SMARTRIGGER USERS GUIDE
Version 1.4
7/16/2008
©2004 All Rights Reserved. http://www.smartrigger.com
Note that you CAN NOT use a cymbal sleeve with the Ride cymbal as it already has a built-in
sleeve. Make sure to use felt washers on the top and bottom of the ride.
Mounting the Hi Hat Cymbals
The Smartrigger hi hat cymbals offer the best of both worlds and are designed to be mounted
on a fixed hi hat arm or standard hi hat stand. Your choice of mounting will depend on what
type of hi hat controller you are using and how much hardware you want to lug around. The
Smartrigger hi hat is
only
the trigger.
The controller is responsible for the changing of
sound between open and closed.
Using a Fixed Hi Hat Arm
If you are using a typical hi hat controller pedal such as the Roland FD-7 or FD-8, you’ll want to
mount your Smartrigger hi hats on a fixed hi hat arm. These are manufactured by most drum
hardware companies and are available from your favorite drum shop. This is the most popular
mounting method if you are using a Roland drum modules.
Fixed Hi Hat Arm w/ Roland FD-7 Pedal
Standard Hi Hat stand w/ Visu-Lite RHC-100
Using a Standard Hi Hat Stand
Advanced users can mount your Smartrigger hi hats onto a standard hi hat stand only if you
are using the appropriate controller (like the VisuLite RHC-100, Pintech Full Range HH10CV
Hi Hat Controller, or Hart Epedal II). These controllers attach to your stand’s pedal and provide
the electronics to create the variable positions between the open and closed hi hat sounds.
These controllers are available from specialty electronic drum shops like Drumbalaya
http://www.drumbalaya.com
.
Note that these controllers do not provide the foot pressure feature that the Roland VH-12 Hi
Hat system provides when using a Roland TD-20 module.
