Hi antman,
I've noticed that certain cymbals have a tendency to choke
themselves as well. The inexpensive Pintech TC series was notorious
for that in my experience. But self-choking seems to be a hazard
mainly of stereo cymbals with their choke function. I remember that
it would happen when I hit the bow and then inadvertently hit the
rim or lay the stick on the rim for a split second. When you're
wailing away on e-drums, especially live, it's really hard to
maintain proper technique and keep bow and rim separate on a stereo
cymbal, which isn't an issue with acoustic drums. The rim switch
functions as an on/off toggle; it's relatively easy to activate.
About the snare, a couple of things spring to mind. The first is
that the self-rejection setting may be too high. Try lowering it one
notch at a time until you can hit the snare multiple times in rapid
succession without dropping out. Self-rejection, like the other
forms of rejection in Yamaha's arsenal, actually silences the
trigger for a micro-second, based on the force of a hit, to prevent
it from double triggering; it should be as low as possible to get
the job done. Keep your gain in the trigger menu and the sensitivity
knob on the underside of the drum at moderate levels, too, so that
you don't have to crank self-rejection to counteract their effect.
Furthermore, playing live creates all sorts of vibrations--
opportunities for crosstalk--along the rack that probably don't
occur when you're practicing at home; elevated rejection and
specific rejection parameters for the snare in a live situation
could cause it to shut down periodically, even if hit at a level
above self-rejection's muting threshold. When you set pad type for
an input in the trigger menu, settings are automatically adjusted,
though these settings should be regarded a ballpark rather than
gospel. Hope this helps a bit. It's basically a balancing act.
Ed
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "antmandrums" <ahr33@h...> wrote:
> hi guys,has anyone ever noticed their cymbals 'cutting short'.i
have
> my decay set about -8 for cymbals so i get the natural ringing on
> effect of a real cymbal,however at times when playing i will hit
the
> crash and it will not play for the full length of sound.its almost
> like it is 'self choking'.also my snare continues to frustrate.i
use
> my kit for live work on a weekly basis and quite often it will not
> trigger which doesnt go down well ,and it plain sucks when im in
the
> middle of single stroke roll and it cuts out.The funny thing is
that
> it doesnt occur at home when practising.it only happens in a gig
> situ,which i can only put down to prolonged playing over a 4 hour
gig
> instead of sporadic playing at home.could it be to do with
the 'self
> rejec' etc.i havent played around with that much as im not sure
what
> to do .is there a setting that suits particular pads.i.e snare or
> kick.i would be interested to know what other users have found
> regarding this subject.i have sent my snare away to get checked
out
> and no fault was found ,although,they did supply a new one to use
> while they looked at mine,and it does the same thing.!if anyone
has
> had similar problems and found a cure i would love to know the
> answer........AND if possible could you let me know what 'self
rejec'
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> and 'rejec' settings work best for you all particularly in live
> settings ,where stage vibration etc ,come in to play,thanks to
> all,antman
