Roland CY5 Hi Hat Splash Drum Trigger

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Rule & Steve FisherWhat comes to mind when the word Roland is mentioned Synthesizers and digital recorders are surely at the top of the list, as Roland has produced some of the worlds most cutting edge examples of these musical tools over the years. But now another instrument category has become synonymous with the Roland brand Electronic Percussion.Since 1997, Roland has steadily increased its profile in the electronic drumming community so much so, Roland can now lay claim to being the premiere hi tech drum company in the world. Rolands V Drums are ubiquitous, as the V Drum line continues to break sales records and win awards from pole to pole. From legendary masters of nuance, such as Neil Peart, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Omar Hakim, to smash hit pounders such as Rocky Gray from Evanescence, V Drums are in high demand in studios and stages around the world.How did Roland rise to such heights in electronic drumming Lets take a magical history tour of the Roland V Drum family tree, and see how a group of innovative engineers and musicians in Japan and the United States revolutionized the world of plugged in percussion.Heres an account of three V Drum milestones, as told by Rolands Hiroyuki Nishi and Steve Fisher.1997 Birth of the V DrumsNishiAfter Roland released the VG 8 V Guitar in 1995, we had many requests to utilize our COSM technology for drums.Develop the V Drums in addition to the V Guitar!they said. This COSM technology was mainly related to the sound module TD 10 development, but we think the biggest turning point for V Drums was the completion of the mesh head, which replaced the previous rubber pad, the PD 7.In the PD 7, we used a floating structure to pull the rubber down to the edge of the pad, floating on the pad frame, which did not satisfy us.FisherPlus, we felt the gum rubber pads were more likesynthaction in keyboard terms, and we wanted to help drummers get an acoustic feel. The challenge was to get the acoustic feel without the acoustic noise. We knew that if we could provide drummers theelectronic counterpartMto their acoustic drums like keyboard player and guitar players have had for years we would be successful.NishiIn order to get a good and natural feeling, we
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