

So the question now becomes: Why use a trigger? It’s just a technique that is available to improve the sound of the kit as it’s recorded. I think that one of the big misconceptions is that triggering somehow “fixes poor playing” or lets drummers play unnaturally faster. Mix concerns - Sometimes you just need a different sound to fit in a mix.Gating can sound unnatural sometimes, so the best action is to replace the sound entirely. Leakage is too extreme - There’s cases where there’s a lot of leakage from other drums in to your specific drum mic.The drums sound wrong - Sometimes the drumkit doesn’t sound appropriate for the track.Replacing or reinforcing the sound gives a more powerful result while retaining the speed.

It’s simply not possible to lift the stick high enough for a strong sound and still play quickly. The drummer is playing very fast - The faster that a drum is played, the softer the sound.There’s many situations where it’s necessary to either replace or reinforce (mix in the replacement with the original) the recorded sound:
