Looks totally fab, great concept to catch the up and down strokes in 1 movement and that design is the biz! Can i ask how does one utilise the 2 triggers per drum? don't the sounds bleed into each other?
May try one later when "gas" funds are topped up, so it's a pedal and drum trigger kick all in 1 package? and the BIGGIE question?
Is it quiet compared to the unwelcome thump/vibe noise i and many other V drum users are suffering?
Here's how (what I call) layered triggering works:
Tune up both triggers to fire on every stroke, and let's say you want to do a catscratch layered over a bass drum like you saw in my video (at point 3:32). Now go to the "noise" function on your drum module that controls the catscratch, and increase it until the catscratch drops out. When you hit the pedal harder, you get the catscratch. Adjust to taste. I have a dedicated Alesis D4, but I assume Roland has the same "noise" function.
The downstroke on my primary pedal runs from 2 to 5 triggers, depending on the music I play. I have layered in 9 triggers from two pedals!
The sound of wood hitting plastic is awful. So I stick on a fuzzy strip of velcro where my stick hits the pads. Not absolutely silent, but very quiet. Makes no difference in pad response.
By the way, multiple (layered) triggering can be used with your conventional pedals. It's Fun! Maybe someone knows if you can split one trigger output for this purpose.
When I first saw this I said "duh". Not in a bad way but as in, how has someone not thought of this sooner, it's a great idea! Drummers have been stacking hihat's for a long time now to get jungle beats out of one hand and this is basically the same concept on the bass drum.
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