TranslationI want to build a DIY center mounted trigger snare pad, because I WANT that positional sensing.
I am thinking of what shell material I should get and which trigger design I should use:
I would buy a cheap acoustic snare.
A wood or metal snare? Will there be a difference at the noise level when playing?
2ply play head and 1ply resonance head.
If I got that right, the most important part is the decoupler, that decouples the head- front the rim-trigger.
And of course a good triggercone.
But - should I mount the system just on a wooden bar, aluminum profile or
should I use the aluminum plate design, or the 6/8 "super" regid radial metal struts/spokes design.
I think it's not a matter of stiffness (a mounted 5x5 wooden bar will be even more rigid than these few spokes or a aluminum plate. Won't it?)
but a matter of how much and from where the vibrations on the rim are traveling to the rim trigger.
It's just a guess: I think the spokes/metal plate design, having a mechanical connection to actually all parts of the shell
will trigger the rim hits better and all around the rim. The single bar design will have hot spots on the parts of the rim where it's mounted ...
Any accurate experiences?
Ah, Rob, do you use, for the positional sensing head and rim trigger signals?
Another way to pick up signals from all around the shell is to stick some piezos directly onto the inner shell.
That are the designs I found so far.
Thank you for some suggenstions, having in mind the pos. sens.
Manuel