Tired of Kick Triggers
I'm not talking about the same old trope that "triggers are cheating" or anything. They're not. I'm just looking for a more natural sound and triggers aren't doing it for me anymore.
Who here has stopped using, or doesn't use kick triggers and can still pull off speeds 200+ bpm?
I've been messing around with a fully acoustic kick and I think I can do it reasonably well up to about 225. I don't play extreme metal, but my band does have some fast parts up to about that speed. There is one part where I did short bursts of 240 but that won't work without a trigger so I'll have to do something else there instead. That's not necessarily a bad thing either because it forces me to be more creative. What are people's thoughts about ditching triggers to have a more natural sound?