The last decade has presented drummers with an almost overwhelming number of options for hooking up their acoustic drum kit to an electric sound source. However, the humble drum trigger is still ...

This is a follow up to Vince’s blog on drum triggers. I’m with him. There’s definitely a misconception out there that to trigger is to cheat. I’ll get this out of the way early: triggers are like any ...

At the time of his death in 2018, Vinnie Paul had been playing ddrum acoustic kits for a decade, and while he preferred the organic sound of his kit in the studio, Vinnie regularly used triggers to ...

Ever heard of a handpan? If not, imagine a steel drum turned inside out, and in case that doesn’t help either, just think of a big metal pan you play music with by tapping your hands on its ...

Nothing gets the Metalnets message board l33t fired up like a discussion on drum triggers. Are triggers only for posers who can’t play their instrument? Too artificial? Or are they a perfectly OK ...

[Rob] has been working on his drum trigger build, and he’s finally decided to share it with us. His drum heads and triggers don’t look like anything we’ve ever seen, but he’s pretty confident he has a ...

M-Audio has introduced Trigger Finger, a mobile device used to trigger and program drum sounds. It’s also suitable for use with Ableton Live to trigger clips and scenes, or for activating video clips ...

Have you ever been stuck on a train/plane/bus or in a restaurant/classroom/meeting with a finger drummer? Finger drummers are those fidgety idiots who can't help but tap-tappity-tap away at anything ...

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