Zildjian Gen 16 NAMM 2011

The NAMM had only been open for a matter of hours before people started telling me that I absolutely, positively, unquestionably had to see a demo of Zildjian's Gen 16 system. So I made it my first stop this morning, where I ran into my old friend Derek Zimmerman (formerly with Kaman and Guitar Center) who is now at the center of the company's digital initiative. And to cut a long story short, Gen 16 surpassed the advance hype. Put simply — I've never seen anything like it; an actual alloy cymbal line that can trigger pristine samples of every imagineable cymbal and gong type, and it can still be played acoustically. Check it out for yourself. It's astonishing.

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[PickleAndHamTacos]

christ, can we get the camera closer to his face?

[Chogaar]

@pwnurslf Actually, this a step towards a new instrument. The pad doesn't just make it louder(that would be silly), but puts effects on it. I'm starting to be curious: a china with flanger on it? or a ride with delay? Can i get a hallelujah here poeple?

[andybarone1984]

would it be less cooler if he was mexican?

"japanese physicist" sounds legit.

[StephenFiorentini]

WILL YOU GET ON WITH IT

[militia814]

I'm not digging' it. Just seems like a lot of wasted money put into research for that. Seems a little much for me.

[MADdrummer971]

I got to play with those new cymbals, they are phucken awesome!

[tHickman95]

Can you choke them?

[outlaw6066]

I'm surprised he didn't spit on the camera lens while yapping away.

[coons1212]

Personally, this is a good idea but it needs work, just like Pearls acoustic/electric kit.

[TheSalvivoband]

So why arent the Gen16 acoustic cymbals triggering the Gen16 samples? Instead they try to polish a turd using "tone shaping". Not one vid makes me want to play the sound of the Gen16 acoustic cymbals. But the Gen16 samples are fantastic, but only to be used in the studio. Zlildjian, please fire the person in charge of this project, and get someone to put the two parts together.....

[nohotiki]

Rip off

[source1zero]

Sorry Zildjian, this is just frigging stupid. I love your cymbals, I really do- but these are useless for an acoustic kit as you'd need a PA to amplify the cymbals just so you can hear them over your drums (defeating the whole purpose) and if you used it with electronic drums, not only would you need yet another module on top of the one you're already using, but you'd also have the annoyance of the acoustic sound of a cymbal while you're playing (again, defeating the whole purpose)..