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Thanks.... I'm sorry I don't know how the DDTI works with a cymbal choke. I am only using them to trigger my acoustic drums. At first I was having fantastic results.... but lately, I've started to have some missed and double triggers. The DDTI definately needs to tweaking when triggering acoustic drums with real heads on them. But I don't think it is any more or less than any other system that is triggering acoustic drums ;-) Thanks for watching!!!
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@@TheSingingDrummer Thank you very much for the prompt response and your videos.
You bet - let me know if there are any other aspects of the triggers or DDTI that you'd like me to go thru and I can try and do that!
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@@TheSingingDrummer Thank you! I am using the DDTi only for my electronic drums. I also have problems with the 3-zone ride with 2-cable system, when I play the bell it sounds simultaneously with the sound of the bow, I can't fix it yet
That sounds trickey. I've not tried the DDTI with cymbal pads at all, especially not a 3 zone ride. Their tech support might help you out - or maybe 66Samus (ru-vid.com/show-UC3unJShm6iXtw9QgDnb9KPg) could help you out? He has used a lot of triggers and a lot of electric drum sets. His set up on the DDTI is what I used to set mine up. And he responded to an email I sent so you might give him a shot???
Yep... Mine is whisper quiet when plugged in so the electronics are pretty decent - at least the shielding. But it still cracks me up, every time I pick it up :-)
I have a 16 x 16 MIJ Stewart from the 60s with a really thick shell. The edges are very round with no fulcrum at all. The shell sounds really sweet like an old Gretsch. What edge do you recommend considering the mahogany/luan can be very brittle and porous?
Honestly, when I first did the bearing edges on the Vistalite kit, I was younger and not in the best headspace. After taking them to Kirsch Custom Drums, here in Portland, I found out a lot of different ways that I could have ruined an irreplaceable set. If you are near Portland Oregon, I would suggest taking them to Kirsch. He knows his stuff. If not, find a custom drum shop that specializes in vintage restoration. They should know what is best for the drum and wood type. Best of luck!!!
I am not sure, but there are settings to change trigger types - not by manufacturer - but by type. You can check that out on page 16 of their manual... www.ddrum.com/images/manuals/DDTi.pdf The Ddrum triggers work pretty well with the Ddrum interface. I've just been having a hard time findind a good kit that has a good 8" tom ;-(
The light weight of the Bass could actually be a selling point to some Bass players, as from reading some ads on used Basses is that the reason for selling is that the Bass is getting too Heavy for them,especially if standing on a gig hung around their neck a few hours and most Basses DO need a set up as Manufacturers tend to do an average set up even on some high end Basses .The bass looks great with a good finish and what you say about the fret edges having a good finish is a bonus (this is an area that gets focussed on a lot in reviews if the frets feel rough) Seems like a manufacturers war going on who can make the best Bass or Guitar for least money.Thanks for reviewing
And thanks for watching! It is just a little trippy on how light it is... The neck isn't awesome, but when you consider the cost of the bass, plus strings and a set up still being below $150... Really it's not bad. And, so far, whisper quiet electronics = win... It is what it is, and for what it is, it's pretty great. Thanks for leaving a comment!
@@TheSingingDrummer I've took a Jazz Bass copy home to set up as a spare to be used for a guy that runs a Jam night, it has no name on the headstock so therefore no bias to how good or bad it's supposed to be, It plays and sounds great it was bought used for £50. Just goes to show living without the Fender logo is possible
I use the Arborea FH series. They give quiet nice sound and fit on my budget. Perhaps I will Upgrade into a better series such as the Arborea dragons soon.
I really like the dragon and some of the edge series. Like every cymbal some of them will be great and then there are ones that may not be the sound you are looking for. But Arborea makes some great sounding cymbals!
I was looking for a decent bass to learn on, and after reading and watching a ton of videos, I'm going to get myself this one for my 60th birthday. I'm retired so on rainy days and evenings when I can't work in the yard I'll practice. If I ever get decent, I'll but something better. if not, no remoney wasted.
