Reggae_Mangle
Silver Member
Hey-a,
Thought this might be of some interest to e-drummers. It's a comparison of different mesh head mods you can do with the Alesis e-drumkit pads to make them quieter and at the same time, trigger more dynamically.
http://youtu.be/ycOgYZHo2lI
1) Hellfire mesh head mod, without removing resistors
2) Hellfire mesh head conversion, removing resistors
3) 682Drums cone conversion
The pads I'm using are the 8" DMpads with the snare input of the DM10 Module. I used 682Drums meshheads, as they were cheaper than other options, but have a good reputation.
Audio is recorded simultaneously from two sources.
1) Direct outs from DM10 module
2) SM58 microphone close micing pad
The idea was to capture both the playing dynamics of the pad after conversion (as represented by the DM10 direct outputs), as well as the noise level.(captured by the microphone)
1) Mesh head mod without removing resistor
Trigger Level 80-85
Time Taken for mod: 10 minutes
2) Hellfire mesh head mod, resistor removed
Trigger Level 35, then 20, then 40
Time taken for mod: 20 minutes
3) 682Drums cone conversion mod
Trigger level 40, 20
Time taken for mod: 2 minutes
Hope you like it!
- Reggae Mangle
Thought this might be of some interest to e-drummers. It's a comparison of different mesh head mods you can do with the Alesis e-drumkit pads to make them quieter and at the same time, trigger more dynamically.
http://youtu.be/ycOgYZHo2lI
1) Hellfire mesh head mod, without removing resistors
2) Hellfire mesh head conversion, removing resistors
3) 682Drums cone conversion
The pads I'm using are the 8" DMpads with the snare input of the DM10 Module. I used 682Drums meshheads, as they were cheaper than other options, but have a good reputation.
Audio is recorded simultaneously from two sources.
1) Direct outs from DM10 module
2) SM58 microphone close micing pad
The idea was to capture both the playing dynamics of the pad after conversion (as represented by the DM10 direct outputs), as well as the noise level.(captured by the microphone)
1) Mesh head mod without removing resistor
Trigger Level 80-85
Time Taken for mod: 10 minutes
2) Hellfire mesh head mod, resistor removed
Trigger Level 35, then 20, then 40
Time taken for mod: 20 minutes
3) 682Drums cone conversion mod
Trigger level 40, 20
Time taken for mod: 2 minutes
Hope you like it!
- Reggae Mangle