Alesis Mesh Head Mod

[requietus]

useful stuff, thx for sharing !

[Shikibob]

why do you need to flip the foam pads? and where did you buy your mesh heads?

[NejiDrummer]

@Shikibob you need to flip the foam pad cuz it has better rebound and its also quieter when you hit the pad.

you can get some mesh heads at guitar center here in europe you can get them from thomann it is an online shop for musicians

[Bonzdrummer]

is there any need to increase the sensitivity of the pads when you do this?

[NejiDrummer]

@Bonzdrummer it dependas on you drummodul i've got the alesis trigger I/O and there is a difference between the pads with mesh and pads without mesh. but i think you will notice a better and realistic sensitivety as before

[TsintsIgnis]

I would like to know in what ways is this method worse than any other conversion methods, since it seems quite simple.

Thanks.

[nookiesnatcha]

Around 2:50 you begin cutting the edge of the plate off, what is the reason for this?

[pandemoniummisfits]

@nookiesnatcha so the shell can fit around it

[polaris2b]

Hi, i like your vid, do you find a solution for the bass drum?

[NejiDrummer]

@ Uncletara yeah you'r right. he is awesome.

[Uncletara]

I recognized the drum solo. Cobus! He's great.

[tanmanclan]

im gonna buy the Alesis drum kit. but i was curious in how to change the pads! you made me feel assured that i wont be heaving any troubles with my neighbours ;) this works as well for the bassdrum pad right? (just to be really reaaaally sure :)) i'd appreciate your reply very much! :)

[tanmanclan]

im gonna buy the Alesis drum kit. but i was curious in how to change the pads! you made me feel assured that i wont be heaving any troubles with my neighbours ;) this works as well for the bassdrum pad right? (just to be really reaaaally sure :)) i'd appreciate your reply very much! :)

[NejiDrummer]

@tanmanclan It's not that complicated to change the pads. i have done this conversion to 4 of my pads and they all work fine. it depends on your neighbours. i live in a house so it is no problem. it produces some noise when you hit the pad but it is a lot quieter when you change them with mesh heads.

the conversion on my bass drum doesnt work that good cuz i had some triggering problems.

[NejiDrummer]

@FrokasFilms When you mean the DM 10 Studio kit then yes. i uses also the Real Head pads, the same as i used in this vid

[rojothe2nd]

can i just take of the real head pad and put on a mesh head?

[NejiDrummer]

@rojothe2nd you can do this but you wont get better results as before. when you change the position of the foam like showen in the video it will feel more natural and the trigger sensetivety is better than the default setup

[devinisabeastsmith]

question why did you cut the the black pad to the middle

[NejiDrummer]

@devinisabeastsmith cuz there is a wire from the trigger running through the foam and to get this black foam on top of the metal plate i must be cut in.

i have seen some videos where they cut the wires and solder them together after they changed the position of the foam but this is to complicated.

[devinisabeastsmith]

@NejiDrummer I agree I seen that cut the wires thing and it is too complicated but how do you know were to cut

[NejiDrummer]

@devinisabeastsmith it's pretty easy. in the blackfoam is allready a cut where the wire is running through and you need to cut it up from the edge of the foampad to the cut. I'm not shure if you can see it in this vid how i cut the foam

[vlogittyguy]

can you just slap on the new head w/o any other work?

i dont want to risk breaking my kit

[NejiDrummer]

@vlogittyguy yes it is realy simple you can simply slap on the new mesh heads on the Real Head Pads. it is 8". the same size like regular drumheads. i recommend double layer mesh heads cuz my single laye heads i used in the video are now broken.

[vlogittyguy]

@NejiDrummer awesome! by the way where did you get the heads?

[NejiDrummer]

@vlogittyguy it depends from where you are. here in europe/germany you can buy it from several online music stores like thomann but you can also check out ebay and amazon simply search for 8" mesh heads ;)

[RedButtonRecords]

@vlogittyguy what you can do is change the fine black foam and change that with something softer to get a more realistic feal without cutting anything

[rockexpert]

Sensitivity

[NejiDrummer]

@rockexpert yes shure, my bad sry ;)