Trigger pad
A trigger pad is an electronic sensor on a drum[1] that produces a certain sound assigned from a sound module once the head has been struck. This device allows drummers to play at a constant dynamic regardless of the physical force used.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Triggers are also used to add more definition to drum sounds and prevent bleedingScript error: No such module "Unsubst". between sound sources, making it easier to hear clearly every drum hit without rumble or excessive cymbals. An exampleTemplate:According to whom is where very rapid bass drum hits become difficult to distinguish or even hear in the presence of a full band.
Other uses
Triggers are used to count and monitor drum hits, usuallyTemplate:According to whom as a training device (e.g., to see if a drummer misses hits), and to officially monitor tests and competitions of drumming speed.
Mike Portnoy uses an electronic drum pad with a hardwired electronic metronome as what he calls the "secret cowbell", to count off the songs in a way that only his fellow band members and the technicians can hear.
Triggers can send a MIDI to a lighting control console to signal a change in stage displays.
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