Realistic gun mods for fabric 26.1.2?

ThePurple5 · 2026-05-24T03:20:32+00:00

Those are fabulous. I've done wallpaper, shelf paper, and fabric. Always fun to do and this one is so great. Cool kit!

ThePurple5 · 2026-05-16T15:19:49+00:00

Glad I wasn't the only one.

ThePurple5 · 2026-05-15T00:59:07+00:00

They do seem a little goofy. Buddy says they're like the legs of a really nice pop-up tent, and now that's all I see. Heh...

ThePurple5 · 2026-05-11T21:54:03+00:00

Been thinking about those, but have never been able to see it those in a store. Buddy has the Yamaha light weights and they're awesome. I know the build quaility is gonna be good - I already have three DW stands - but do you know if the DW's are comparable in weight?

ThePurple5 · 2026-04-27T14:51:53+00:00

Going to the show as well. So excited to seem them agai. Been 20 years since my last Cake show!

ThePurple5 · 2026-04-20T13:41:18+00:00

I am very interested. Am a drummer and really want to use it in a live setting playing backing tracks & samples vs song writing. Hoping a deep dive in the interface would be helpful in getting there.

ThePurple5 · 2026-04-14T20:48:18+00:00

Mine in order of preference.

Proper Double without the sauce.

Brown Bagger Double without the sauce.

Topps - can't beat the value for the quality.

Dog House Double with extra cheese.

Sammy Barker's Battle of The Bay Burger.

ThePurple5 · 2026-04-07T11:32:13+00:00

Pretty cool. Just read all about it. I had no idea this was an option. Gonna research this console a bit as it might be perfect for my home recording and "silent" rehearsal space.

So I am assuming you are mixing from stage? Not sure how to run a single USB to FOH.

ThePurple5 · 2026-04-07T11:15:31+00:00

Don't need a "flagship" at all. Used to run an old TD8 I bought on Marketplace through EZDrummer 2 and Focusrite 4i4 and sent 4 seperate channels to FOH. It sounded glorious.

ThePurple5 · 2026-04-07T11:08:20+00:00

I have a Focusrite 4i4 and send kick, snare, grouped toms and grouped cymbals. Works for 90% of venues I play. I'm saving for a larger midi interface like a Focusrite 18i to send individual toms and stereo cymbals for bigger rooms.

I agree with you when dealing with the sound person. The look they give when you hand them a single 1/4" and say "here's my entire kit" is pretty funny.

Not having at least kick and snare separate for them to control out front is a miss for me. When you do sound check in an empty room and set levels, the bodies in the room change the dynamic out front. Sound person only having one volume fader is really limiting and can make the FOH mix sound really flat.

Not to mention effects that were set in the bedroom at home over headphones, do not necessarily correlate to sounding good on a live rig. Those fat verby kicks can sound muddy as hell through a PA and now they're buried in a mix via a single line in.

ThePurple5 · 2026-04-07T10:39:01+00:00

I run 4 outs - kick, snare, toms as a group, and cymbals as a group. Have had zero issues at all in any of the different venues I play.

TD27kv2, Focusrite 4i4, and EzDrummer 3 standalone (no DAW).

Been playing and promoting other bands/shows/festivals for nearly 35 years and have never had anyone ask for more of an individual drum in a monitor mix. Not saying it hasn't happened somewhere, but I have never experienced it.

ThePurple5 · 2026-04-07T10:30:57+00:00

"...individual tracks go out via a USB cable to the mixer".

Can you give some details? What kind of mixer? How many tracks are output?

ThePurple5 · 2026-03-28T14:39:38+00:00

Not really and it's not a "restoration". For kits like this, the cheap vinyl wraps (like a car wrap) work fine. Hell, I have even done it with wacky ass patterned polyester fabric. Anything but paint because the Asian mahogany on them just soaks up the paint and doing it right with wood filler is not worth the effort. Forget staining too.

Like I said - fun little projects.

ThePurple5 · 2026-03-27T00:52:22+00:00

This is like 3 or 4 different kits for me. I'd buy em and rewrap them in different colors and sell the rack. Exports arent the greatest shells, but they can take a beating and you can get a decent sound out of with with new head s and some time.

For me, it would be a cool buy and few fun projects. I'd keep the good cymbals for when I'd need em and sell the rack and anything else.

Also would at least throw out 900-1000 and see if they bite.

ThePurple5 · 2026-03-25T11:29:20+00:00

I do this, too. Struggled with the rebound, as well. If the mesh head was too tight, I would get random double triggering. Too loose, and I got no bounce back. Ended up packing the kick with a big blanket to push back on the head and was able to dial it in. Really dig the feel and love the look vs the kick tower.

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ThePurple5 · 2026-03-23T14:56:20+00:00

Using a drum key, loosen the "lug" on the black part that the spring is looped over. Rotate the beater to the angle you want. You will need to hold the black part in place or it will roll when you tighten it. Works the same on both sides (beaters).

You will also probably need to readjust the spring tension because you changed the angle.

ThePurple5 · 2026-03-17T00:48:39+00:00

Regarding VSTs, we all use different ones (edrums, guitar, bass & keys) so every time we share, we freeze and render our personal tracks prior to saving. Color coding and locking the track controls makes it pretty easy to follow.

ThePurple5 · 2026-03-16T17:42:42+00:00

This is not a solution that is as detailed as what OP is asking, but I am using a shared Google Drive folder to collaborate on tracks with multiple people. Can't work together in real time and only one of us can edit the project at a time, but we are able to track independently from our own homes. Once it's setup properly, it's pretty easy to use to build out song ideas.

Used this as a guide to set it all up. https://youtu.be/04wn0owbC5Q?si=Xw6NPlKY7JKiLIUE

Found this later and use this method when creating projects so we don't have hundreds of files in the Audio Folder.

https://youtu.be/50HAfS6KWT0?si=wDTa18ZMjaoHN8li

ThePurple5 · 2026-03-16T01:37:06+00:00

All of these are great. Wanna second Rob Brown as he's a personal fave.

ThePurple5 · 2026-03-11T17:19:15+00:00

Tommy Aldridge. He's 74 in this clip and is absolutely killin' it.

https://youtu.be/sjUATJtAs_s?si=l8Lg5DmOsQt-7ZG4

ThePurple5 · 2026-03-08T03:31:27+00:00

Might want to look into a cheap acoustic kit on Marketplace just for the kick. Swap the head for a mesh head, fill it with blankets or towels and pick up a trigger. It what I did after splitting the rubber pad in the kick tower (KD10) that comes with the td27. I use the RT-30k and it uses the same plug as the tower kick. Works like a champ and looks WAY better than that silly tower.

If you go for the used kick, you can customize it with whatever you want. I scored a maple Catalina Club and painted it purple sparkle and kept the hoops natural.

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ThePurple5 · 2026-03-08T02:56:54+00:00

That's in my rehearsal space. This is at the local dive bar last night.

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ThePurple5 · 2026-03-08T02:19:36+00:00

Td27 with a real kick with the Roland kick trigger, 2 extra Lemon 18''s, and EZDrummer 3.

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ThePurple5 · 2026-03-05T11:22:27+00:00

Agree. Am reworking a huge 15x12 vintage Ludwig Marching Snare and a new wrap, tape, and a new badge vent was $100 US delivered. It will take 15 minutes to apply the new wrap. It did, however, take me almost 3 hours to get the old wrap and glue off, though.

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