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>> Project One:
Build an open and close (cymbal 1) and next loop momentary
(cymbal 2) switch that would sit underneath a crash cymbal so a drummer could
control a loop jam by naturally crashing on the one. <<
could you use kraftwerk-style metal drumsticks to effect a contact
closure? you could have a metal tip on one end of each stick, & not the
other, so you wouldn't always be operating the switch. a bit tricky on a real
kit though, especially if the cymbals are on the rack with the
toms.....
or.... a piezo trigger system attached to the underside of the
bell, out of the way but close enough to be set off by a good hard ping or
crash. the trigger could be armed & disarmed by a footswitch adjacent either
to the drummer or to a nearby colleague, so as to not limit the use of the
cymbal. similarly, it's purpose (i.e. what the trigger does) could be
changed by the same arrangement.
this concept could be extended to work with multiple triggers
around the kit using existing & proven trigger technology, adapted to be
armed & disarmed by other switchgear as required.
slightly more 21st century- I bet this would be a good application
for bluetooth..... the entire drumstick would be covered
with level-sensitive trigger pickups..... depending what you hit, &
with which end of which stick, & how hard, different midi commands would be
generated.....
what I would do if it was my band that needed this: I have a
roland spd-8 drumpads thing. the drummer would hit this &, aswell as
triggering a nice loud sample of whatever noise he wants, it would also operate
something else via midi. not as satisfying as whacking a cymbal,
granted....
I toyed with the idea of mapping the pad's note numbers onto
the tap-tempo commands in something (I think the repeater supports these
coming in as notes...), but the thought of all the delays & sequencers
lurching uncontrollably if something went awry..... it would work
well-enough for one-shot commands though.
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