Hi all,
I am new to this group and not yet an edrum owner (but will be soon). I realize my questions may have been asked in various ways before, but I searched the archives and didn't find the answers (or as a novice I didn't recongize them as such). I appreciate your patience.
I am planning to buy a pintech CS8 kit, and I am leaning towards the TD-8 module. However, after many hours of searching through various forum posts I have a concern. I have seen many references to "tracking problems" when using the TD-8 with pintechs. Often these are accompanied by explanations that it has to do with "positional sensing" in the TD-8. I would be grateful if someone would answer 4 three questions for me:
(a) What exactly is tracking?
(b) Is it true that there is a pintech/TD-8 compatibility problem?
(c) Is this problem correctible, or should I look for a different module (e.g., Alesis DM-Pro)?
(d) Finally, suppose I wanted to play a fast pattern using multiple drums (e.g., solos on Rush's "Tom Sawyer", or the intro to Liquid Tension's "Paradigm Shift"). Could the TD-8 keep up? Or would I overload the polyphony?
Thanks for any help you can provide! One great attraction of the TD-8 is that you are an unusually high quality BB group. If I get the TD-8 I'll be a regular.
Regards,
Kris
I am new to this group and not yet an edrum owner (but will be soon). I realize my questions may have been asked in various ways before, but I searched the archives and didn't find the answers (or as a novice I didn't recongize them as such). I appreciate your patience.
I am planning to buy a pintech CS8 kit, and I am leaning towards the TD-8 module. However, after many hours of searching through various forum posts I have a concern. I have seen many references to "tracking problems" when using the TD-8 with pintechs. Often these are accompanied by explanations that it has to do with "positional sensing" in the TD-8. I would be grateful if someone would answer 4 three questions for me:
(a) What exactly is tracking?
(b) Is it true that there is a pintech/TD-8 compatibility problem?
(c) Is this problem correctible, or should I look for a different module (e.g., Alesis DM-Pro)?
(d) Finally, suppose I wanted to play a fast pattern using multiple drums (e.g., solos on Rush's "Tom Sawyer", or the intro to Liquid Tension's "Paradigm Shift"). Could the TD-8 keep up? Or would I overload the polyphony?
Thanks for any help you can provide! One great attraction of the TD-8 is that you are an unusually high quality BB group. If I get the TD-8 I'll be a regular.
Regards,
Kris
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