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Re: [DTXpress] What is a cymbal choke and can electronic drums do them?????/

2000-12-05 by pdk

Yamaha's own DTXv2  with a tp80s or pcy80s also chokes.

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pete



Mark T. Owen wrote:

Answer: A fast "crash" or "splash", that is choked by grabbing the edge of
the cymbal with the other hand right after you strike. Commonly used for
accents, often accompanied by the kick drum for additional punch. And only
more expensive rigs like the Roland V's are actually capable of this effect.
It requires a different technology in the edge of the pad, plus the
"brain-power" to recognize the action of grabbing an edge.  A similiar
effect can be set up by customizing a crash or splash in the DTX to have a
real fast decay.  Experiment!

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