ghostman
04-16-2008, 07:21 PM
I will forge in first, I guess. Head first.. lol.
Anyway, I recently got some Clear PC Series cymbals (they were being sold to reduce stock, Brian had advertised the sale on a *different* forum site)..
Anyway, here's some questions, comments and observations.
Ride - dual input bell and bow triggers.
I really like this cymbal. Everything works well, and I like it.
14" Crash w/ Choke.
This one frustrated me for about an hour because it seemed the electronics were sketchy.. I was getting some choke sometimes and not others.. Then, I found I didn't plug the stereo patch cable in all the way.. First rule of debugging - check your cables!! I actually have two of these, and since I was testing them individually, the second one didn't frustrate - because the cable was inserted correctly the first time.
Hi-hats w/ sliding hi-hat controller. It took me a while to dial in the sensitivity on this, but I got it after a few minutes of tweaking. I really like the ability to use a variable hi hat electronically. Although, the foam ring on the bottom hat is annoying. Through fairly regular use, the top hat (Mr. Lincoln, your cymbals are ready) keeps catching on the lower hat's foam ring, causing them to be off-set most of the time. I think the foam ring is there for sound dampening for the two plastic hats - to reduce acoustical noise. I think I would put the foam ring on the top hat.. This is mostly an issue aesthetically, it doesn't seem to impact playability.
I like the clear plastic, too, although I am tempted to airbrush them or something to make them a little more custom.. I have a tendancy to want my edrums to look electronic, not look like acoustical, and the clear plastic fit me just fine.
I am using these with an Alesis trigger IO, and my testing was done using the BFD lite software.
Anyway, these are my first electronic cymbals, so I don't have a lot to compare to, though I have played some Rolands in the stores..
Anyway, I recently got some Clear PC Series cymbals (they were being sold to reduce stock, Brian had advertised the sale on a *different* forum site)..
Anyway, here's some questions, comments and observations.
Ride - dual input bell and bow triggers.
I really like this cymbal. Everything works well, and I like it.
14" Crash w/ Choke.
This one frustrated me for about an hour because it seemed the electronics were sketchy.. I was getting some choke sometimes and not others.. Then, I found I didn't plug the stereo patch cable in all the way.. First rule of debugging - check your cables!! I actually have two of these, and since I was testing them individually, the second one didn't frustrate - because the cable was inserted correctly the first time.
Hi-hats w/ sliding hi-hat controller. It took me a while to dial in the sensitivity on this, but I got it after a few minutes of tweaking. I really like the ability to use a variable hi hat electronically. Although, the foam ring on the bottom hat is annoying. Through fairly regular use, the top hat (Mr. Lincoln, your cymbals are ready) keeps catching on the lower hat's foam ring, causing them to be off-set most of the time. I think the foam ring is there for sound dampening for the two plastic hats - to reduce acoustical noise. I think I would put the foam ring on the top hat.. This is mostly an issue aesthetically, it doesn't seem to impact playability.
I like the clear plastic, too, although I am tempted to airbrush them or something to make them a little more custom.. I have a tendancy to want my edrums to look electronic, not look like acoustical, and the clear plastic fit me just fine.
I am using these with an Alesis trigger IO, and my testing was done using the BFD lite software.
Anyway, these are my first electronic cymbals, so I don't have a lot to compare to, though I have played some Rolands in the stores..