I have a TD8 and am gradually working through my teething problems, but I can't work out 'rims', more specifically their 'sensitivity'.
I have done extensive searches on this subject, and I am clearly not the first.. But nothing which has been suggested has helped.
The problem I have is that the rims are simply hard to trigger and they seem to lack sensitivity...
On the snare input its fine, but thats not a surprise, as that has options to configure the 'sensitivity'.. But for my Toms and Cymbals there is nothing..
I am using PD-8s as my Toms and CY-8s as my Cymbals and both exhibit the same (or similar) problems.
I can live with the Toms as they are, as my previous unit (TD-3) didn't even have rim support, so this is a bonus anyway.. But its the cymbals that I am most worried about.. At the end of the day, you don't really need rim shots on a Tom, but you do need to be able to hit the cymbals differently
With my TD-3 you could adjust the sensitivity of the Rims and moving between Bell and Rim shots was seamless.. But with the TD-8 its a bit hit and miss (quite literally). I can't quite believe that they give Rim support on ALL inputs, but then don't give you any config options on anything other than the snare
I have gone through all the settings which have been suggested from the advanced menu and nothing helps, so I don't know what to do now.. The only thing I can do is get used to it and change my style to accomodate, but its a shame it has to be like this. My TD-3 was much more convincing in this area. Don't get me wrong.. The TD-8 is infinitely better than the TD-3 in every way, except this!
I am living in false hope that when I get my MIDI cable and upgrade the firmware to 1.10 it will be better, as the new firmware claims to support more recent pads.. But I am pretty sure that nothing really changes, other than the 'naming' of the pads and I am not going to see ANY improvement in this area..
Is there ANYTHING which can be done?
My fingers are crossed that someone can suggest something!
Jon
I have done extensive searches on this subject, and I am clearly not the first.. But nothing which has been suggested has helped.
The problem I have is that the rims are simply hard to trigger and they seem to lack sensitivity...
On the snare input its fine, but thats not a surprise, as that has options to configure the 'sensitivity'.. But for my Toms and Cymbals there is nothing..
I am using PD-8s as my Toms and CY-8s as my Cymbals and both exhibit the same (or similar) problems.
I can live with the Toms as they are, as my previous unit (TD-3) didn't even have rim support, so this is a bonus anyway.. But its the cymbals that I am most worried about.. At the end of the day, you don't really need rim shots on a Tom, but you do need to be able to hit the cymbals differently
With my TD-3 you could adjust the sensitivity of the Rims and moving between Bell and Rim shots was seamless.. But with the TD-8 its a bit hit and miss (quite literally). I can't quite believe that they give Rim support on ALL inputs, but then don't give you any config options on anything other than the snare
I have gone through all the settings which have been suggested from the advanced menu and nothing helps, so I don't know what to do now.. The only thing I can do is get used to it and change my style to accomodate, but its a shame it has to be like this. My TD-3 was much more convincing in this area. Don't get me wrong.. The TD-8 is infinitely better than the TD-3 in every way, except this!
I am living in false hope that when I get my MIDI cable and upgrade the firmware to 1.10 it will be better, as the new firmware claims to support more recent pads.. But I am pretty sure that nothing really changes, other than the 'naming' of the pads and I am not going to see ANY improvement in this area..
Is there ANYTHING which can be done?
My fingers are crossed that someone can suggest something!
Jon
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