other users to become more
> creative also.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Cary
>
>
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