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Summary of Contents for Smartrigger electronic cymbals
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Page 1: Users Guide
SMARTRIGGER USERS GUIDE Version 1.6 7/16/2008 Users Guide Smartrigger Electronic Percussion Products ©2004 All Rights Reserved. http://www.smartrigger.com... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Settings for the Roland TMC-6 ..................19 Yamaha Drum Modules..................... 20 Alesis Drum Modules ......................20 Ddrum Modules ......................... 20 Care and Feeding of your Smartrigger Cymbals ..............20 Transporting Your Cymbals ....................21 Cleaning your cymbals......................21 Cleaning the Top Surface....................21 ... -
Page 3: Introduction
Version 1.4 7/16/2008 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Smartrigger Electronic Cymbals – the biggest advance in electronic drumming since MIDI! Smartrigger cymbals were designed to meet the needs of today’s electronic drummer, providing the ultimate electronic cymbal triggering, aesthetics, and playability available anywhere, at any price. -
Page 4: Smartrigger Cymbal Features
“give”. The cymbals absorbs the impact, not your body. New Dual Piezo Designs - Several of the Smartrigger Cymbals provide a new patent pending “ring” piezo sensor centrally located under the bell of the cymbal. Mounting directly under the bell, at the center, allows even edge to edge triggering and authentic bell playing on a single cymbal surface. -
Page 5: Setup
5. Adjust the trigger settings to suit your needs. Connecting the Cable Each Smartrigger cymbal comes complete with a stereo 1/4” male to male 10 foot cable. One end of the cable had a “right angle” make plug and the other has a straight male plug. The “right angle”... -
Page 6: Proper Cymbal Mounting
Most stock cymbal stands come with a 6mm or 8m threaded mounting rod, a series of washers and a wing-nut. You Smartrigger cymbal should be mounted between the two felt washers that come with almost all cymbals stands. If you need additional cymbal hardware, any drum shop or music store will have these in stock as they are considered replacement accessories and should be replaced when they are worn out. -
Page 7: Mounting The Hi Hat Cymbals
Mounting the Hi Hat Cymbals The Smartrigger hi hat cymbals offer the best of both worlds and are designed to be mounted on a fixed hi hat arm or standard hi hat stand. Your choice of mounting will depend on what type of hi hat controller you are using and how much hardware you want to lug around. -
Page 8: Hi Hat Clutch Mounting
5. Plug the other end into to the trigger housing of the top cymbal. The offset jack on the trigger housing should leave enough clearance for the cable to pass by the hi hat’s mounting rod. 6. Carefully place the top hi hat with installed clutch onto your hi hat stand. ©2004 All Rights Reserved. http://www.smartrigger.com... -
Page 9: Triggering The Dual-Zone Crash And Hi Hat Cymbals
7/16/2008 Triggering the Dual-Zone Crash and Hi Hat Cymbals The Smartrigger crash and hi hat cymbals use what is commonly called a “Head/Rim” or “Piezo/Rim-switch” type of triggering system. This means that the first “zone” or sound can be triggered by activating the piezo trigger (which is mounted inside the small black housing underneath the cymbal) and the second “zone”... -
Page 10: Triggering The Dual-Zone Ride
7/16/2008 Triggering the Dual-Zone Ride The Smartrigger ride cymbals use a dual-piezo design where the main piezo is mounted under the bow of the cymbal in the trigger housing and a second piezo is mounted directly under the bell of the cymbal. The main piezo is triggered when you play o the bow of the cymbal while the second piezo is triggered when you play the bell of the cymbal. -
Page 11: Triggering The Triple-Zone Ride
7/16/2008 Triggering the Triple-Zone Ride The new Smartrigger three zone ride cymbal is the most amazingly realistic electronic cymbal ever made! It features the same bell and bow triggers as the dual zone ride, but has an additional edge sensor mounted on the underside of the front 180 degrees of the cymbal. This sensor works similarly to our crash sensor in that it allows the 16”... -
Page 12: Setting Your Trigger Inputs
Version 1.4 7/16/2008 Setting Your Trigger Inputs The following information is only a starting point for setting your module to use Smartrigger Cymbals. There are many factors that will affect the triggering and sensitivity of your module’s inputs including: Playing style ... -
Page 13: Roland Drum Module Settings
CY-12H 8-10 Linear Notes for using the Smartrigger CY-16RC3 Triple Zone Crash/Ride Cymbal: Turn OFF 3 Way triggering Connect one stereo cable from the bow trigger jack to the RIDE input on your module. Connect the other stereo cable from the bell trigger jack to the EDGE input on your module. -
Page 14: Settings For The Roland Td-10
AUX inputs are dual-piezo inputs like the toms and snare and allow for dual piezo stereo triggers like the Smartrigger CY-16R. This frees up inputs 10 and 11 (Ride and Edge) for two additional cymbals. Make sure to select PD-120 for the input type on the... -
Page 15: Settings For The Roland Td-8
Aux Input RIM = Ride Edge Sound (Same as #10 RIM) Notes for using the Smartrigger CY-16R Dual Zone Ride Cymbal: Use the optional Y cable on the module end of the ride’s stereo cable. Plug the black TIP plug into the RIDE input and the orange RING plug into the AUX 1 input. -
Page 16: Settings For Roland Td-8
Hi Hat Linear Notes for using the Smartrigger CY-16RC3 Triple Zone Crash/Ride Cymbal: Connect one stereo cable from the bow trigger jack to the RIDE input on your module. Connect the other stereo cable from the bell trigger jack to the another input on your module. -
Page 17: Settings For The Roland Td-6/6V
CY-6 Linear Notes for using the Smartrigger CY-16RC3 Triple Zone Crash/Ride Cymbal: Connect one stereo cable from the bow trigger jack to the RIDE input on your module. Connect the other stereo cable from the bell trigger jack to the AUX input on your module. -
Page 18: Settings For The Roland Td-3
CY-6 Linear Notes for using the Smartrigger CY-16RC3 Triple Zone Crash/Ride Cymbal: Connect one stereo cable from the bow trigger jack to the RIDE input on your module. Connect the other stereo cable from the bell trigger jack to any other available input on your module. -
Page 19: Settings For The Roland Tmc-6
Ride Bell Hi Hat Notes for using the Smartrigger CY-16RC3 Triple Zone Crash/Ride Cymbal: Connect one stereo cable from the bow trigger jack to the RIDE input on your module. Connect the other stereo cable from the bell trigger jack to any other available input on your module. -
Page 20: Yamaha Drum Modules
Ddrum users are quite reluctant to use any other module and prefer the popular Ddrum4 model above all others. Ddrum modules are not officially supported, but may work with Smartrigger Cymbals using mono inputs. Email us if you have one of these modules and want to report your trigger settings. -
Page 21: Transporting Your Cymbals
Cleaning your cymbals Cleaning the Top Surface The top playing surface of your Smartrigger cymbals is made from a real brass-alloy cymbal, therefore you should use a damp wet cloth or a non-abrasive cymbal cleaner or cymbal polish on the top surface only, to remove stick marks or other debris. DO NOT USE CYMBAL CLEANER ON THE BOTTOM SURFACE. -
Page 22: Warranty Information
Should any item fail during this period, Smartrigger will repair or replace defective items free of charge. All returns MUST include the original sales receipt/packing slip and are subject to a 25% restocking fee. Please email us for a return authorization number BEFORE returning any products.