Roland CY-8 V-Cymbal Dual-Trigger Crash

My original Alesis cymbal died and I needed a replacement and I knew that Roland made quality electronic drum gear so...bam.. purchase! Works great as a replacement drum for my DM10 kit.

I use this product for worship, I find it very high quality for the price of the cymbal. As it says in the title, I would absolutely recommend this

Solid little cymbal pad that works well (via TRS cable) with my Roland TD-7 drum set. It responds well. Nice rubber-coated strike-area that's reasonably quiet regarding the material when stick makes contact ("edge" & "bow" areas). "Bow" area is firm enough to perform a nice rapid bounce with the sticks. Choke feature works well. Though I haven't had it for very long, I've played it enough to know that I'm enjoying using it. Great pad for the price.

I bought 2 of the Roland CY-8 cymbals for my custom TD9 set, When setup properly this cymbal sounds really good, the choke works well and overall all hits are triggered. I have been playing them for about a month now and really can't find fault with them. The only thing I found to be a bit bothersome is the fact that my CY-6 cymbal seems to have thicker rubber so hits feel a bit better with wood tip sticks, the CY-8 transmits more vibration down the stick which if you play hard will make fingers tingle after a while. Great Look, works well, triggers every time and I like the swing lock feature adds a more realistic feel. The only down side for me is this is a bit pricey for a dual zone chokeable cymbal pad.

Fantastic product! I purchased this to expand my Roland TD-4S and it's an excellent cymbal. Very responsive, feels like a real cymbal, waves like a real cymbal. It also looks great, of course. Very accurate triggering with separate edge/bow sounds as well as the option for a velocity sensitive bell (which works perfectly with shoulder strikes). The cymbal looks great as an addition, it adds a lot to the authenticity of my kit. The cymbals do flow realistically from strikes just as acoustic cymbals would, which is fantastic. The only issue with this cymbal is longevity. As I stated before I play on a Roland TD-4S (which I've had for over 2 years now) and the two older CY-8s still work, but have suffered a loss of sensitivity. Very light strikes in certain areas do not register at all, which isn't really a big deal as I now use the other two as crash cymbals. I've contacted Roland with regard to the issue and it seems that no internal settings of the drum brain can be adjusted (beyond what I have already done) to resolve the issue. Like I said not a huge issue, rarely do I need to play soft enough for it to be a problem, but definitely worth mentioning.

I got this new CY-8 to replace an old, used one I have that doesn't trigger very well anymore. Well, I was expecting a lot better performance from a Roland product. This CY-8's triggers definitely work better than my old one, but the overall output is weak. That is, no matter how hard I strike it, it's about half as loud as my CY-12 pads (with the pads' volumes all being equal). I'm going to have to adjust my whole kit down to match this cheap pad's output. You get what you pay for though...