Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello everyone,
I just bought a DTXpressII to learn drumming and even after the 
first day (or I should say until deep in the night) I managed to 
upset my neighbourghs with the ticking and footwork (very unregular 
as you may expect from a beginner!)..
I was wondering if someone had ideas about how to further reduce the 
ticking noise and pedal noise ( I have seen the one with the 
tennisballs between two pieces of plywood..seemed interesting but 
has anybody tried it yet? Results?) Different drumstick materials? 
Covering the pads with tissue? etc...

Any comments are welcome..My @@##@&#@# neighbours will be forever in 
your debt..

J-C (Newbee to Drumming and Newbee to DTXpressII..but very excited!)

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "djeeker" <djeeker@y...> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I just bought a DTXpressII to learn drumming and even after the 
> first day (or I should say until deep in the night) I managed to 
> upset my neighbourghs with the ticking and footwork (very unregular 
> as you may expect from a beginner!)..
> I was wondering if someone had ideas about how to further reduce 
the 
> ticking noise and pedal noise ( I have seen the one with the 
> tennisballs between two pieces of plywood..seemed interesting but 
> has anybody tried it yet? Results?) Different drumstick materials? 
> Covering the pads with tissue? etc...
> 
> Any comments are welcome..My @@##@&#@# neighbours will be forever 
in 
> your debt..
> 
JC,

Congratulations on your kit and welcome to our little get-together. I 
know of one person who reported success with the tennis-ball platform 
design. It must have been a couple of months ago or so. If you run a 
search on "tennis ball," I'll bet his posts come up. He had some 
pictures of his construction as well. Many people find that a mixture 
of diplomacy and sound dampening helps with the neighbors, usually 
with some compromise in the hours that they play. Lighter sticks are 
definitely a good idea, as is playing with a little more reserve. 
Remember that volume on an electronic drum, unlike an acoustic one,  
comes from a button and a knob, not necessarily from force (at least 
beyond a certain threshold). A good thick rug will help with the kick 
pedal, which is usually the main offender, but you might have a look 
at the solution offered at the following site:
http://www.silentsource.com/isoenclosures-clear-isofloor.html. Sound 
absorption material on the walls wouldn't hurt either, but you can go 
crazy trying to eliminate noise. 

Ed

Hi JC

The link does not work.  This the the site you can find 
the "IsoFloor" - http://www.clearsonic.com/

Best regards and Merry Christmas to all.
Jeffrey

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "djeeker" <djeeker@y...> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> > I just bought a DTXpressII to learn drumming and even after the 
> > first day (or I should say until deep in the night) I managed to 
> > upset my neighbourghs with the ticking and footwork (very 
unregular 
> > as you may expect from a beginner!)..
> > I was wondering if someone had ideas about how to further reduce 
> the 
> > ticking noise and pedal noise ( I have seen the one with the 
> > tennisballs between two pieces of plywood..seemed interesting 
but 
> > has anybody tried it yet? Results?) Different drumstick 
materials? 
> > Covering the pads with tissue? etc...
> > 
> > Any comments are welcome..My @@##@&#@# neighbours will be 
forever 
> in 
> > your debt..
> > 
> JC,
> 
> Congratulations on your kit and welcome to our little get-
together. I 
> know of one person who reported success with the tennis-ball 
platform 
> design. It must have been a couple of months ago or so. If you run 
a 
> search on "tennis ball," I'll bet his posts come up. He had some 
> pictures of his construction as well. Many people find that a 
mixture 
> of diplomacy and sound dampening helps with the neighbors, usually 
> with some compromise in the hours that they play. Lighter sticks 
are 
> definitely a good idea, as is playing with a little more reserve. 
> Remember that volume on an electronic drum, unlike an acoustic 
one,  
> comes from a button and a knob, not necessarily from force (at 
least 
> beyond a certain threshold). A good thick rug will help with the 
kick 
> pedal, which is usually the main offender, but you might have a 
look 
> at the solution offered at the following site:
> http://www.silentsource.com/isoenclosures-clear-isofloor.html. 
Sound 
> absorption material on the walls wouldn't hurt either, but you can 
go 

> crazy trying to eliminate noise. 
> 
> Ed