I think it can be a decent bass for that. It's a great journey learning a new instrument - now that you are restired you can put some serious time into it, if you enjoy it!! Have a blast!
I believe I got these. The setup is what really helped the bass. But even with that, the neck is still not sitting quite right - but I believe I got these strings. Feels nice.... DR Strings Sunbeam - Nickel Plated Round Core Bass 45-105 a.co/d/18nTTlG
I'm using pretty much the same setup, except I can't for the life of me figure it out. Studio one, hertz drums, and ddti with elite triggers. I show signal on the software but can't get sound. It's driving me crazy. Been reading and watching videos. Everyone makes it look so easy. I can't get it working.
So you can see signal going in on the channel in studio one - but no sound is coming out? As long as the ddti is set up so say the snare is triggering the correct midi note (I want to say it is D1 or 38...) And your plug in has the snare set up to trigger a sound when it sees signal come in on that same note - the. You should see audio come out (to the mains for instance). You could maybe take a video of your set up and send it to me (DM me on FB messenger) and I can see if there is something else going on??
Yes you can see signal on the DDTi and also on studio one. I was thinking its a. Setting in studio one but maybe I have something wrong still on the DDTi. If you are willing to take a look through video chat some time or something I'd be happy to pay you for your time. At this point I'm just getting kinda frustrated. We are so close to getting is setup and then hit a new snag haha
believe me - i've been there. spent so much money, and then things don't work the way it seems like they should... shoot me a message at rich at thesingingdrummer.com and we can try and figure out a way to get it running.... I'm on the west coast so time zones being what they are - we should be able to figure something out!!
I just got the same bass except mine is solid black. I'm impressed with the quality. It plays well. Sounds good. I totally recommend it for someone who wants to give a bass a try.
First- you did a good job with the lighting especially with the symbols being brass and reflective. Second - the ribbon mics sounded a bit hollow. But to make a true comparison I would want to hear the video with my good headphones instead on my iPhone. It does show how important having a good mic is for the right sound quality.
Thanks. Yeah, they definitely don't have what the sE7's have... I'll have to try some vocal trials and see how things come out. The only other song I've done in the basement sounded ok, but I had to play pretty light.
I have those cameras and they are really great and still will produce amazing output as you found out. But getting the right microphones is a journey of what works for you. My favorite microphones are from Roswell because they just work for me.
Thanks - I will look into them. I plan on recording thru my audio interface and onto my DAW while making videos... it means having to sync up tracks, but its not that big of a thing in Davinci Resolve. Not sure if I would ever have enough light to use these cameras out for recording a live show but I will look into the Roswell mics - thanks for the tip. If you know of any good 10-12mm lenses that won't break the bank - let me know!!
@@TheSingingDrummer For Lenses look at the Rokinon or Meike good affordable lenses and you can pick them up 2nd hand for a good $$ savings. I use Davinci Resolve also - good choice. Give Roswell a call and tell them what is the sound you want and they can help. For my voice the mini k87 is best. They are excellent. Lastly, I use an Audient ID14 MKII and expand it if necessary with the Audient ASP800d1. Lighting is subjective but so many cheap options out there today.
Awesome!!! Thanks for the info!!! I should be dropping another video (shot the same day as this) comparing a couple overhead mics and you can see what I am getting for sound. But thanks a ton for the great info!
"Why they gotta use STYROFOAM?!" Because it's a relatively cheap, lightweight and very strong packing material for.long-distance shipments. It's also easily molded to custom-fit shapes and has high impact resistance. A Styrofoam clamshell inside of a fitted cardboard box will be enough to prevent shipping damage in almost any case that doesn't involve running over the package with a semi truck. Now quit complaining about nonsense like this and focus on the product qualities
I get it... but I have to dispose of it - and I always find those pesky little white dots stuck to everything! I wish they would use the vacuum formed paper packaging - but, like you said, Styro is CHEAP - and that was the main 'selling' point of this bass soooo.... I can't complain... The bass is, so far, has really been nice and quiet. Tracks OK... but even my luthier/guitar set up buddy couldn't quite get the neck straight... the old addage 'you get what you pay for...' - totally true here. but its a decent 'starter' bass for a kid or student.
