How to Tune Practice Pad? Anyone know how you tune a drum practice pad?
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use this video: http://www.vicfirth.com/education/percussion101/snare3.php check out the other vids. on the site too, they're really helpful
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My son has Roland V Drums , but WOW what a difference in price. I'm a keyboardist but real drummers use it for our band practice. Beats loading. I added a sample Pad and the spare Tom - Cymbal. Also bought a metal rack used-much more sturdy. Plugged it into a big PA W/ great powerful sound. So yeah Quite satisfied.
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This tuner comes with full instructions and suggestions about setting up your drums. It will be up to you what tension to finally tune your drums to.
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you can change the sound of all the pads , I use the cymbals as percussion sometimes but you can change the cymbal to a drum if you want.
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You can do any tuning you like as long as you set the frequency to match your desired instrument. For example to do a Drop D on a guitar, you simply set it to 440Hz which is the beginning standard and tune the 6th string to a D and the rest to A D G B E respectively. Hope this helps.
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Awesome, thanks for the answer. What I meant was can I plug it into an amplifier? I want to use the pad in a band, playing live. I want to modify the sound through a reverb unit, a flanger and other guitar and bass modifiers. Is this possible?
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It's a practice pad, so it's pretty quiet. It's not as quiet as the rubber ones though, this one sounds about the same as would hitting a textbook with drumsticks.
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Use the tuner and tighten with the tuning keys on the end until it's in tune
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This one is pretty dang simple. Its like having 3 stomp boxes next to each other. Each screen you can use to set up a different effect and you can hook it up to your computer and record to it if you want to. You can also make your own sounds or download them from other users online. The drum patterns are not bad. You simply press the rhythm button and it starts playing, then you can use the dial on the 1st window to select a beat and tempo, etc. you can also use the footswitch to start or stop the beat.
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Is there the option to adjust the EQ manually? YES. It can be found under SETTINGS &gt; MUSIC OPTIONS &gt; MUSIC EQ &gt; CUSTOM Can I adjust each band of the EQ individually? YES. There is a 5 band EQ. That is why I love this thing.
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Nice name... similar to mine. Try a few things 1) ensure plugs are in all the way from audio interface to speakers and vice versa. 2)You can try seeing if changing the chords would work. Like using a different brand or get gold tip 1/4 inch. 3) If the problem is with in a DAW like logic or Ableton, etc, try changing the buffer size to something lower like 256 or so. 4) try getting a really good audio interface. 5) If none works, which mean you're maybe talking about the natural hissing noise most "powered" monitors would give off. Some are louder that others. I just upgraded to the HS8 and I still hear some but when the music plays don't hear anything. Nice name... similar to mine. Try a few things 1) ensure plugs are in all the way from audio interface to speakers and vice versa. 2)You can try seeing if changing the chords would work. Like using a different brand or get gold tip 1/4 inch. 3) If the problem is with in a DAW like logic or Ableton, etc, try changing the buffer size to something lower like 256 or so. 4) try getting a really good audio interface. 5) If none works, which mean you're maybe talking about the natural hissing noise most "powered" monitors would give off. Some are louder that others. I just upgraded to... » Read More Nice name... similar to mine. Try a few things 1) ensure plugs are in all the way from audio interface to speakers and vice versa. 2)You can try seeing if changing the chords would work. Like using a different brand or get gold tip 1/4 inch. 3) If the problem is with in a DAW like logic or Ableton, etc, try changing the buffer size to something lower like 256 or so. 4) try getting a really good audio interface. 5) If none works, which mean you're maybe talking about the natural hissing noise most "powered" monitors would give off. Some are louder that others. I just upgraded to the HS8 and I still hear some but when the music plays don't hear anything. « Show Less
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Is there the option to adjust the EQ manually? YES. It can be found under SETTINGS > MUSIC OPTIONS > MUSIC EQ > CUSTOMCan I adjust each band of the EQ individually? YES. There is a 5 band EQ. That is why I love this thing.
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https://m.reddit.com/comments/286hv7Check the above link out - video of someone who plugged in a violin and how exactly they tuned it to the game- like someone else said you'd have to figure out yourself how notes correlate to the tablature which will be a complication and also just a downside to the game as you won't be able to read music afterwards
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You don't need a stand, but it's better if you have one. You could rest the practice pad on your lap or on a chair. Mounting it in a snare drum stand is the best way to use this practice pad, as it allows you to sit comfortably (properly), and adjust the height and angle of the practice pad...so I would highly recommend getting a snare drum stand with this practice pad.
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I took a quick look at the PSR-160 documentation - looks like it only offers a handful of patches with SUSTAIN built in. I'm not aware of a way to connect a sustain/damper pedal type controllers via MIDI jacks.
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Regular tuning has worked thus far for me... If it's going to sit for a while, tuning it down may not be a bad idea.
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DW4000 on tightest spring - Kick Pad Mesh head must be unscrewed to as loose as possible. Then retighten the 4 screws evenly just a little about 1/4" turn until u can hear a kick thud on these settings. Send - 0 Crosstalk - 0 Retrigger - 10 - Threshold - 30 Sensitivity - 50 - Curve - Log 3. This will eliminate unnecessary double kick sound trigger when you stomp your pedal on one foot and also eliminate unnecessary kickback. Also take 2 strips of big width duct tape, Cut it nicely and paste it right where the beater will hit the mesh. This will reduce the air pressure that forces more kickback on the kick pad. I use these settings to play old Metallica, Pantera etc and it sounds awesome. DW4000 on tightest spring - Kick Pad Mesh head must be unscrewed to as loose as possible. Then retighten the 4 screws evenly just a little about 1/4" turn until u can hear a kick thud on these settings. Send - 0 Crosstalk - 0 Retrigger - 10 - Threshold - 30 Sensitivity - 50 - Curve - Log 3. This will eliminate unnecessary double kick sound trigger when you stomp your pedal on one foot and also eliminate unnecessary kickback. Also take 2 strips of big width duct tape, Cut it nicely and paste it right where the beater will hit the mesh. This will reduce the air pressure that forces more... » Read More DW4000 on tightest spring - Kick Pad Mesh head must be unscrewed to as loose as possible. Then retighten the 4 screws evenly just a little about 1/4" turn until u can hear a kick thud on these settings. Send - 0 Crosstalk - 0 Retrigger - 10 - Threshold - 30 Sensitivity - 50 - Curve - Log 3. This will eliminate unnecessary double kick sound trigger when you stomp your pedal on one foot and also eliminate unnecessary kickback. Also take 2 strips of big width duct tape, Cut it nicely and paste it right where the beater will hit the mesh. This will reduce the air pressure that forces more kickback on the kick pad. I use these settings to play old Metallica, Pantera etc and it sounds awesome. « Show Less