Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi,
No soundproofing advice here but I can relate. It's the click-clacking of
all the drums, and not just the kick, that bug my family. My wife likens if
to sounding like "a loud party in the apartment upstairs but I can't quite
make out the music".

I've semi-solved this problem in my house by playing music out loud that my
wife and daughter like. This doesn't always mean that I'm playing exactly
what I want, but at least I'm playing.

A quick, but expensive, solution would be to just get a mesh head kick like
the Pintech ConcertKik ST (about US$180.00), and isolate the pedal itself
with absorbant rubber. If it's just the kick that's bugging the wife, she
may not complain about the extra expenditure, and you get an upgrade in the
deal!

Maybe not much help, but at least you know there are others out there
dealing with this,
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Coe <brat@...>
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com <DTXpress@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, May 13, 2001 2:51 AM
Subject: [DTXpress] Upsetting the wife!!


>has anyone successfully managed to soundproof their kick pedal so
>that other members of the household can watch telly in peace? i have
>experimented with several layers of carpets and other cusioning but i
>still get complaints from 'er downstairs' - note that i have
>headphones on.
>i find that my house shakes - or is it that i am just overzealous
>with my kicks? i have had to move the kit to a mates while i consider
>my next plan of attack.
>yours hopeingly
>
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