History of drum triggering/replacing

[dayve]

Just a general question...

Does anyone know the earliest, or just an early exaple of drum triggering/replacement?

Just wondered if anyone knew when this technique started being used?

 

[Torniojaws]

Probably in the 1980's. Here's Clavia's first drum trigger thingy from 1985:

http://clavia.se/about/history2.htm

 

[dayve]

Cheers for that.

I was wondering though if anyone knew of one of the first recordings/bands/producers in the metal genre to use drum replacement or triggering?

 

[Mulder]

Damn, I forgot the name of the band.. It was late 80's, I was at school and Atti Bauw was my teacher. He just bought his FairlightII and a Yamaha midikit. At that time he did a metalband in Wisseloord, using the Fairlight for drumreplacement (some $$$ drumreplacer that was!!). Another local producer -Shell Shellekens- worked with 'Ted'triggers, very lofi but great if mixed with the original snaresound.

 

[Lopes]

Damn Mulder, I vote for you having the best avatar on all of UM.

 

[Barth]

Damn, I forgot the name of the band.. It was late 80's, I was at school and Atti Bauw was my teacher. He just bought his FairlightII and a Yamaha midikit. At that time he did a metalband in Wisseloord, using the Fairlight for drumreplacement (some $$$ drumreplacer that was!!). Another local producer -Shell Shellekens- worked with 'Ted'triggers, very lofi but great if mixed with the original snaresound.

Attie worked at a lot of productions with his Fairlight.
Rob Halfords War of words? It sounded odd to me for that time, very clean.

Scott Burns got famous by his sampled kicks!!

 

[Barth]

Another local producer -Shell Shellekens- worked with 'Ted'triggers, very lofi but great if mixed with the original snaresound.

Shell Shellekens, yeah! (Golden Earring?) Back in the old days dude.
I still like a John Solleveld. He made some great recording without samples!!

 

[shredhead7]

I don't know about replacer, but Def Leps "behind the music" said Pyro was a machine (it sounds like it). Ratt's first one had fake toms. Lot's of 80's stuff really, but I don't know if it was post production or not, just know what the final product sounds like.

 

[TomiR]

Igor Cavalera of Sepultura, or now ex-Sepultura, used triggers during the Chaos AD period if I remember correctly.

 

[MKS]

Don't forget DT "Images and Words".

 

[Lopes]

Don't forget DT "Images and Words".

Shit man, I'm trying to forget that example of triggers.uke: