Sick Drummer Magazine

Hey, I'm thinking about buying a kick drum trigger to use live and for recording, I have an Alesis DM5 drum module just wondering if someone could reccomend me a trigger that is compatible with my module and wont double trigger when used live.

A friend of mine recomended I buy a DDrum kick trigger but I saw a band a few weeks ago that used them live and they were double triggering every time he hit the snare or toms :/.

Thanks!
Shaun

DDrum pro's are good, but I like the rolands better they have a little more fine adjustment on there. I have the 'little bit older' silver model, and on my double bass kit I use the axis ekits which are pretty much a mechanical trigger not acoustic.
As far as double triggering goes if you have the ekits setup well it doesn't happen (but you need axis pedals). For "normal" triggering it depends on your:
1. tunning of the bass drum head
2. muffling of the bass drum head - pillow(s)
3. drum module settings - especially cross talk and noise
4. placement of the bands amps - try to get them to your side instead of right behind you so they don't vibrate the bass drum.
5. You general drumkit setup, most people i know who trigger try to hang the toms from a cymbal or rack so when they bang on the rack toms is doesn't vibrate the bass drum.
the rack tom thing may not be nessary but the whole idea is to isolate the bass drum from any other vibration. Oh yea then you have to clean up your playing because then you can hear all your mistakes haha. But, especially for recording triggers are awesome I never mic the bass drum for recording.

yeah I would go with what the Roland triggers,way more reliable. and the muffling thing,if you are going to be triggering the bass drum anyways,you really dont have to worry about the natural sound coming through,so you can get the Remo sound control rings,and they work great,I use them on my bass drums,and it also adds rebound to your beaters. But yeah sound control rings,and Roland triggers are your best bet.