How To Convert Low-Volume Cymbals to Electronic/Digital Cymbals

Tutorial on installing Magnatrack Low Volume Cymbal Triggers on a Zildjian L80 low volume cymbal.
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[jasonwolf]

Welcome Back Sal !
Amazing conversion 🥁✔
I like this sounds 👍

[yanxi]

Wow, this sound is so real, i've been watched many videos, your sharing is much more useful for me. Thank you

[gregthegroove]

Nice vid Sal. Awesome explanation. These look like a very nice option for those who don’t really have the know, edge to convert on their own. Jman was a close drumming friend I met a while back and passed away. I’m sure you know him or know of him at least as he made Stealth cymbals I play. This is a nice option of fixing cymbs that may have broken or needs new triggers etc. it’s also amazing just how much better the SD3 sounds are. LOL! That rapid machine gun sound from consecutive hits is so annoying. It’s been 20 years and Roland still hasn’t entirely fixed this issue in hi hats but toms mostly.

[fabri]

I'm happy to have found this video :) I've got an acustic drum kit at home, with Remo silentstroke mesh heads and Zildjian L80 cymbals for home practice/playing. I was thinking of converting it to an electronic drum kit, this video will surely help. I don't have to buy electronic cymbal pads, I can keep my L80s and convert them. I'll take a closer look at your videos, in order to find the same solution for the snare, toms and kick drum. Thanks again :) God bless us all 🙏 ☮&❤

[pawelmorrison]

Nicely done Sal. Im 27 and it seems too complicated. The kit looks very well for an electronic. Probably feels much better to play than a bunch of rubber shapes.

[charlyvazepi]

Great video, very useful!
What’s the name and where did you get the black protection for the cymbal Sal? 😅

[ryantilley]

Great Video! Probably the best explanation/demonstration I've seen on how to convert these cymbals. I did want to ask, the cable that goes from the junction box through the lower hi-hat to the underside of the cymbal (the one which you plugs into the drum module), did that wire just fit naturally through one of the holes? (Around 2:40 for the cable I'm referring to!).

[ZaxDrumsandGolf]

Cool demo/tutorial Sal!! I didn't hear much of a difference between the module and SD3. I think the difference is more with the crash, ride and other drums.

[ericiskool]

It looks like when you were releasing the hat pedal the cymbal was being triggered without you even hitting it. Anyway to prevent that sort of thing from happening?

[gcp]

sold brother!!! awesome grest Job do they come in sets? and where do we buy them?

[charlyvazepi]

Hey Sal!, I´m going to get my Magnatrack´s, but I was wondering if the ride and de hi hats are the only cymbals that requires 2 triggers

[ARDrummer]

Very cool setup...nice and informative upload!

[zachroll]

I’m trying to use them as a dual zone setup on a magna track Cymbolic hat on an Alesis Strike pro SE and it only wants to trigger the bow and not the edge of the hat unless I really hit it hard. Any tips? Maybe I should just use it as a single pickup and not do both?

[MicahHaven]

You mentioned you started using clear car door molding for the edge guards. What brand did you start using?

[chfeil]

What did you buy for the rubber around the rim and foam pads?

[Drumsholic]

Nice and easy build my friend i also like to ask if you use the 2 cymbals closed or the only one cymbal (the top as example) and install downside of the cymbal a hihat controller and only one magnatrack trigger to the top cymbal you didn't have the same result??

[BeatMachinery]

Hello! Wanted to know which is the rubber you are using on the cymbals edges. Where can I get it? Thanks!

[Judahdad]

Sal, the hi hat conversion was one of my concerns but this video put those concerns to rest. As far as the ride and crashes go, are you running multiple trigger zones for different sounds across the cymbal? I’d like to know how to do that as well

[clarrebarre]

Hi.These triggers are not available for purchase outside the USA.Asking: Can I purchase through you somehow to Sweden.I pay you for the work.

[seanperscky]

Can you share your hi-hat settings in Superior Drummer 3? How hard was it to configure the Hi-hat?