Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello... I recently purchased a DTXpress 3 to practice
in my apartment. But I soon found out that kick pad
makes a lot of noise and vibration to be used
comfortably (causes unhappy neigbhors)  .  the
acoustic sound of snare&tom pads are tolerable, but
I'm thinking of replacing the kick pad with a mesh pad
to eliminate the noise problem. Does anyone have any
knwoledge on which (mesh) pads are compatible with
DTXpress 3 ??  Any help will be greatly appreciated. 

Thanx in advance. 

Muratcan

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> Hello... I recently purchased a DTXpress 3 to practice
> in my apartment. But I soon found out that kick pad
> makes a lot of noise and vibration to be used
> comfortably (causes unhappy neigbhors)  .  the
> acoustic sound of snare&tom pads are tolerable, but
> I'm thinking of replacing the kick pad with a mesh pad
> to eliminate the noise problem. Does anyone have any
> knwoledge on which (mesh) pads are compatible with
> DTXpress 3 ??  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I just asked the same thing and no-one really knows. I did end up
looking at some Roland triggers and there seems to be a range of
mechanisms, one of which might make less noise.

I was looking here
<http://www.achamilton.co.uk/drums/KickTrigger.htm>, I haven't the
faintest clue how the KD7 works, for instance, but it might make less
noise.

My Yamaha supplier wouldn't vouch for a Roland part, and ACHamilton,
being Roland suppliers, wouldn't vouch for their part triggering a
Yamaha brain. U just need to try one, I guess.

J

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, john@j... wrote:
> I was looking here
> <http://www.achamilton.co.uk/drums/KickTrigger.htm>, I haven't the
> faintest clue how the KD7 works, for instance, but it might make less
> noise.

There is something strange about the KD7 which makes people not like
it - I cannot remember what but it is something to do with how your
pedal beater has to swing to hit it.

> My Yamaha supplier wouldn't vouch for a Roland part, and ACHamilton,
> being Roland suppliers, wouldn't vouch for their part triggering a
> Yamaha brain. U just need to try one, I guess.

Sheerers stock both Roland and Yamaha so you could possibly go down
and move a part from a Roland to the Yamaha and see if it works.  They
have always been helpful.

Keith.

Hello!

I have the same problem. If you figure something out, please let me 
know.

Thanx!

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Muratcan "Akçay" 
<muratcanakcay@y...> wrote:

> Hello... I recently purchased a DTXpress 3 to practice
> in my apartment. But I soon found out that kick pad
> makes a lot of noise and vibration to be used
> comfortably (causes unhappy neigbhors)  .  the
> acoustic sound of snare&tom pads are tolerable, but
> I'm thinking of replacing the kick pad with a mesh pad
> to eliminate the noise problem. Does anyone have any
> knwoledge on which (mesh) pads are compatible with
> DTXpress 3 ??  Any help will be greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Thanx in advance. 
> 
> Muratcan
> 
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