Rock Band drum kit mod.
I dismantled an original Rock Band drum kit, replaced the smallish stock piezo transducers with bigger ones from Radio Shack, and stuck them to felt-covered tin lids using double-sided tape before mounting them on little foam feet. The foot pedal is simply two CDs sandwiching some foam--stepping on it places two bare wires in contact. Anyway, this setup lets me bang away on Expert (okay, Hard) with two jumbo Ticonderoga pencils at 2am without waking my neighbor. Yay!
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jkoshi (52 months ago | reply)
Dude, your neighbor should be honored by your drumming skillz! My neighbor, however, was not honored by my drunk pals screaming Cherub Rock at 2am...
bluntz_b (52 months ago | reply)
You didn't happen to live in Macon a few years back did you?
dtadd (52 months ago | reply)
nice coffee table
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David Yoon (52 months ago | reply)
jkoshi: Thanks! I was inspired by an annoyed neighbor, actually. I still have to take the game elsewhere if I plan on doing some screaming, however. ^_^
bluntz_b: I've never had the pleasure of visiting Macon. Guess you have me mistaken for someone else..?
ohhwevad: thanks!
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at_giza (33 months ago | reply)
This looks awesome! Thanks! A question for you: once you connect the piezo transducers, was there any other electronic stuff you had to do? What kind of piezo transducers did you use? Sounds like simple plug and play. I'm off to radio shack to try it out!
David Yoon (32 months ago | reply)
Hey at_giza,
I just used ordinary transducers from Radio Shack--the cheap kind that cost like $.99 each. Then, I attached them to tin can lids using double-sided tape. It works surprisingly well! The only trick? Anchor the tin can lids only in the center (where the piezo thing is) and let the tin can edges "float" on foam supports. Good luck!