PASIC- part 2

Sorry for the delay, it's been quite busy lately.  

Malletech is quite an awesome company.  I've read about and seen pictures of the Love Vibe, but I was quite surprised by the instrument once I finally got to see it up close.  The vibrato mechanism is not your typical rotating fan system.  It is a flat "shutter" that moves over the resonators.  It is activated once you push the pedal and the player is able to control the opening and closing of the shutter.  It was difficult to tell about tone since I couldn't hear myself blink over all of the chaos.  You can find more details on their website, but make sure to check it out if you get  a chance.

Grover Pro released their updated castanets earlier in the year.  They changed their handle but have also given players the option of adjusting the tension of the castanets.  


You don't get to see Sabian's SR2 cymbals everywhere.  I didn't try all of them out but definitely spent some time trying out the hand crash cymbal pairs.  They definitely look different than any cymbals in their product line but they sounded very open and played easily.  I'm not sure if they are all made this way, but most felt light, medium-medium thin in thickness.  Very much worth the lower price.  

Tycoon had an interesting contraption.  Not sure how long it's been out, but it's basically a percussion rack with built in beaters.  The black discs allow the player to play them with their hand/stick which in turn strikes the specific instrument.

Overtone Lab's Tune-bot is the first drum specific clip on tuner.  It's designed to clip onto the rim of a drum and is designed to only pick up the sound from the drum that it's attached to.  The user can strike the head at each of the lugs and see the pitch that is being sounded.  The user is able to lock in to a specific range, making it easy to avoid picking up the overtones.  I just got one myself, but haven't had a chance to really test it out.  I'll post my findings in the future.

That's my journey to PASIC in a nutshell.