Members mtbike80 Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 hey,wondering if anybody knows if it's possible to take an acoustic drum with a trigger and run that out to an electronic drum brain. does this work?? any insight would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Thats exactly what acoustic triggers are for. I run DDrum Pro triggers into an Alesis D4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mtbike80 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Ok gotcha. Sorry for my ingnornance. I'm just a dumb guitar player. I've only seen people run triggers to recording equipment then into a computer. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nklarow Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Actually, I was gonna ask about this: When you have acoustic triggers, does it make anything abnormal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tangmanUK Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 I only trigger my bass drum Trigger>Drum Brain (via 1/4" Lead)> Drum Brain to mixer (Jack to XLR or Jack to Jack, depends on the mixer) I use a Roland TD3 brain and Roland Bass drum trigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nklarow Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 What's the point of just triggering your bass drums? I'm trying to figure this out, because 1.) I don't know anything about triggering and 2.) I would like to know how to go about finding a good setup. Why just trigger the bass? Please tell me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tangmanUK Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 I play a lot of double bass in my band, you can get a consistent sound everytime with a trigger whereas if you used a Bass drum mic it can vary a lot, one night it could sound absolutely great the next you will get just a noise. Theres a lot more clarity with a trigger I dont trigger the rest of the kit because most if not all of the time, my snare and toms will cut through the mix with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nklarow Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Oh, I see. Cool, I get it. So you use a double pedal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tangmanUK Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 yeah man Also means the sound engineer has one less thing to eq on the desk too ...well he has to EQ a bit but no way near as much as he would a bass drum mic, and it also means I wont have the risk of someone ripping my bass drum's reso head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nklarow Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Right, I know what you mean. I always have trouble getting my 22x16 tuned, and this last time I tuned it, I thought it sounded "allright" but I didn't want to mess with it further. But through my crap OSP mic, it sounds sooo awsome. But your right, there is a lot less EQ'in going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Originally posted by tangmanUK I play a lot of double bass in my band, you can get a consistent sound everytime with a trigger whereas if you used a Bass drum mic it can vary a lot, one night it could sound absolutely great the next you will get just a noise. Theres a lot more clarity with a trigger I dont trigger the rest of the kit because most if not all of the time, my snare and toms will cut through the mix with no problems. +1 for the clarity. It's a great practice aid as well. Until I got triggers I had no idea how off my hits were. But once I got my triggers I started using patchs with a lot of attack and totally cleaned and tightened up my playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Originally posted by mtbike80 hey,wondering if anybody knows if it's possible to take an acoustic drum with a trigger and run that out to an electronic drum brain. does this work?? any insight would be greatly appreciated! Uh, well... That depends on what the your definition of "work" is. That is generally how you set an acoustic trigger up, however, at that point it's not going to do anything. You'll still need a PA to power the whole thing. You can plug in some headphones, but the module doesn't power the PA speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Watchdog Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Where did you find the drum modules? I used to have a Roland electronic set, but I cant find an inexpensive module without the entire kit. I would like to do the triggers to get that consitant sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manoeuver Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 lotsa guys who play blisteringly fast bass drum stuff trigger because they don't get a lot of volume out of their drums. This typically isn't a problem playing smarmy lounge acts. (oftentimes you'll get a strange look from your singer playing bass drum 64ths through the chorus of 'loving you is easy 'cause you're beautiful') sometimes the singer and guitarists can get kinda loud, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Originally posted by Watchdog Where did you find the drum modules? I used to have a Roland electronic set, but I cant find an inexpensive module without the entire kit. I would like to do the triggers to get that consitant sound. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/perc/navigation?q=drum+module Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Watchdog Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Pricey...and how would you mount that thing? Got to be a cheaper version out there somewhere.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 10, 2006 Members Share Posted November 10, 2006 Originally posted by Watchdog Pricey...and how would you mount that thing? Got to be a cheaper version out there somewhere.... Well, there is always eBay. I got an Alesis D4 for $150. Alesis DM5s usually go for around $200 + triggers. Right now, my module is on a tray right next to my floor toms. I'm not sure what it'd do if I played a show though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tangmanUK Posted November 11, 2006 Members Share Posted November 11, 2006 just out of curiosity, does anyone know what brain John Longstreth from Origin uses?? I like his trigger sound and I would like to get something similar, its not to overly click and tbh I think it sounds amazing. just in case that wasnt detailed enough Im looking for a triggered bass drum similar to "Staring From The Abyss" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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