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Re: Bass intermittently not triggering

2005-04-30 by emf

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, john@j... wrote:
> Hi everyone
> 
> I don't think I've changed anything, but all of a sudden my bass drum
> pad is sometimes not triggering. I can sit and do a row of bass beats
> all pretty much the same and on their own and maybe 20% aren't
> triggering.
> 
> I've never played with the trigger sensitivities. It's a III.
> 
> What do ppl suggest my fault finding checklist should be?

J,

First try another cable. If that doesn't help, you may have run into 
the dreaded breakdown of the foam behind rubber. If you're still under 
warranty, get a new kick, and this time put some reinforcement between 
the beater and the pad. If not, open up the pad and check the foam, 
the wires, and the solder.

Ed

Ed

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