Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "rjbb2" <rjbb2@y...> wrote:
 
> My only problem so far, I seem the be getting some extra bounce on 
the
> kick and pedal.  The beater wants to bounce on the kick creating an
> extra (where I dont want it) beat.  It's not a double trigger.  I 
have
> adjusted the beater angle, and spring tension but can not seem to
> completely get rid of this extra bounce.  It could be simply related
> to my playing style?  I've been thinking that maybe a piece of
> stick-on felt attached to the kick rubber may help? But I hate to
> start sticking things all over the place.  Anyone have any
> suggestions?  or Anyone else experiencing this problem?

Hi and welcome,

The pedal bouncing against the Yamaha's relatively hard surface is an 
occupational hazard, though people have often mistaken it as an 
inherent tendency toward double triggers. It points to a fundamental 
difference between acoustic kicks and electronic ones.  With an 
acoustic, you can strike the kick and leave your foot near the head 
with impunity; not so with an electronic bass drum. Any proximity of 
the pedal to the pad after striking risks a stray trigger, even if 
the contact has no force behind it. You can minimize the effect by 
reducing the kick's gain and raising its minimum velocity, rendering 
it less sensitive. You can also be conscious of letting the beater 
bounce away from the pad without rebounding on the weight of your 
foot. Also, placing some kind of adhesive surface on the pad isn't 
necessarily a bad idea, for more reasons than one. Many people use a 
bass drum patch or even a second (softer) rubber surface, like a 
piece of mouse pad or a bicycle tire patch, to protect the kick pad, 
as well as the foam behind it, from deterioration over time. By the 
way, not all kick pads are as susceptible to bounce--whether mesh 
heads or other rubber ones, like the Drumtech, which has a specially 
textured surface to absorb blows a little more like an acoustic head.

Ed