May 6, 2018

5 Seconds of Summer – The Evolution Continues

Robin Kelly [Roland US] Artists 5 Seconds of Summer, 5SOS, Ashton Irwin, Bass, boss, BOSS Pedals, Calum Hood, Drum Trigger, drums, Effects Pedals, guitar, Hybrid Drums, keyboards, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, SPD-SX, SPD-SX-SE, SYSTEM-8, V-Drums, Waza

The Story of 5SOS, Roland, and BOSS

5 Seconds of Summer on stage with the Waza Amps during the 5SOS3 tour. Photo: Andy Deluca

I’ll be the first to admit that when I first heard of 5 Seconds of Summer it was because of my niece Kayla. At the time, she was starting to get the hang of playing guitar and she said, “There’s this cool band called 5 Seconds of Summer, you should check them out.” I said, “Okay, but didn’t they open for One Direction?” She proudly said, “Yes,” and played a few songs.

January 21, 2013

Add Triggering to Any Drum Set with the BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad

OV Valle [Roland US] Product News BT-1, Drum Trigger, drums, namm, namm 2013, Percussion 0 Comments

The new BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad makes it simple to add electronic triggering to any acoustic drum set or additional triggers to a V-Drums® set. With a compact, curved shape, it mounts quickly and easily to nearly any drum or V-Pad with the included hardware. More

January 11, 2013

What are Drum Triggers?

OV Valle [Roland US] Tips & Tricks Drum Trigger, drums, Hybrid, Kick, Octapad, RT-105, RT-10K, RT-10T, Snare, SPD-30, Tom 4 Comments

A Simple Update to Your Acoustic Drum Kit

When it comes to drumming, acoustic drum triggers are the gateway to a sound palette limited only by your imagination. If you can think it, acoustic triggers can make it happen.

The Source of Sound…

Contemplate for a moment, the nature of sound. No matter what you play… a guitar, a piano, a wind instrument, even tapping your desk, the sound you hear comes as a result of striking something, like a piano key, a string, or even by hitting the instrument itself (like a drum head). Sound transmits by vibration, which resonates at a given frequency, which is then picked up by your ear and interpreted as sound. Even when you speak, your vocal chords vibrate at a frequency that your ears pick up, which your brain interprets as speech and words. The surface or interface you strike becomes the ‘trigger’ – the source of the sound. More