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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!


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jesper 
  To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 5:28 PM
  Subject: [Simmons Drums] Clapping heaven


    
  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

  p.s. Thomas, the Syndrum pedal assembly works great with the 478. Lovely 
  with the sustain kill switch! d.s.

  -- 
  electronically yours, jesper

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