TranslationI just discovered the quartz trigger system. It seems to be held with straps, is that correct?AKA Wayne wrote:Pretty innovative design here. Wondering how well positional sensing and hot spot suppression works. In my experience a more rigid design makes for better ps and HSS with the edrumin. I’ve used the quartz trigger which has a similar non rigid design and I’ve found my diy cake pans to trigger better with the edrumin.
I know this is meant for more than just the edrumin though so maybe that is not as much of a concern.
If so, while this seems like a pretty smart idea at first glance, it is actually the opposite of mine, and, to me, the opposite of what should be done.
My mounts get thicker the bigger the radius is (at least the "active" part of them, which is the lower part of the oval shape, which acts like a spring). This is made to provide higher stiffness the bigger the mounts are. The aim is to bring the same amount of load pressing the sensor against the head no matter what the drum size is. The quartz is just the opposite. The longer the straps, the lesser pressure against the head. I believe this is what makes them hard to set. If there's not enough pressure against the head, the piezo won't sense as it should, and could eventually get totally separated from the head when hitting hard, preventing it to sense the next shot. The engineer side of me wouldn't recommend that design.
I will try splitting some inputs to at least reproduce the drumkit I had with the TD-9. Roland cymbals with two wires don't help.