Hi Rich! Hope you're doing well. I recently bought a similar set of mics for recording video content. These things are all over Amazon under different brand names and slightly different form factors, but I figure they're probably the same under the hood. The mics I got do a pretty decent job and seem to block out a lot of background and room noise--much better than my phone's built-in mic. The only problem I ran into was that I had to download a free, third-party camera app called "Open Camera", because my Android phone's built-in Camera app would not let me select an external microphone. In your video, I definitely hear less room noise with the lavalier mic--sounds good!
Thanks... I had to do that too.... But I have, at least a couple times, just used my phone as an audio recorder using these wireless lavs. I need to revisit. I've been so busy rebuilding the studio (yep more stuff) I haven't had time to do any videos in a long while. I hope the mics work out well for you!
That was actually a horrible review. You barely played and when you played those little notes it sounded okay. Just because the bass is cheap that doesn’t mean is bad. You can always put new strings and change the pickup if the body is good
Use the link and buy one for yourself. It you are right, I should have spent more time actually playing it, or had a player come over and review it with me. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!
Nope I don't 'play' bass, I'm no bass player, but I do play some and held enough quality instruments in my hands to know this thing is light. But, it is also the player and not the instrument. I'm sure a great bassist could make this sound great - just like putting a super nice custom bass in my hands is a waste :-)
Just bought a 6 string version of this for 65 because I wanted one to tear apart and rebuild into a fretless but if it comes as nice as that I might buy a second one to keep fretted. Gotta test the electronics first though xD
Go for it! I can't believe how quiet my bass is and how good the pots feel. I don't have another bass here to evaluate the output but it seems to track well. But even after having it professionally set up, there was only so much my luthier could do without getting too expensive. But it plays good enough for me! Have fun!
While you could use it, I think there are some better budget mics out there to do the job. Behringer C2 matched pair mics are much better and not very expensive. The big plus with these is that they had their own 'phantom power' through an internal battery. If it is all you can afford, get it and start creating. But there are definitely better options out there.
I have the opposite issue. I have a set of wedge lights similar to the rockville wedge uplights that flicker with the wireless DMX. I use Donner wireless dmx which is the same as the Chinly. If i connect hard wire to the wedge light it works just fine. If i connect the wireless DMX the light flickers all over the place. it does this with all 15 of the wedge lights i have. its an 8 channel light but i noticed that when i connect the wireless DMX it duplicates one of the channels and adds an extra channel making it 9 channels. Its super weird and cant seem to find a solution. The wireless DMX only has issues with these wedge lights. all my other fixtures have no issues.
Bummer - that is frustrating... I ended up giving up on the light show bc it was a late idea during the covid era... after covid, no one in the band was interested in doing live streams so I sold it all to a lighting buddy of mine, ironically we share the same name ;-) But that can be super frustrating. I found that too many lights in series would cause the whole system to do weird things. You might try running just 4 lights at a time on one wireless units - see if that works. I ended up using the wireless units as DMX splitters - keeping the lights down to about 4-6 on each. Anything more than that, and things started acting very strange. But I feel you pain!! Trying to trouble shoot stuff stinks!!
I think I would rather pick up a decent used Yamaha or Ibanez. It is an ok bass now, after a set of $25 strings and a pro set up.... So I've got more into it than the initial investment. But if you want a bass to play and smash on stage.... :-)
Hey man, great content! Thinking to start recording drums the same way, triggers on drums, overheads for cymbals. How do you handle / reduce the bleed from the drums in the overheads? Thanks!
