User:MudrenovILYA/Smart drum trigger

In musical equipment, smart drum trigger is an integrated solution. It combines a stroke transducer attached to a drum rim (drum trigger) and an electronic sound synthesizer (drum brain, sound module). The smart drum trigger is a compact electronic device allowing to get electrical sound signal (sound sample) at the moment of a stroke. The audio signal is read from built-in memory. User can choose the sound from internal library of smart drum trigger. On the rear panel of smart drum trigger there is an audio output connector to send the audio signal to a mixer console directly. The connection with smart drum trigger is similar to a microphone. Smart drum triggers differ with the type of stroke transducer used. A piezo element or a laser detector is applied to recognize the stroke.

The main advantages of smart drum trigger are a compactness and an independence. A compact lightweight unit provides standalone operation because all the parts of typical chain are integrated into one device. Smart drum trigger is a simple and reliable solution. It is convenient for live concert practice. A typical use of smart drum trigger is the dance music, rock music or electronic music where the special sound of bass drum is required. It is impossible to get such sound by using any usual microphone in these music styles.

External link
Video review of laser smart drum trigger for bass drum (YouTube)