Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

It looks fantastic, no doubt the kids round you must now have 
severe emotional problems.:)
 
Darren.                                                               
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
  --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
> 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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