Thanks!!! Low cut filter and positioning of the mics to 'see' mainly cymbals and not drums. There will still be bleed... The Glyn Johns method of drum set recording is primarily using overheads. The triggers give you a ton of control though. My intention was just to reduxe the amount of live mics in the room when I am singing, doing drum covers - mission accomplished!! Now, if life would get out of the way and allow me to get into my space and get doing that again!!! #theholidayswillbeoversoon :-)
Adjusting the intonation is pretty easy if you have a clamp on tuner. If the 12th fret note is sharp, adjust the bridge piece to make the string a bit longer between the bridge and nut. Keep adjusting it a little at a time until the 12th fret note is in tune with the open note. If the 12th fret note is flat, do the opposite. Getting rid of fret buzz is more tricky...
Try changing the bridge to a heavy high mass bridge like the omega bridge or kickass bridge then change the tuners to ultralight hipshot, it will improve balance
Thanks... It doesn't actually do the 'neck dive' that you would think of. It just doesn't have a lot of 'weight' to it... I have new strings on it, and a killer set up from my buddy Lars at LPR Guitarworks here in Portland - and it plays great. It is just un-nerving how light it is ;-( Thanks for the tip tho!!!
It is definately easy on the shoulder. It doesn't sound bad either. However, it required some $$ in set up and new strings - now it plays pretty well... but it is hard to get over how light it is ;-P
Hey man nice overview. I'm new to triggers and found the same ProAudioStar deal on the Vinnie's as you did and might pull the trigger on it (ha! get it?) However, since im so new to the trigger game I don't know where they sit as far as quality. I know 2-zone is ideal but if you can live with 1-zone it's fine, but how are the quality on them? I have the cheapest ddrum triggers already that seem fine but I didn't like how finicky they were to attach (they attach under a lug)...
I never tried their entry level, but I'm with you - I never liked that attachment method. I don't know if you can see any difference between their standard trigger set the ones that look more like the Vinnie Paul's and not like the entry level ones) or the VP's or even the chrome ones. The VP's are supposed to have a better trigger in them, but I doubt it. Right now, ProAudioStar has a deal going for the Chrome ones. But honestly, in their kits the best thing you get is the case, triggers are great, cords are nothing special. And for the dual zone one, they send you a cord with two RT 1/4" ends.... their own module doesn't even have that... it should have been a cord with a single RTS end... but a better quality cord isn't that expensive. If you have a double kick (actually two kick drums) then the VPs are for you. If you have a single kick, I'd go for the Chrome deal. Best of luck!!
I am quite suprised by Arborea's price to performance ratio. For a fraction of Zildjian, Paiste, and others, they don't sound half bad! Very good for practice and won't break a bank for beginners.
I've played a lot of shows with the Arborea cymbals and the only ones I have had a bad experience with are the ozone style. When I was the full time drummer for Madwagon - now demoted to just singing :-) I hit pretty hard. All of them hold up just fine, but the ozones tend to crack between the air holes. But it is the same with higher priced brands as well...
Its not really an inferface in the audio interface sense. It is a midi or USB interface for midi signals. It doesn't send out audio - but interprets the trigger signal and sends it out to your computer or sound module via Midi or USB.
Drummer myself, been dabbling with guitar for years....Thanks for this video...beautiful guitar ! . I had been eying a Gretsch but instead in May 2023 went with a Squire Classic Vibe Telecaster FSR Custom baritone 27" scale which of course came tuned in the standard BEADF#B tuning and Squire puts on .014-.068 gauge round wound strings....but since I have changed to flat wounds (which I prefer and have on all my electrics as they're more comfortable and there's no squeak moving along the fretboard) and gauges .015-.060. I have also discovered some very cool alternate tunings for baritone guitar such as : AEADF#B. or AEADEA (DADGAD equivalent) or GDADEA. or GDGCEA or ADGCEA.
