Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Frank & Susan Malinowski 
<yakers@e...> wrote:
> My son is in the first year of marching band drum line. He has had 
a 
> DTXpress for over a year now.He loves both activities, it would be 
neat 
> if there were some way to carry the DTX and the Peavey amp. Anyway 
I am 
> wondering if there is a way to set up or use a subset of the DTX to 
> practice for drum line. Any ideas?

It's late, it's been a long weekend so the brain isn't functioning on 
all it's gears...so this sounds like a fun question to go after. 

They make a portable battery that can run a laptop computer. Since 
the Dtx module on uses about 5watts it should work fine. Or use one 
of those fold-out solar photovoltaic cells. Anyway make a backpack 
for the portable battery, and invertor (if necessary), the dtx 
module. Then make a frame with a strap for holding the drum pad. Plug 
drum pad into module and for silent practicing, simply use headphones 
and off you go.

You could also make a DIY pad with an mesh head and trigger that 
would give a better approximation of a acoustic drum that he normally 
would carry around. 

If you had a couple of battery powered portable speakers that you use 
with a computer setup, just add them to the backpack, then you could 
add sound for everyone to enjoy.

OGD