Developed with a diverse set of TAMA artists ranging from swingplayers to progressive metal drummers, the TAMA’s HPDS1 Dyna-Syncbass pedal promises precision, power, and balance unlike anythingelse on the market.
At TAMA, our tireless product team has immersed their activityin direct drive bass drum pedals. Direct drive pedals provide aunique benefit – immediate energy conversion and accelerated beatermovement. However, our product team realized the opportunity todesign a direct drive pedal with perfect balance and alignment ofthree critical performance elements: Power-Speed-Feel.
We identified three critical design components: The direct drivelinkage, the drive cam, and the drive/footboard connection angle.We worked closely with a stylistically diverse group of TAMAartists to further our understanding of what high-level playerswant and need from a direct drive pedal. The back-and-forth productteam/artist dialog allowed us to master subtle mechanicalrelationships and angle alignments. This ultimately revealed adesign method to overcome feel and power challenges we feel areinherent to some other direct drive pedals. We named thismechanical design the Dynamic Synchronization System.
TAMA’s Dyna-Sync pedal defines a new power-speed-feel balance in adirect drive pedal and shatters direct drive pedal assumptions. Weare thrilled to offer drummers of all styles and abilities theopportunity to utilize the wide range of pedal adjustments todiscover a differentiated direct drive feel.
Features
Optimized Transmission Design
By precisely positioning and aligning the contact pointtransmission angles between the cam, direct link and footboard, weachieved the perfect overall balance of power-speed-feel.
Dual Linkage
To convert rotational motion force from footboard to cam, wedeveloped a sturdy double-link cam connection system that holds therotation axis bearings equally from both sides. This producesalmost perfect energy transfer from the footboard-to-cam andcreates phenomenal reaction speed and power.
Slidable Cam
The upper cam section slides back and forth in a “non-step”action to adjust the cam-turning radius. A larger turning radiusprovides for a more linear motion between footboard and beater andresults in a high-degree of sensitivity for nuanced performance.The smaller turning radius results in a more dynamic (non-linear)motion. The Slidable Cam promotes a highly personalized and”connected” feel tailored to widely diverse playing styles.
Footboard Angle Adjustment(US.PAT.NO.10475423)
Drummers have come to recognize and appreciate independent bassdrum footboard angle adjustment as an important function to helpcustomize a personal feel. This inspired us to focus on theDyna-Sync design and create a completely new and unique footboardangle adjustment. The Dyna-Sync footboard angle design integratesinto the clam-shaped connection point between linkage and footboardand is fully adjustable to deliver a totally personalized pedalangle adjustment.
Sync-Coil (US.PAT.NO.7408104)
The Sync-Coil is a 1.5x heavier gauge steel spring compared toour established Cobra Coil. The Sync-Coil assists the return of thefootboard to the original position to provide an extraelement of quickness to the pedal and slides on the bass plate sodrummers can customize their own level of pedal returnassistance.
Dyna Beater
Featuring black felt and a slightly tapered shape, thistraditional style beater provides impact to the bass drum headsurface evenly to maximize clear, dynamic articulation.
Hinge Guard Block
We’ve changed the construction of the Bearing Hinge on thefootplate from a one-piece assembly to two pieces, which holds thebearing more evenly – minimizing stress, and maximizing smoothness,while adding to the pedal’s sense of power.
Swivel Spring Tight (US.PAT.NO.9236038)
The conventional approach to the spring assembly (includingprevious Iron Cobra Pedals) has been to anchor the bottom of thespring while the top of the spring is being pulled from variousangles throughout the pedal’s cycle. But a spring being pulled onat an angle represents wasted energy and causes turbulence. TheSwivel Spring Tight assembly solves this problem, recapturing thatlost energy and optimizing smoothness through the use of acontoured assembly that allows the base to swivel freely with thespring. This enables a straight spring pull during the pedal’sentire cycle, resulting in the smoothest, lightest action everfound on a bass drum pedal.
Speedo-Ring
TAMA eliminated another source of friction by replacing thetraditional nylon rocker cam with the Speedo-Ring, a rocker camwith a high quality built-in ball bearing rocker. The Quick-Hooknot only allows for easy set up and tear down but provides acompact pedal that you can place in the hard case without takingoff the beater.
Para-Clamp II Pro
TAMA now introduces Para-Clamp II -an even more clever anduseful version of the popular original. The Para-Clamp II iscapable of gripping the widest variety of bass drum hoops ever. Theimprovement is largely due to its newly designed three-dimensionalrubber grip. Holding power is increased and the possibility ofscratching the hoop is eliminated. Furthermore, set-up andbreakdown are easily facilitated, while sitting on a throne becausethe T-bolt of the Para-Clamp II Pro is on the side of thefootboard, rather than under it.
Oiles® Bearing Hinge
“Offering even less friction than standard ball bearing, Oiles®bearings also eliminate side-to-side motion and provide superiordurability (which is why they’re used in the aerospaceindustry).
(Oiles® bearings is a registered trademark of the OilesCo.,Ltd.)”
Developed with TAMA artists ranging from swing players toprogressive metal drummers, the HPDS1 pedal takes power andperformance to a new level and helps to reduce fatigue.
