Mark_S
Silver Member
Hi all,
I have a Yamaha DTX750. While I think it's a great e-kit, I think it still just doesn't feel the same as sitting behind a real kit, partly because of the sizes and positioning.
I read another thread recently that mentioned those Silentstroke heads, and the video looked promising. As I have 4 kits (yes, I am insane), I'm thinking I could stick some Silentstroke heads on it, and use my electronic hats/cymbals for the rest. I find it interesting that the Silentstroke heads still manage to retain a bit of tone.. is that from the resonant heads? I guess in that case any mesh head would work.. And that combined with electronic cymbals coming through a speaker might be good too.
Has anyone compared the Silentstroke heads to e-kit pads? Particularly the yammy silicon pads like on the DTX700 and DTX900 series?
My other option is to put mesh heads on and trigger, so then I still have a full electronic kit.. I think I'd also need to put rubber on the rims as I rim-shot like crazy when I get carried away... ;-)
EDIT: Just found this with quiet cymbals too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3f0M-ccFPA Interesting!
I have a Yamaha DTX750. While I think it's a great e-kit, I think it still just doesn't feel the same as sitting behind a real kit, partly because of the sizes and positioning.
I read another thread recently that mentioned those Silentstroke heads, and the video looked promising. As I have 4 kits (yes, I am insane), I'm thinking I could stick some Silentstroke heads on it, and use my electronic hats/cymbals for the rest. I find it interesting that the Silentstroke heads still manage to retain a bit of tone.. is that from the resonant heads? I guess in that case any mesh head would work.. And that combined with electronic cymbals coming through a speaker might be good too.
Has anyone compared the Silentstroke heads to e-kit pads? Particularly the yammy silicon pads like on the DTX700 and DTX900 series?
My other option is to put mesh heads on and trigger, so then I still have a full electronic kit.. I think I'd also need to put rubber on the rims as I rim-shot like crazy when I get carried away... ;-)
EDIT: Just found this with quiet cymbals too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3f0M-ccFPA Interesting!