Yep, did that to my ClapTraps as well...self oscillating is always fun :-)
And, Jesper, glad you have fun with your new pedal !
Anybody ever tried the MPC Clap ? That's a good one, too...
Best
tph
On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Michael Buchner wrote:
> Just want to say, that there are 2 internal pots. Very exiting is "resonance". There is also "noise volume". Open them beasts up and tweak, it is sure an experience and fun!
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jesper
> To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 5:28 PM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Clapping heaven
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>
> Hi list!
>
> Two months ago I had the cealing window in my studio changed. This meant
> unhooking a lot of gear and afterwards plenty of cleaning. Now almost
> everything is back in place...
>
> Today it was time to test the drum synts. I made a simple two bar loop
> with four different triggers in Cubase (basically bass, snare, hihat and
> cymbal (at least in theory)), fed the triggers to the first machine and
> the output(s) to the mixer. When one proved OK I moved on and soon
> arrived in my "corner or clappers". This was the first time I really
> A-B-tested the two first versions of the Clap Trap (along with E-H Clap
> Track and Crash Pad). A sudden mayhem of claps and crashes appeared but
> with some tweaking I arrived at this conclusion:
> I don't think that mark 1 and mark 2 are identical (even without the
> humanizer) or it's just my machines. I find mark 1 rougher, courser and,
> well, meaner. Mark 2 is just as good but different. A little more
> well-behaved maybe. I ended up tweaking them so that the older brother
> played a classic disco clap ensemble while the younger sibling added
> finger snaps. The humanizer sure is good for finger snap sounds!
>
> Just wanted to share this Sunday experience. :D
>
> And while at it: That's one expensive disco clap:
> http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290585086395
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> p.s. Thomas, the Syndrum pedal assembly works great with the 478. Lovely
> with the sustain kill switch! d.s.
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> electronically yours, jesper
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