ELECTRONIC DRUM TRIGGERS
Drummers get ready, the future of performance is in your hands.
What once was an odd novelty sound effect, has matured into a valuable
music making tool. Electronic drums, and MIDI have given drummers the
opportunity to express themselves in a cost effective, performance, and
studio friendly manner. MIDI devices are part of every studio today, and if
you're invoved with a project on a limited budget, a electronic drum kit
might just win you the job.
Drum trigger units like the Roland TD5 , TD7, and the Alesis DM5 are a
great starting point for any electronic drum setup. What used to be a
complicated ordeal, has become a simple yet powerful turnkey percussion
solution with pad kits offered by Roland, and Dauz which switch acoustic
heads for quiet rubber ones. Maybe you want to use your acoustics then add
Trigger perfect triggers to them. Both give you a virtually unlimited
expressive potential and a small price to pay to turn those years of
practice into valuable midi data other musicans can use. This is the real
power of electronic drums ; their ability to send and recieve data to and
from other midi devices . Another bonus of these drum trigger units are,
that they sound great right out of the box. With hundreds of sounds, so
close to acoustics they might just make Gene Krupa roll over in his grave!
.This is only the start of what electronic drums can do . Drummers taking
advantage of these powerful tools, are drummers with greater opportunitys.
Remember, electronic drums don't have to play just drum sounds. MIDI sound
modules are common place in todays musical marketplace. and many
manufacturers make sound modules which can make your kit sound like what
ever you want. So take the plunge, build your chops and expand your
horizons to what electronic drums have to offer.
By Dauz
reprinted from GuitarCenter's Rhythm Notes