~!~ The Lazy Man's Authentic Drum Pedal Mod! w/ Pics ~!~

[joshtbuff]

[joshtbuff]

[biggiemokey]

[biggiemokey]

[jdx2004]

Hey,
With these sensors that you recommended, (You can buy that sensor here: http://www.smarthome.com/7113.html ) I was wondering if you solder the stripped wire to the wire inside, or just put it half in and then put the screw back in over it. Thanks for you help.

[jdx2004]

Hey,
With these sensors that you recommended, (You can buy that sensor here: http://www.smarthome.com/7113.html ) I was wondering if you solder the stripped wire to the wire inside, or just put it half in and then put the screw back in over it. Thanks for you help.

[Jabo]

[Jabo]

[Gamewatcher]

[Gamewatcher]

[jdx2004]

It does work nicely, if you try and do it with a double bass pedal however, you must make sure the other foot's connection is broke or it wont register. I miss a good number of notes when using both feet b/c of this. Any ideas?

[jdx2004]

It does work nicely, if you try and do it with a double bass pedal however, you must make sure the other foot's connection is broke or it wont register. I miss a good number of notes when using both feet b/c of this. Any ideas?

[Arakahn]

It works awesomely great, however I found it better to put the sensors on the beater arm and the practice pad as it requires less foot motion to bring them apart, the arm having a wider motion that the pedal itself.

Also instead of removing the first pole (from the base of the drums) and puting the back pole behind the pad, I put it in front of the pad and superglued 5 layers of thick foam (leftovers from the drum silencer pad I had bought), as the base of the pad is to hight for the drum base to fit. This allows me to reach the pedal comfortably without having to either play with my foot under the throne or my arms almost completely extended.

The sensors (the one one the arm holds with mounting tape, which unfortunately does not hold on the pad. Notice that the beater is offset to the right a bit; this to put the pedal more to the right instead of having to play in front of the red pad, and also it reduces the bouncing effect of the beater, thus reducing false hits)



The position of the pad vs drum base



The *ahem, ghetto solution* of the superglued layers of foam

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[Arakahn]

It works awesomely great, however I found it better to put the sensors on the beater arm and the practice pad as it requires less foot motion to bring them apart, the arm having a wider motion that the pedal itself.

Also instead of removing the first pole (from the base of the drums) and puting the back pole behind the pad, I put it in front of the pad and superglued 5 layers of thick foam (leftovers from the drum silencer pad I had bought), as the base of the pad is to hight for the drum base to fit. This allows me to reach the pedal comfortably without having to either play with my foot under the throne or my arms almost completely extended.

The sensors (the one one the arm holds with mounting tape, which unfortunately does not hold on the pad. Notice that the beater is offset to the right a bit; this to put the pedal more to the right instead of having to play in front of the red pad, and also it reduces the bouncing effect of the beater, thus reducing false hits)



The position of the pad vs drum base



The *ahem, ghetto solution* of the superglued layers of foam

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[v0lum3]

A buddy of mine has an extra one of these apparently http://www.giardinelli.com/product/Pearl-BD10-Bass-Drum-Practice-Pad?sku=448368&src=AWDT3E1

And I was wondering if anyone has seen one of them set up as a practice pad... I don't know if there's a reason they wouldn't work or not and I was just wondering

[v0lum3]

A buddy of mine has an extra one of these apparently http://www.giardinelli.com/product/Pearl-BD10-Bass-Drum-Practice-Pad?sku=448368&src=AWDT3E1

And I was wondering if anyone has seen one of them set up as a practice pad... I don't know if there's a reason they wouldn't work or not and I was just wondering

[v0lum3]

[v0lum3]

[jdx2004]

Moving the magnets on the beater arm and the practice pad head works perfectly for the double bass problem i had a couple posts ago. Now whats the best way to stick them to the pad?? Each kind of tape I had wasn't sticky enough.

[jdx2004]

Moving the magnets on the beater arm and the practice pad head works perfectly for the double bass problem i had a couple posts ago. Now whats the best way to stick them to the pad?? Each kind of tape I had wasn't sticky enough.

[Arakahn]

jdx2004: I simply used ordinary duck tape and it holds perfectly. However very often the pads out of the box are covered with a fine powder to prevent the rubber from sticking during the manufacturing process, which could prevent the tape from sticking.

Just properly clean it with medical alcohol (make sure to use a cloth or towel that will not leave more residue behind...). Once done the tape should stick well.

[Arakahn]

jdx2004: I simply used ordinary duck tape and it holds perfectly. However very often the pads out of the box are covered with a fine powder to prevent the rubber from sticking during the manufacturing process, which could prevent the tape from sticking.

Just properly clean it with medical alcohol (make sure to use a cloth or towel that will not leave more residue behind...). Once done the tape should stick well.

[Drakken]

I picked up the mono cable from my local Radio Shack today. They didn't have the magnetic contacts, so I ordered the switch from Smarthome. Thanks for the recommendation; I look forward to trying this out.
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Top 10 on SH (9th!)
5* all songs (58/58!)
10 million (currently 10.53 million!)
FC Epic

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[Drakken]

I picked up the mono cable from my local Radio Shack today. They didn't have the magnetic contacts, so I ordered the switch from Smarthome. Thanks for the recommendation; I look forward to trying this out.
_________________

Drakken's modest Expert drums goals (updated 2/16/08):
Top 10 on SH (9th!)
5* all songs (58/58!)
10 million (currently 10.53 million!)
FC Epic

Cyberscore - Great high scores site for other games

[Dacvak]

Arakahn, putting the sensors on the beater/pad is BRILLIANT! I love it! I may end up building another one just to test that out.

I'm glad this mod is working out for you guys. I haven't been in this thread for a while, are there any unanswered questions I missed?

~Dac

[Dacvak]

Arakahn, putting the sensors on the beater/pad is BRILLIANT! I love it! I may end up building another one just to test that out.

I'm glad this mod is working out for you guys. I haven't been in this thread for a while, are there any unanswered questions I missed?

~Dac

[Arakahn]

Thanks Dacvak; I'm glad you like it.

And thanks for this great mod; using an alarm sensor was so obvious yet everybody else were trying to build complicated switches.

[Arakahn]

Thanks Dacvak; I'm glad you like it.

And thanks for this great mod; using an alarm sensor was so obvious yet everybody else were trying to build complicated switches.

[Jiiri]

Dac, I mentioned this somewhere else but thought I'd ask you since your method looks like it works great. I live on an American military base in Italy and don't have access to all of this stuff since I can't trot down to the store and pick it up - also, many online retailers won't ship here. I'd be willing to pay you for your time ($75 or so) if you could throw one together for me. Let me know if you're interested at all!

Jiiri

email me at jiiri1 at yahoo

[Jiiri]

Dac, I mentioned this somewhere else but thought I'd ask you since your method looks like it works great. I live on an American military base in Italy and don't have access to all of this stuff since I can't trot down to the store and pick it up - also, many online retailers won't ship here. I'd be willing to pay you for your time ($75 or so) if you could throw one together for me. Let me know if you're interested at all!

Jiiri

email me at jiiri1 at yahoo