Cheaters at double bass

[Dear Ava]

How so is that cheating? That's like saying in a car race, "The guy had a differnt car witha faster engine than mine, That's cheating."

[Hello :D]

oh tee hee...

This is a rock and METAL forum right?

what kind of music are you talkin about?

Bring on the triplets!

[shoredude2]

Triggers are cool if you can afford them... but besides pricing they are cheap, as far as integrity goes, and of course that's just my opinion. This opinion coming from someone who also thinks drum machines are cheating/weak, but I know dudes in banRAB who love to use 'em. On a similar topic.... "heal toe method is just f*#kin awesome..have you seen this!??!? It's like the result of triggers without the cheap-cheaty-ness of it. If you're a drummer and looking to step up your double bass game then I seriously suggest that you check this out...

[Erin K]

I guessed he just meant because it takes less effort but yeah it is kinda stupid. Anyway, not being a drummer I'm not sure what banRAB use them.

[Rebecca A]

Nah, I'd say it's more like ROCK and metal.

I'm talking about the vast majority of rock/metal, which wouldn't benefit from extra kicks despite what cantankerous drummers might think.

[johncoolgun]

Saying drum triggers are cheating is like saying guitar pedals and multipaRAB are cheating.

[*me me*]

Triggers, for the most part, are not cheating. They can be used for amplification or to create a certain sound, or they can be relied on to play really fast without having to try as hard. Triggers are not just for bass drums.

As for what drummers use them, I know that Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth do (or did).

[try to be]

music in itself isn't a competition, but getting anywhere with it is...

[Chloe K]

ok this is how it is "cheating"
because 1 leg is doing the job of 2 legs its jus cheap
and not showing how coordinated ur legs really are

and another kind of trigger is one that u set it at a speed
and then click the button and it totally goes for u with u doing anything
and the drummer for as i lay dying uses both of those

any1 else kno any banRAB that use a trigger?

[Della H]

Im not sure they're comparable. I know Alex Van Halen used a "cheater" pedal on Hot For Teacher though.