I love the Gretsch. However, I just had a buddy do a set up with my little std frankentele with 15's and tuned it down to C and it is a BEAST. And I think it tracks better than the Gretsch that I paid 4x more for :-(
They work pretty dang well. I have them on acoustic drums. I had to add some gel to my snare and piccalo to reduce some double triggering, but the DDTI unit handles everything else pretty well. Not that a lot of people have them - but they will NOT mount on roto toms. I was thinking about adding some to my vistalite kit (I have them) but trigger them to be 'other' drums.... Gonna have to figure something else out.... But its likely a sign.... I bought two sets of the triggers.. being viewer 333, you may have to buy 3 sets ;-) 6KICK TRIGGERS!!! GO BOZIO!! ;-)
I've thought of doing a test, boring a couple holes and filling them with epoxy or steel or something - and see how the tone or resonance changed... I should have just bought an Ibanez mikro or something. Oh well
I'm actually thinking of buying this bass. It's 74 bucks right now. I'm 56 and want to learn to play the bass. If I'm a halfway decent player in a year or two, I'll get a better bass guitar.
I ended up changing strings and having a set up done. It's not a bad bass... But the lightness still throws me off. Best of luck with 'picking up' the bass! (Play on words intended). :-)
Hey man I'm 53 and I've been playing since 1985. The low end stuff coming out of Asia right now is astonishingly good. Because everything is made on CNC machines they can be super consistent. When I started anything under $150 *used* would have got you an unplayable piece of garbage. And that was $150 in 1985! Allowing for inflation this bass would've cost $52 in '85. Get it, ask someone who knows what they're doing to put new strings on it and set it up, get a cheap amp (Make sure it has a headphone out) and have fun. Bass has a high skill ceiling but a low skill floor. You'll be playing full songs in a few hours. (Tip: AC/DC have never played a bassline above beginner level in their entire career.)
I ended up keeping it... the neck is finicky... I had a luthier buddy set it up with new strings and it plays great (for me) and it is silent when plugged in (no pickup buzzing). The only thing that still throws me off is the weight. My frankentele is twice as much and my gretsch baritone feels like it is almost three times :-p
I wonder how many other 'brands' are made in the same factory.... workmanship wasn't terrible, pickups and pots are quiet - but they could have picked a little better wood for the body... but, for what was paid...??? New strings it doesn't sound bad at all.
Acoustic together with triggers is the best of the 2 worlds. Some years ago I built my own electronic drum kit used Arduino and Addictive Drums 2. Great great audio but terrible feeling.
I confess, I don't have a lot of time. Another hopeful 'benefit' of having triggers was to change kit sounds in the mix and keep moving. While editing the video, I realized I had the second rack Tom set to the same note as the first. I couldn't hear it bc of the kit being acoustic. I was about to re-record again (like the fifth time I had gone thru that process to make this video when I thought 'wait, I can just change that in the box!'. After changing the notes and even lowering the floor tom it hit me... I can do this from song to song too... This could be a big deal for me :-)
@@TheSingingDrummer With Midi and a vst you can change drum sound and mix as you want after recording very easy because its a digital. Its some time since i was into this..
Lets not forget that I am also in a band that is trying to record, remodel a 1938 house and, oh yeah, I mow all of my elderly neighbors lawns... up to 4 now - I nearly mow the whole block ;-( I think my channel should have been how NOT to manage your time.... ;-( My wife has the patience of a SAINT!
Thanks. Actually, I recorded some Madwagon Preproduction songs in the basement studio and they didn't sound bad. I am not sure I would compare them with the classic 57 - which is a standard and fairly cheap, but these sound pretty good... And they have a low pass and -10db pad so for the price you can't really go wrong. However, they do need phantom power. Keep that in mind!
Definitely not a bass player. That's why I didn't want to spend a lot of $$ on one. But after a set of strings and a set up.... I could have bought a real bass, used, and be further ahead. Oh well. It's playable and quiet, I can't ask for much more.
