ssdaven
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Hi all,
So I've got a consistent problem with the cymbals on my Roland TD4KX. As any Roland owners know, the cymbals (crash or ride) have multiple zones that trigger different noises. For example, if you hit the edge of the cymbal it's an edge shot. If you hit a section other than the outer edge, it's a bow shot. The Roland manual does a good job of explaining this with a nice graphic to go along with it.
My problem is that I'm unable to consistently hit the edge shot, or consistently hit the bow shot during the course of my playing. That is, I'll be hitting edge shots consistently and then, unbeknown to me, I accidentally move my stick up a bit and trigger a bow shot, producing an obviously different and out of place sound. When listening to the playback, it's painfully obvious when a bow shot is produced rather than an edge shot, and makes my playing sound undesirable. Sure, if I'm not playing along to a song and I'm only hitting the cymbal as a test, I can focus on making sure I'm hitting the edge - but when I get into playing a song, I'm not able to constantly perform the edge shot.
I'd like to note that I don't understand how the concept of edge and bow shots translate to acoustic drums, as I'm only able to play e-drums in my current living situation. I'm not sure if this is a problem specific to e-drums, or if a similar problem can be encountered playing acoustic? My original thought was that I could simply smash away on the crash cymbal without constantly thinking about where I'm positioning my stick...
Have other Roland users had this problem, or is it just me? I'm not too sure I even want my cymbals to produce two different sounds for bow and edge.. am I crazy?
So I've got a consistent problem with the cymbals on my Roland TD4KX. As any Roland owners know, the cymbals (crash or ride) have multiple zones that trigger different noises. For example, if you hit the edge of the cymbal it's an edge shot. If you hit a section other than the outer edge, it's a bow shot. The Roland manual does a good job of explaining this with a nice graphic to go along with it.
My problem is that I'm unable to consistently hit the edge shot, or consistently hit the bow shot during the course of my playing. That is, I'll be hitting edge shots consistently and then, unbeknown to me, I accidentally move my stick up a bit and trigger a bow shot, producing an obviously different and out of place sound. When listening to the playback, it's painfully obvious when a bow shot is produced rather than an edge shot, and makes my playing sound undesirable. Sure, if I'm not playing along to a song and I'm only hitting the cymbal as a test, I can focus on making sure I'm hitting the edge - but when I get into playing a song, I'm not able to constantly perform the edge shot.
I'd like to note that I don't understand how the concept of edge and bow shots translate to acoustic drums, as I'm only able to play e-drums in my current living situation. I'm not sure if this is a problem specific to e-drums, or if a similar problem can be encountered playing acoustic? My original thought was that I could simply smash away on the crash cymbal without constantly thinking about where I'm positioning my stick...
Have other Roland users had this problem, or is it just me? I'm not too sure I even want my cymbals to produce two different sounds for bow and edge.. am I crazy?