Just stumbled on this, a nice way to mute cymbals?
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I have these on all my acoustic cymbals and they work very well. I also have made removable single zone triggers so that I can turn the cymbals into full acoustics and back again in a couple of minutes.
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It definitely can't compare to rubber cymbals in terms of noise, at least stick noise. But for some people/conditions that would be acceptable enough ...Comment
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Actually the stick noise is minimal, just like an acoustic cymbal that has been muted with vinyl or flashing tape. (I've used these more permanent methods too)Comment
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The Gen16 are quite a bit louder than Roland rubber (I just got some on Friday!) but it's a different sort of noise, obviously.
The frequency is different, so the 'thump' of whacking the rubber pad doesn't carry through walls the same way.
So, when my wife's got the TV on the loungeroom, she hears the drum pads, but the Gen16s largely vanish into the TV sound, where the cymbal pads could be heard more clearly. YMMV, of course.
Now, as far as they sound to the player, that's a whole other story and I'm not far enough into that journey yet to make a definitive assessment... -
I make my own version of cymbal mutes and I use them on my gen16's but I also converted them to full electronic triggers so I don't want or need them to make any noise. I still of course get stick noise but that's unavoidable unless you put rubber on the strike zones.
The cymbal mutes work great and I think they make the cymbals look better!
I posted pics of them in the DIY section the other day in a thread called "My Monster Kit"
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Well the Gen 16s don't trigger as such, but I'm guessing they need the full sound to go through the pickups. I could be completely wrong though. These are a good price, and shipping is very reasonable too, even to Australia, so I might give it a shot.Kaiju
Roland TD-15KV module and cymbals, Gen 16 AE rack, Gen 16 AE cymbals, Diamond Electronic Drums, Tama HP300 single pedal, Lectric Moo, Carmichael throneComment
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