Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

You've gotta be kiddin me! They complained about the stick/pad 
sound! Maybe the kick is resonating the floor, but stick /pad
 thats at 8 pm thats Tooooo much!!!

Bill

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "leffelejon" <gadda@k...> wrote:
> --- 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.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- 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!