Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I believe May had an electronic multi-pad marching carrier at one 
point, I'll be damned if I can remember the URL, though...

On Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at 10:29 PM, oldguydrummer wrote:

> --- In DTXpress@...m, Frank & Susan Malinowski
> <yakers@e...> wrote:
> > My son is in the first year of marching band drum line. He has had
> a
> > DTXpress for over a year now.He loves both activities, it would be
> neat
> > if there were some way to carry the DTX and the Peavey amp. Anyway
> I am
> > wondering if there is a way to set up or use a subset of the DTX to
> > practice for drum line. Any ideas?
>
> It's late, it's been a long weekend so the brain isn't functioning on
> all it's gears...so this sounds like a fun question to go after.
>
> They make a portable battery that can run a laptop computer. Since
> the Dtx module on uses about 5watts it should work fine. Or use one
> of those fold-out solar photovoltaic cells. Anyway make a backpack
> for the portable battery, and invertor (if necessary), the dtx
> module. Then make a frame with a strap for holding the drum pad. Plug
> drum pad into module and for silent practicing, simply use headphones
> and off you go.
>
> You could also make a DIY pad with an mesh head and trigger that
> would give a better approximation of a acoustic drum that he normally
> would carry around.
>
> If you had a couple of battery powered portable speakers that you use
> with a computer setup, just add them to the backpack, then you could
> add sound for everyone to enjoy.
>
> OGD
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Stuart McConaghy

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