[chavhunter]

Having read up a bit more and seeing that triggers are often mixed with a miced signal, thats not so bad. But the whole reason I say its ''cheating'' is when guys use JUST the triggers, as rather than changing the sound (like an amp (which cant really be called cheating since you cant hear your guitar without one!) or pedals) they totally replace it, allowing 'feather-hits' as some people have mentioned. Also, its a fair point about the sound engineers. From the sort of gigs I play a lot of, Ive come to expect a high level of proficiency from the sound crew in micing a kit. As a result of this I know a good double kick sound is perfectly acheivable with the right EQ, compresison, gating etc., but I can appreciate that in smaller venues this isnt always an option. Fair one.