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Good, but needs changes to work properly
After trying the solutions listed here (adding some extension to the small sponge) things have somewhat improved, but still the playability was bad.
So I've reverted to the factory setup and started from there.
* Intro.
There are two sponges inside the kick pad. A big one positioned centrally, covering almost 60% of the pad surface. Its sole purpose is to absorb kick pedal beater kicks
The second one positioned near the rim is a small cylindrical one connected to the piezo. This is used to transmit the kick to the sensor.
The small sponge is glued to a rectangular plastic base on which the sensor stands. The rectangular base is secured to the pad body with 4 screws.
* Factory setup (incorrect setup, bad playing experience):
- The big sponge is above the pad rim with about 3 millimetres
- The small sponge is below the pa rim with about 5 millimetres.
- The mesh makes contact only with the big sponge.
What this means is that any kick is absorbed instantly by the big sponge, thus not allowing the mesh to transmit the kick to the small sponge => no input registered by the piezo sensor.
* What I needed was:
- the big sponge to be below the rim with about 2-3 mm (to allow the mesh to transmit the kick to the small sponge)
- the small sponge to be above the rim with about 2-3 mm (direct contact to the mesh so that the kick shock is registered)
* What I've done:
- sanded off the big sponge until was below the rim
- small sponge: raised the base of the sensor with longer screws and with adding extra spacers (plastic or rubber are best) until the small sponge was above the rim
Now the playability is great, the kick pad registers now soft hits, and the pad rebound is great. Doubles are fun again.
So I've reverted to the factory setup and started from there.
* Intro.
There are two sponges inside the kick pad. A big one positioned centrally, covering almost 60% of the pad surface. Its sole purpose is to absorb kick pedal beater kicks
The second one positioned near the rim is a small cylindrical one connected to the piezo. This is used to transmit the kick to the sensor.
The small sponge is glued to a rectangular plastic base on which the sensor stands. The rectangular base is secured to the pad body with 4 screws.
* Factory setup (incorrect setup, bad playing experience):
- The big sponge is above the pad rim with about 3 millimetres
- The small sponge is below the pa rim with about 5 millimetres.
- The mesh makes contact only with the big sponge.
What this means is that any kick is absorbed instantly by the big sponge, thus not allowing the mesh to transmit the kick to the small sponge => no input registered by the piezo sensor.
* What I needed was:
- the big sponge to be below the rim with about 2-3 mm (to allow the mesh to transmit the kick to the small sponge)
- the small sponge to be above the rim with about 2-3 mm (direct contact to the mesh so that the kick shock is registered)
* What I've done:
- sanded off the big sponge until was below the rim
- small sponge: raised the base of the sensor with longer screws and with adding extra spacers (plastic or rubber are best) until the small sponge was above the rim
Now the playability is great, the kick pad registers now soft hits, and the pad rebound is great. Doubles are fun again.
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