How To Set Up A Drum Pedal
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How to prepare a Kicking Drum Pedal?
Help!
My kick drum pedal is adjustable for the bending of the beater, and the tension on the return spring.
What'south the right mode to set it up? Should there be a lot of bound tension or just a little? Should the beater be hanging mode back or be adjusted to exist closer to the caput?
Any advice will exist appreciated!
Last edited by StuSegal; 12-sixteen-2010 at 06:23 PM.
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Re: How to gear up upwardly a Kick Drum Pedal?
I've always heard it depending on what you similar. If you want ability or speed, it depends. Someone who REALLY knows will reply your question, but in reality it's mostly preference. Proficient luck!
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Re: How to set up a Kick Pulsate Pedal?
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Re: How to fix a Kick Drum Pedal?
As everyone else has said, it'south by and large a affair of what works for you. I run a DW 9000 single with extremely loose bound tension, and the beater at remainder is about 7 or so inches back from the concoction caput. I discover that anything further back from that requires waaaaaay to much foot attempt, and keeps me from doing some of the little kick pulsate tricks I like to do. It works for me.
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Re: How to fix up a Kicking Drum Pedal?
a good place to start.... note where the beater is, in relation to distance from the drum head. Now place your pes on the pedal, just relaxed with no added pressure. Conform the spring so that the beater stops about half way between the head and where it started with your foot completely off it.
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Re: How to set a Kick Drum Pedal?
I'd say offset past making your beater position at rest about 10 degrees by straight up, towards you lot. As well much more angle toward y'all will smack your shins on the back stroke. Angling your beater on the other side of directly upwards at rest, and y'all won't be able to get proficient momentum swing striking the caput. As far as spring tension goes, that is mostly personal preference, and what kind of pedal you ain. But a expert get-go would be right in the center. Then see how information technology feels. Tighten or loosen to preference, or what feels healthy. Information technology'southward not an exact scientific discipline. It'southward what you like. Good luck
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Re: How to set a Kicking Pulsate Pedal?
depends on the weight of the beaters too
like slinglander said experiment
might take a few hour mayhap even a week or ii also find your sweet spot
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Re: How to gear up upwards a Kicking Drum Pedal?
+1 on experimentation. I have my beaters positioned to acquit the load of my feet as they sit relaxed on the pedals and the distance from the batter head to beater is about 3 inches away with the weight of my feet on them. The sugariness spot for me is about half fashion down the pedal about ii.5 inches from the heel plate. The beater is extended all the way out and equally long equally they can be without slipping out of the beater sleeve. My leap tension is set to MAX. I like my pedals to experience as if they're glued to the soles of my feet.
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Re: How to fix up a Kick Drum Pedal?
far enough dorsum not to catch on your pant leg!! LOL ( past problem for me ) it is all well-nigh FEEL
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Re: How to prepare a Kick Pulsate Pedal?
I plant that if my beater is at three-4 inches away from the bass caput, I get the correct amount of thrust and bounce from the pedal. This is set with the foot off the pedal. Try that and work from in that location. Skilful luck.
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Re: How to fix up a Kick Drum Pedal?
I have my beaters about five inches away from the head, medium spring tension, my beaters as far downward in the holder as they tin can become without the beat shaft rubbing the caput, and my PowerShifter setting on light. I find I tin get the nigh corporeality of speed and ability with the least corporeality of endeavour, which is important since I play A LOT of double kick stuff.
Merely my setting could feel COMPLETELY off to you, and so experiment. I've played pedals that other people think are merely perfect, and I'm thinking "How on Earth tin can they play with this??".
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Re: How to gear up a Kick Drum Pedal?
I concur with to a higher place replies it is about personal preferance and liking
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Re: How to set a Kick Drum Pedal?
LOW TENSION FTW means you lot tin exercise practiced double hits
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Re: How to set a Kick Pulsate Pedal?
Originally Posted by Locky305
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Re: How to set up a Kick Drum Pedal?
Originally Posted by xweasel
How To Set Up A Drum Pedal,
Source: https://www.drumchat.com/showthread.php/18356-How-to-set-up-a-Kick-Drum-Pedal
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