Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

hi all. 

got tired of my standard DTXII so i decided to turn my module, 
triggers,mesh heads, and my remo acousticon kit into a kind of... 
thing.

i saw the instructions for the vibraion riser a while ago and 
thought id give it a try seeing as my parents complained about the 
noise through the ceiling.

i even got hailed as a genius AFTER telling everyone it wasnt my 
idea. but i went along with it anyway 8)

anyway, heres the links (anyone else here from the pearl forum)

drivers seat view
http://209.25.203.234/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25859

the riser 
http://209.25.203.234/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24330

later

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "lepersamongus" <lepersamongus@y...> 
wrote:
> hi all. 
> 
> got tired of my standard DTXII so i decided to turn my module, 
> triggers,mesh heads, and my remo acousticon kit into a kind of... 
> thing.
> 
> i saw the instructions for the vibraion riser a while ago and 
> thought id give it a try seeing as my parents complained about the 
> noise through the ceiling.
> 
> i even got hailed as a genius AFTER telling everyone it wasnt my 
> idea. but i went along with it anyway 8)

We think you're a genius, too, for picking up on a good idea. I read 
the thread in the Pearl group. How 'bout doing a report on its 
effectiveness for us? As you said in that other place, no one here 
seems to have given it a try.

Ed

As was mentioned in another thread, it might be a good idea to line the
inside surfaces of the unit with some type of absorbent substance to keep
the to parallel surfaces from "ringing" at a harmonic frequency.

 Maybe after cutting out the holes, cut a piece of carpet with holes the
size of the tennis balls and cover the inner surfaces with it. Or maybe
wrap the whole thing in cloth and then fill the space between the two
plywood pieces with packing peanuts or something of that nature to
consume the open air between the boards.

 I sure would like to hear the results of one of these platforms, but I
haven't built one ... even though I'm on the 2nd floor in my house, no
one has complained... :D

Vern

PSD: Could be cause all the kids rooms are upstairs and the room is on
the opposite end of the house from the master bedroom, so there's no one
to complain but the cats... :)
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liberatusvirus said:

> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "lepersamongus" <lepersamongus@y...>
> wrote:
>> hi all.
>>
>> got tired of my standard DTXII so i decided to turn my module,
>> triggers,mesh heads, and my remo acousticon kit into a kind of...
>> thing.
>>
>> i saw the instructions for the vibraion riser a while ago and
>> thought id give it a try seeing as my parents complained about the
>> noise through the ceiling.
>>
>> i even got hailed as a genius AFTER telling everyone it wasnt my
>> idea. but i went along with it anyway 8)
>
> We think you're a genius, too, for picking up on a good idea. I read
> the thread in the Pearl group. How 'bout doing a report on its
> effectiveness for us? As you said in that other place, no one here
> seems to have given it a try.
>
> Ed
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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
> 
> As was mentioned in another thread, it might be a good idea to 
line the
> inside surfaces of the unit with some type of absorbent substance 
to keep
> the to parallel surfaces from "ringing" at a harmonic frequency.
> 
>  Maybe after cutting out the holes, cut a piece of carpet with 
holes the
> size of the tennis balls and cover the inner surfaces with it. Or 
maybe
> wrap the whole thing in cloth and then fill the space between the 
two
> plywood pieces with packing peanuts or something of that nature to
> consume the open air between the boards.
> 

ive yet to hear my kit being played whilst im downstairs so i cant 
say wether its 100% effective yet, but so far my parents have'nt 
been up to complain so its a thumbs up!

i was thinking of using underfloor insulation foam (the stuff you 
use to underlay laminate flooring) under the riser just to add a bit 
more of a cushion seeing as my carpet is pretty thin. 

i might try the carpet thing between the boards, ive got a load of 
spare carpet so why not!

thanks for the comments by the way. and the idea in the first place 
8)

tony