Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey Ed
Actually- 1 complete, 1 finishes this spring and 2 more to go. Good 
idea on the rubber layer. I am enjoying the response of the pad- 
wonder how it will feel? I'll let you know soon as I can raise the 
money for a couple inches of double-sided tape.---

 In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" <liberatusvirus@y...> 
wrote:
> Creighton,
> 
> Nice ingenuity. You have two kids in college? How on earth did you 
> ever afford the Remo practice pad? Is there any possibility of 
> covering the pad with a thin layer of rubber, say, from a mouse pad 
> to cut down on the noise?
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "creighton_higgins" 
> <creighton@l...> wrote:
> > I have been one of the folks moaning about problems with the KP60 
> > which shipped with the original DTXpress. Current circunstances 
> have 
> > prohibited me from replacing it with something excellent- (kids 
in 
> > college, etc.). 
> > 
> > This weekend when the leads disintegrated on the piezzo for the 
> third 
> > time I built a trigger pad based on a Remo tunable practice pad. 
> > (just like many of the DIY articles show.)I removed the rubber 
> > striking surface from the kick tower and installed the Remo. I am 
> > finding that my double triggers are gone, that I have much more 
> > dynamic range, and that the pad feels much more "natural" than 
the 
> > rubber block. The pad is, however, much louder than the original 
> and 
> > maybe projects 1/2" or so closer to the beater than the original.
> > 
> > If anyone is interested, I'll take some pictures of the setup and 
> > will let you know how it endures.