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Using your DTXpressII as a Halloween Sound FX generator! :)

2003-11-05 by Vernon Graner

Ok, I warned everyone that I would use my kit in an unorthodox way, and I
*did*!! :)

Here is the link to the "aftermath" video that shows the Dungeon Door
that made use of the DTXpressII. During the video you see me lift and
drop the "door knocker". This was made from a towel bar with a wooden
block for it to impact when dropped. The wooden block was screwed down on
top of a piezo sensor and then a cable went out the back of the door to
the Kick input of the DTXpressII!

I place a 400 watt power amp and a big 2x12" cabinet in the entry hallway
out side the house, then set the DTXpressII to the "Big Reverb" kit. When
someone used the door knocker to "knock" they were rather surprised to
hear a GIANT BOOM that would rattle their teeth! :D

It was a blast. Quite a few screams just from the door knocker! heheh
Anyway, a link to the "aftermath" video, showing the morning after
carnage is here:

http://www.mugbbs.com/tower/(Aftermath)CommandCenter.MPG

NOTE: This file is EIGHT MEGS in size, so if you don't have broadband, it
might be a bit much to dload at one shot... :) As I get more clips I'll
post them. Right now I'm trying to find a good clip or two of the outside
of the house showing all the props...

Vern

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Senior Systems Engineer    | obviously incompetent so why are we
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