Side trigger hot spots.

[MWJT42]

Mine are awful, especially on a 10" tom.

Unless I only ever hit the centre, it's very clear where the trigger is placed. Not what I expected, and way worse than centre mounted snare.

Anything I, or eDRUMin, can do about this?

[Arran]

If you can, try mounting them with the trigger at the bottom - because of the height of the rims it should make it impossible to hit the trigger directly. This worked for my Alesis toms.

[MWJT42]

If you can, try mounting them with the trigger at the bottom - because of the height of the rims it should make it impossible to hit the trigger directly. This worked for my Alesis toms.

Ah, good plan. Thanks.

[Mylo]

Ah the ole fallacy that a side mounted trigger eliminates the hot spot. A side mounted trigger doesn’t eliminate anything, it just moves the hot spot to a place less likely to be hit. But as in your case, and any case with a small 8” or 10” drum, a side mounted trigger still sticks way out into the drum.