hart dynamics trouble

[stixmanshead]

i have 2 12inch toms and 1 13inch snare and i have them running through a roland td-20 module. I keep getting rim shot noises when I hit the center of my snare and toms. how can i fix this. can someone help. thanks adam

['lectric drumma]

Have you tried setting it up according to the Hart Dynamics settings?


Stijn

Edit: found the page I was looking for: http://www.hartdynamics.com/support/...T_ROL_TD20.pdf

[stixmanshead]

Yes I have that sheet printed out and I went in and already made those changes. That is why I am confused. I get a rim shot in the middle of my snare. kinda confusing.

[BarT]

Try reducing RimShot Adjust for those pads at TRIGGER, ADVANCE (F5), RIM (F2):

"RimShot Adjust: 0–8.0
There are some cases that you have a rim sound unexpectedly when you hit the head strongly. You can improve this situation with decreasing the value of “RimShot Adjust.” * When you set the value too small, it might be difficult to play the rim sound."
(TD-20 manual, Page 49.)

Bruce

[paladin]

Also make sure your cable is plugged in all the way on both ends. It is easy to not realize that it is not and that would cause that symptom.

[stixmanshead]

i tried both and neither worked. I called Binky at hart dyn. and we think it is the cable. I will experiment more tonight. I am going to take all the cables off and see what happens. I will try one cable at a time.

[paladin]

I was going to suggest swapping the cable out but it is rare they are bad out of the box. Change the tom and snare cables and see if it fixes the problem.

[stixmanshead]

I have done that as well. It is either the cable, the drums, or the module. hmmm. i just got them a week ago.

[BarT]

You only get a rim sound from the head sometimes, not all the time, right?

Bruce

[paladin]

Did you do as BarT suggested? He is way more knowledgeable than I am.

[stixmanshead]

yeah just sometimes. if i dont do a roll then it doesnt happen.

[BarT]

That sounds quite unusual. Reducing RimShot Adjust didn't have any effect on this problem?

Are you sure it's a rim sound and not just a suddenly loud head sound from a hit directly over the foam/trigger? You could try separating the head and rim sounds with F5 (H & R) and then assign some really different sound to the rim temporarily to make sure.

Bruce

['lectric drumma]

Did you do as BarT suggested? He is way more knowledgeable than I am.

BarT knowledgeable? How did you come up with that?


Stijn

[stixmanshead]

no it didnt. I know it is the rim shot because i turned the rim shot on and it changed the sound of the click that i am getting. I am getting it on my floor toms too. i dont think it is the drums. i think it is the module.

[BarT]

Does this apply on a particular kit, or on all kits 1-50?

Bruce