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Re: Mojo

2002-08-19 by bk452468

Jazeker, hoezo?



--- In DTXpress@y..., "leonkoeleman2001" <kol@t...> wrote:
> Nederland?
> 
> --- In DTXpress@y..., "bk452468" <j.g.koenders@s...> wrote:
> > It has been quit quiet around here for a while, so here's a 
> > suggestion for some discussion...
> > 
> > While sitting behind the DTXpress I can imagine (still haven't 
> bought 
> > it, wish my boss could pay me the money from my summer job 
sooner) 
> > feeling a bit "naked". 'Cause lets be honest, it isn't very 
> > impressive to look at on a stage. It doesn't have the shiny 
chrome 
> > lugs and rims and neetly polished cymbals. It's completely black 
> and 
> > grey.
> > 
> > Do any of you have thought on how to improve the appearance of 
the 
> > kit? For instance, could it be possible to trigger lighteffects 
> when 
> > you hit a pad (I'm just pondering a bit here...) to have a nice 
> > audienceblinder in front of my kick trigger, strobe's on the 
crash 
> > and lasers on the toms. That would mean one hell of an impressive 
> > solo. I know I went a (tiny) bit overboard here, but then 
again... 
> I 
> > have these sweet beautifull dreams about me, a dark stadium, a 
> > transparant kit with neon-blue ringshaped lamps inside all eight 
of 
> > the toms and two extremely bright lamps in both my bass drums and 
> all 
> > lights are triggered by the sound of the drum, an audience of 
> 40.000 
> > beautifull women in their bikini's, and playing a freaky 
doublebass 
> > improvisation on the solo from In-a-gadda-da-vida. :-D Yeah, I 
know 
> I 
> > have great taste ;-D (and a wild imagination)
> > 
> > But seriously, if you have any cool ideas let me know. It's 
always 
> > fun to de some creative kitimprovement

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