Kit YamaDabbaDoozer Stats

[CaTaPulT]

Hi all.
For those interested, I made a picture file of the way I wired my "Kit YamaDabbaDoozer". Each pad is written as to where they plug in and into what module. I did this as a refference for myself but would like to share it with anyone interested. I also included at the bottom some stats of the kit.
The picture file is rather large (2048 X 2000) so I zip'ed it up and I am attaching it to this message, best to view this on your computer than the forums downsizing it making it possibly un-readable.
Take care

Regards: >>>> Jack <<<<

[OverLord]

What a great idea to label a picture like that. And I have to say that YamaDabbaDoozer is very apropos.

[CaTaPulT]

What a great idea to label a picture like that. And I have to say that YamaDabbaDoozer is very apropos.

Well thank you Michael. LOL! :)
I can see your Mondor needing a wiring diagram, that thing is huge also, comes in handy when either changing things or troubleshooting a problem pad. :)
Thank you for the kind words. :)
Take care

Regards: >>>> Jack <<<<

[TAKnipe]

Reminds me of what Neil peart would play if he had Gods good sense and played Yamaha E Drums. :)

[Axe_Grinder]

Reminds me of what Neil peart would play if he had Gods good sense and played Yamaha E Drums. :)


God's a Roland lover. He told me so himself :D

[ghostman]

God told me that he gave us 10 fingers and 10 toes because we're supposed to use the metric system.

Are we hi-jacking this thread?

[dschrammie]

God told me to stop touching myself.

[fignewton]

I always imagined God as a Sound Man who knew he liked drums.

[dschrammie]

Speaking of Neil Peart, is it me or is his snare really high these days?
YouTube - O Baterista

Granted that's a couple years ago (Rush in Rio)...but anyway, it just looks to me like that snare is in an uncomfortably high position, especially if you compare it to how he had it in the past, like late 80s/early 90s.
YouTube - Rush-Neil Pert drum solo LIVE!

Maybe just my opinion. I guess you want your thread back, eh Jack? :D

[Axe_Grinder]

Hey! I see Roland V-drums and cymbals in that first video :D

[WildWes]

Just a guess since I only became interested in the "Professor" since he put out "Anatomy of a Drum Solo", but his snare is sitting quite a bit higher now that he has adapted to the traditional grip (see 1:49 in the Rush in Rio clip where he switches from matched to traditional). In the early 2000's (I think), he began taking lessons using the traditional grip and has been incorporating it more into his playing. You gotta raise the snare to land those rim shots with the left hand.

Of course, I could be blowing smoke up your ass too :-0

[Axe_Grinder]

All I can say is "WOW" I've never actually seen the guy play... For that matter I've never really listened to rush. So I don't really know that much about him. I actually sat down and watched both of those videos and just... WOW! WOW! That was awesome.

[WildWes]

Same here Ron. Until I heard his "Antomy of a Drum Solo", I didn't know much about him other than his 80's hits. It has many of his solos, concert footage of him playing many of their hits, set-up footage of his rotating riser and his DW kit, his insight on drumming and breakdowns on each segment of the solo you just viewed. I really get-off on his big band segment at the end of this solo. Never expected it when I first viewed the DVD.

[CaTaPulT]

Years ago, Neil started taking lessons with the legendary Freddy Gruber, Neil kinda wanted to re-invent himself. Freddy told him that best to strike the drum head and not try to go through the drum head. Thus the higher placed snare and drums, he plays mostly matched grip but does use traditional grip from time to time depending on what he's trying to accomplish.
Neil Peart's first DVD (a work in progress) talks about this.
I can't remember if he mentions this in (Anatomy of a drum solo)
He's been my favorite drummer since I was a late teen and still is. :)
Take care

Regards: >>>> Jack <<<<

[Racer52]

Ok .. Yikes! you might want to throw in a compass, gps and a road map.. and a bag lunch! I would be hungry by the time I got to the other end of that set. Man that looks like fun.

That makes two mega sets I saw today! Render's Mondor was the other. I can't even comment on that one I am still trying to remembar all the stuff I saw and heard.

I understood the # of pad info, but I have no idea what the total # of zones (or the subtotals) mean. I am not to that stage of e-drum ..yet

[CaTaPulT]

Hi Racer.
Zones are the areas you can strike on a given pad that can create a different sound.
In example of a 2 zone cymbal, both the bow and edge of the cymbal are different trigger areas thus can make two sounds, the sound you assign to those zones are up to you by changing the voice for each zone in the drum module.
A 3 zone cymbal will have a bell, bow and edge trigger, the Roland CY-15R is a 3 zone cymbal, Yamaha has quite a few 3 zone cymbals and pads.
On a DIY drum, you have 2 zones, the main pad and the rim both controlled by their respective piezo, Yamaha drum pads use a combination of Piezo for main pad and switches for 1 or 2 rims.
So on my kit, there are 27 physical pads with 56 zones that can be hit to make different sounds. :)
I hope this helps to explain what zones are. :)
Take care

Regards: >>>> Jack <<<<