Hello and I apoligize in advance if these questions have already been covered in the past.
I just picked up a used Crinson 2 SE kit that's a year old and was never fully set up or played.
My challenge is that the cymbals seems to be much less sensitive than the drums and I can only get a bell sound out of the ride cymbal randomly and I really need to hit it hard. And this is no matter which kit I choose.
I've been looking a how to adjust the trigger settings, looks like sensistifity and threshold are the two I should be adjusting...any suggestions?
Thanks!
Welcome to the Forum !
The Crimson II Module is based on the
Medeli DD650.
The Crimson II SE is a Guitar Center Release through it's Brands..Guitar Center,Musicians Friend,Musicarts (
WoodWind and Brass)..it is also available overseas,however the SE Kits are at a higher cost and they Do Not have sensitivity knob like the Crimson II.
You should set Trigger Sensitivity as Low as Possible and the Threshold as High as Possible..based on your Hardest Hit...otherwise too high sensitivity or too low a Threshold and you'll have mistriggering or light hits will trigger the high velocity articulations/samples.
There isn't a "one works for all" setting..this is dependent on playing style.
The Ride is a Triple (3) Zone Single cable type.
The Edge and Bell use switches and Velocity is determined by the Piezo.
There isn't individual Sensitivity setting for Bow, Bell and Edge switches as the Ride is a Circuit and uses a "Combination" of articulations/Samples and the Sensitivity setting is for the overall instrument..same applies for the Hi hat.
Trigger Model also plays a role.This kit comes with the DMPads which is an older design/generation.
Set the sensitivity when playing the Bow..once you are happy with that..raise the Rim Sens to 16..it will apply to both the Bell/Edge switches...change the Curve to 5...experiment with other curves.
The Bell and Edge zones require a sharp strike , usually the side of the stick or shank as being a switch they open close and the module determines velocity off of the Piezo at the time you hit/close the switch.
You can also raise the overall kit volume by increasing the EQ's.
The Module is Amplitude based so increase the EQ doesn't change the range,but increases it's volume.
Usually High is set at 4..Raise them all evenly +8..Low = 8,Med = 8,High = 12.
This will increase overall volume drastically and you won't need to hit as hard to be louder.
It also helps drown out stick noise.
Make sure if you are using Headphones you lower the Volume as both Headphones and Main Volume will get Loud...
Adjust,raise or lower All of the settings .. as needed.. as you become more and more familiar with playing the kit.
