Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

hi Scott.

i am in the NY area and i'm in a similar situation. 

i will be building a shock absorbing floor riser for myself and one for a friend 
who owns a DTXpress - for whom i've been doing some recording. 

i've been working on several different designs. the design i'm leaning toward 
for the current riser is based on essentially the same principals as the Tennis 
ball platform but is implemented a bit differently.

if you'd be interested in having me build one for you while i'm doing these 
others - maybe we could work something out. 

i've designed and built many things over the years, professionally. this will be 
done right. and i do have the design directive in mind of affordability and 
portability that my own city apartment demands.

anyway, i just thought i'd mention it.

:)










--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "sjr41" <sjr41@c...> wrote:
> Hi Ed,
> 
> Thanks for the tip on the Clearsonic IsoFloor 
> (http://www.clearsonic.com/) -- I checked out the website, and it 
> looks like a really good (tho not exactly cheap) alternative to 
> building the tennis ball platform discussed below, which I am really 
> not so inclined to build...
> 
> I live in a small apartment in NYC, and have had problems with the 
> vibrations from my kick pedal rattling the dishes & the picture 
> frames on the walls of the apartment below me & bothering the 
> neighbors down there.
> 
> So, my question is -- has anybody out there actually tried the 
> IsoFloor, & if so, how effective is it in cutting vibrations?  Any 
> input on this product, pro or con, would be very much appreciated.
> 
> Also, given my space & monetary limitations, I am wondering whether 
> it might be effective to just get two of the 1' x 1' IsoFloor squares 
> (one for the kick pedal & one for the HH, so both feet are level), 
> instead of buying enough to make a full platform for the entire kit & 
> throne...  Any thoughts on this approach?
> 
> Finally, besides the tennis-ball thing, has anyone else come up with 
> good (& cheap) ways to minimize the vibrations of the kick pedal?
> 
> My neighbor is being very understanding, overall, but I'd love to 
> take care of this ASAP, so anything the group can do to advise me on 
> this would be great.
> 
> Thanks!
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <proguk@h...> wrote:
> > > I'm considering building one of the tennis ball isolation 
> platforms 
> > > ( http://www.dtxpressions.com/platform/ ) but space is an issue 
> for 
> > > me.  In order to move freely around the room where my kit is I 
> move 
> > > the throne away when not playing.  If I had a platform that was 
> big 
> > > enough to accommodate both kit and throne I'd be falling over it 
> > all 
> > > the time! :-)
> > > 
> > > Therefore, I wondered if it is really necessary to have the stool 
> > > isolated from the floor.  It's certainly got enough height 
> > > adjustment to be able to rise up a tennis ball's worth.  Any 
> > > thoughts?
> > > 
> > > Also, has anyone actually built such a platform (stool on or 
> off!)?
> > 
> > Chris,
> > 
> > Check out post 6505 for someone in the UK who built it and seems to 
> > have had success.  Maybe you can contact him privately. Another 
> > option is located at  http://www.clearsonic.com/--especially the 
> > Isofloor section--though I don't know if it would be of any help to 
> > you IN THE UK.
> > 
> > Ed