Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dawsonmcshane" 

I have had the same problem... they were knocking on the walls 
because of the sound of sticks hitting the pads.

I suggest you get a fat carpet and put under the set... it will 
reduce the sounds (vibrations) of the kicktower and the whole rack. 
Another thing i did was to buy a pair of really thin sticks(b-stick 
i think they are called). They barely sound anything at all... the 
problem is that if you do ghost notes with them they doesnt always 
trigger, but maybe that can be fixed. 

My problems with neighbours almost dissapeared after that, but in 
the same time some idiot on the top floor had been playing with 
plumbing so there was water flowing all the way down to me(bottom 
floor) resulting in major problems for all the apartments... so i 
guess they all started to hate him instead of me . So try to get the 
focus on some other idiot in the house , they just someone to 
complain at anyway.. doesnt matter who :=) And buy thin sticks and a 
fat carpet or some rubber to put under the set. I have heard that 
there are something ( like sound isolating room inside the room ) 
that you can buy too, then ít will be totally quiet but i guess it 
cost a lot.

good luck

Andreas


<dawsonmcshane@h...> wrote:
> Yes I was wearing headphones. The complaint is purely stick to pad.
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> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "wfaraoni" <wfaraoni@y...> wrote:
> > Only one comment---- Headphones!!! :)
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dawsonmcshane" 
> > <dawsonmcshane@h...> wrote:
> > > After owning an accoustic drum set I couldnt play, because I 
own 
> a 
> > > small condo, I purchased my DTXpress II on january 28,2003.  
On 
> > > January 29, 2003 I got my first bang on the door at 8:30pm. 
Yep, 
> > its 
> > > my drunk old nasty lady neighbor, also President of the home 
> > owners 
> > > ASSociation. She told me to knock it off, I said well what 
time 
> is 
> > > good for you? She replied days. Mind you I work and she is 
> milking 
> > > the state, so I reply "Yeah thats gonna happen." "Atleast your 
> > being 
> > > realistic about this!" with just a touch of sarcasm. So she 
> agrees 
> > > to me stopping by 8:00pm. Done I said! I was so excited, at 
the 
> > deal 
> > > I got. Only to find out it was a deal with the devil. Last 
night 
> > > 3/9/03, I got the same door banging. I open it up and guess 
who? 
> > > Yeah that her the %#@t. She tell me "thats it!" I am done with 
> the 
> > > drums. I said well whats that supposed to mean? She says you 
got 
> a 
> > > letter telling you to quit playing the drums. I only pick up 
my 
> > mai 
> > > every 2 weeks, so its still in my mailbox at this point. I 
tell 
> > her 
> > > so, then words are exchanged and threats of fines, I tell him 
> ill 
> > > still be playin em , she closing with the ever popular, 
> then "Ill 
> > > just call the flippin cops". I tell her sound good. So as of 
now 
> I 
> > > am officially moving. I live in Northern California, so its 
not 
> a 
> > > small price tag to buy a new place. Sorry to babble but I 
> actually 
> > > have a couple of questions for all who read through this.
> > > First, Those of you with similar experiences please let me 
know 
> > what 
> > > I can do?
> > > Second, I definately see a need for "drummer relocation 
> insurance"
> > > Third, Its killing me not to play and its only been 24 hours!