Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi all
My neighbours are already knocking on the walls because of my newly 
bought dtxpressII. I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
(only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the rack 
and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the drums or 
something. Anyone got any ideas ? i would really appreciate it...

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:18:25 -0000, you wrote:

>Hi all
>My neighbours are already knocking on the walls because of my newly 
>bought dtxpressII. I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
>(only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the rack 
>and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the drums or 
>something. Anyone got any ideas ? i would really appreciate it...

Play an acoustic kit for a week, then go back to the DTXpress.  That
ought to spell it out for them.

Life really sucks when the neighbors complain about a digital set :)

Yes - it's the kick usually but if your apartment has thin
wall or little carpet padding everything travels through the
concrete.

You should be able to bang the crap out of your drums til the wee hours.

My solution was to buy a house. Besides that i'm no help but i do feel
your pain ;)



"leffelejon " wrote:

> 
> Hi all
> My neighbours are already knocking on the walls because of my newly
> bought dtxpressII. I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
> (only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the rack
> and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the drums or
> something. Anyone got any ideas ? i would really appreciate it...
> 
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I've heard of people going to incredibly elaborate lengths to muffle 
the noise. Someone actually built a platform on a foundation of 
tires. I'll bet he's single. The archives are loaded with complaints 
and suggestions from apartment dwellers and house owners with 
unhappy family members.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Ken Anthony <info@r...> wrote:
> Life really sucks when the neighbors complain about a digital 
set :)
> 
> Yes - it's the kick usually but if your apartment has thin
> wall or little carpet padding everything travels through the
> concrete.
> 
> You should be able to bang the crap out of your drums til the wee 
hours.
> 
> My solution was to buy a house. Besides that i'm no help but i do 
feel
> your pain ;)
> 
> 
> 
> "leffelejon " wrote:
> > 
> > Hi all
> > My neighbours are already knocking on the walls because of my 
newly
> > bought dtxpressII. I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
> > (only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the 
rack
> > and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the 
drums or
> > something. Anyone got any ideas ? i would really appreciate it...
> > 
> > Community email addresses:
> >   Post message: DTXpress@onelist.com
> >   Subscribe:    DTXpress-subscribe@onelist.com
> >   Unsubscribe:  DTXpress-unsubscribe@onelist.com
> >   List owner:   DTXpress-owner@onelist.com
> > 
> > Shortcut URL to this page:
> >   http://www.onelist.com/community/DTXpress
> > 
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to 
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Hi,

> My neighbours are already knocking on the walls because of my newly
> bought dtxpressII. I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
> (only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the rack
> and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the drums or
> something. Anyone got any ideas ? i would really appreciate it...

A thick carpet won't help that much, contact noise still gets throug.
I've got a great tip for you that unfortunately takes some woodcrafting
skill. What I did was get some wooden strips (about 5mm thick, six
centimeters wide and forty centimeters long) and glued a half cilinder of
wood at each end:

   +-----------------------------------------+
   +-----------------------------------------+
   |     |                             |     |
    \___/                               \___/

The thickness is chosen in such a way, that the wood is flexible. I put one
of these under each of the four rubber things on which the rack stands on
the floor, and two under each pedal. You won't get any contact noise
anymore!

I got the idea when I heared of a drummer who built his acoustic kit on
these wooden crates that are used to transport stuff by forklifts (don't=t
know how they are called exactly).

Good luck!

Pallet.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Erik@D..." <yahoo@d...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > My neighbours are already knocking on the walls because of my 
newly
> > bought dtxpressII. I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
> > (only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the 
rack
> > and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the drums 
or
> > something. Anyone got any ideas ? i would really appreciate it...
> 
> A thick carpet won't help that much, contact noise still gets 
throug.
> I've got a great tip for you that unfortunately takes some 
woodcrafting
> skill. What I did was get some wooden strips (about 5mm thick, six
> centimeters wide and forty centimeters long) and glued a half 
cilinder of
> wood at each end:
> 
>    +-----------------------------------------+
>    +-----------------------------------------+
>    |     |                             |     |
>     \___/                               \___/
> 
> The thickness is chosen in such a way, that the wood is flexible. I 
put one
> of these under each of the four rubber things on which the rack 
stands on
> the floor, and two under each pedal. You won't get any contact noise
> anymore!
> 
> I got the idea when I heared of a drummer who built his acoustic kit 
on
> these wooden crates that are used to transport stuff by forklifts 
(don't=t

> know how they are called exactly).
> 
> Good luck!

> Pallet.

Thanks! I didn't think it would be the same as in Dutch :)

Regards,
Erik

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "leffelejon <kth9120@h...>" 
<kth9120@h...> wrote:
> Hi all
> My neighbours are already knocking on the walls because of my 
newly 
> bought dtxpressII. I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
> (only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the 
rack 
> and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the drums 
or 
> something. Anyone got any ideas ? i would really appreciate it...





You have the same problem I had,I use thick foam underneath the 
rack,and the same under the Hi-Hat and kick pedal,the kick pedal 
seems the most problematic.


Russell Butterfield

A more expensive option, but one I am going to do is this, I can't 
decide between the quietfloor or the R10 though...

http://www.domesticsoundproofing.co.uk/products.htm

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "leffelejon <kth9120@h...>" 
<kth9120@h...> wrote:
> Hi all
> My neighbours are already knocking on the walls because of my newly 
> bought dtxpressII. I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
> (only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the rack 
> and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the drums 
or 
> something. Anyone got any ideas ? i would really appreciate it...

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "leffelejon <kth9120@h...>" 
<kth9120@h...> wrote:
I wonder if its because of the noice it makes
> (only listening through headphones) or the vibrations from the rack 
> and pedals, maybe its better to have a fat carpet under the drums


Hi maybe first try to play 5 min without you headphone to see from 
where the noise came from , if it's a rack vibration you can fix that 
with advice you had here but if it's the pad noise ( it's my case ) 
it's more hard to find a solution , i had in the past a kind of 
rubber circle ( about 8 " ) with a adhesive on one side , it was made 
for make remo practide pad mmore quiet , not sure that still exist 
today .
and even if i find that again today the rubber will may cause problem 
with the pad sensitivity ? 
like i said once Yamaha and other Edrum have to understand that there 
pad are not yet enough quiet for a apartment ! 
Stephane