Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Jarmo,

I couldn't have said it better than Giles.

Don't sue me if I'm wrong, but Finland seems about as cold as Canada, and a
properly insulated wall should stop the sound adequately, depending of
course on how hard you pound the pads. Are you Charlie Watts or Keith Moon?

With my HH80 a lot of the sound comes from the fact that it's an enclosed
metal box. An old girlfriend of mine (look her up if you're in Heidelberg)
had a woodpecker at her cottage who used to hammer on their hollow steel
clothesline pole at 5am--same principle. I've thought about stuffing some
insulation in the kick tower. Bet that would help.

Most of my pedal's noise comes from the heel hinge, made sloppy by too many
bad Clash covers in the late 80's, so make sure your heel hinge is tight.

As for the beater, go for a soft felt one. I tried the mouse pad idea
(though I used hockey helmet foam) and it was okay, but since noise isn't as
big a deal for me I play raw.

Finally, why not try an experiment? Put an upside down rubber boot between
your knees (other suggestions are welcome) and do some heavy rolls while a
friend takes levels around your "flat".

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pete

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> From: Giles Hearn <giles_hearn@...>
> Reply-To: DTXpress@onelist.com
> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 00:42:42 -0800 (PST)
> To: DTXpress@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Covering the kick pad
> 
> From: Giles Hearn <giles_hearn@...>
> 
> The kick tower noise is not huge - but it's noticeably
> louder than the rest of the pads. Some of this noise
> is created by the pedal you use also, so get a quiet,
> well-oiled pedal. I would estimate the noise as being
> equivalent to stamping your foot on a tiled floor.
> It's really more of a click than a thud.
> Covering it with a bit of mouse mat or similar rubber
> substance will reduce the noise considerably, but may
> reduce the sensitivity. If you play the kick drum
> hard, this won't bother you - but if you play flams
> and jazzy stuff, you might lose a bit.
> Maybe try and "damp" the actual tower itself. Some of
> the noise is generated by the resonance of the metal
> in the tower and some by the movement of the tower as
> the beater strikes it.
> Let us know if you have any success.