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Instrument
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Cymbal
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| Pickup |
HOT SoundSpot - Cymbal |
| Position |
Ride cymbal: On the bell’s
underside, directly beside the hole.
Crash cymbal: On the bell’s underside, approximately 1"(25mm)
from the hole |
Applying
The
Pickup |
Ride cymbal: Using a piece of adhesive tape or gaffer’s
tape, attach the HOT SoundSpot—Cymbal pickup, metal side
to the cymbal, on the underside of the cymbal directly beside
the hole. Press the tape firmly around the pickup disc (after
the cymbal is screwed onto the stand, the felt washer will
add additional pressure).
Crash cymbal: Prepare the cymbal by cleaning the bell’s
underside with a piece of cloth. Stick a 1"(25mm) strip
of double-sided adhesive tape approximately 1"(25mm)
from the hole. (Note: When the cymbal is placed on its stand,
the pickup must not touch the felt washer.) Press the pickup’s
metal side against the double-stick adhesive tape. Use a strip
of adhesive or gaffer’s tape to add further hold-down
strength (remember, a crash cymbal does a lot of moving around!).
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| Jack |
Attach the 1/4"
jack to the cymbal stand with a pipe clip. Make sure that there
is enough slack in the cord between the pickup and the mounting
point on the stand so that the cord doesn’t affect the
cymbal’s ability to freely rock around. |
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| Usage Tips |
For P.A. use, turn the
bass down (most cymbals don’t produce a large volume of
bass frequencies). Alter the treble and presence to suit your
taste. Multiple cymbals can be connected in parallel. In addition,
the output from the HOT SoundSpot—Cymbal pickup can be
used to trigger many MIDI drum systems. For P.A. and recording applications, a high-quality direct box such as as the D-TAR Solstice or Equinox is suggested. |
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