A inside look at what makes the Alesis DM10 (Medeli DD-602) Pad tick. Many edrum companies have used parts and/or complete drum pads of this type from Medeli including: Alesis, Borgi, Hart Dynamics, Ion (Alesis), Legacy, OSP, Pintech, and Yoki. For more info on the video see the Hellfiredrums.com post at http://www.hellfiredrums.com/archives/751
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@bubbadrump
Any …
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Any office supply store. I don’t think you will need to tape it down. As long as the pad is no more than a 1/4 inch thick you will be fine. I hope that helps.
@bubbadrump
Any …
@bubbadrump
Any office supply store. I don’t think you will need to tape it down. As long as the pad is no more than a 1/4 inch thick you will be fine. I hope that helps.
@bubbadrump
Any …
@bubbadrump
Any office supply store. I don’t think you will need to tape it down. As long as the pad is no more than a 1/4 inch think you will be fine. I hope that helps.
So where can I get …
So where can I get the “mouse pad” material you mentioned that should be changed? Also do you need to tape it back to the medal or can you just place it in there? Also could that mouse pad stuff be too thick to pic up the hits?
Unfortunately, you …
Unfortunately, you can not just changed the mylar head to a mesh head. For a more detailed conversion of this pad see “Alesis DM10 Pro Kit Mesh Head Upgrade” I did.
could you just …
could you just replace the mylar head with a mesh head without changing anything?
thanks for this vid …
thanks for this vid! my snare has been make’n a clicking noise every time i hit it, ive been hitting that stupid steel plate.
foam replaceing is …
foam replaceing is a BIG put off.sounds like another cheap kit.having to maintain after 1 to 3 performances.alesis builds a kit this good and forgets to put a radiator in the engine?
thanks, but i saw …
thanks, but i saw the video, it was pretty long, and it was more info about changing it to a dual-trigger pad, and if i tried to do the thing on the video about changing the heads, i knew i would mess up on it, so can i just replace the mylar head with a simple mesh head, in other words, can i just unscrew the the head rim, take of the default mylar head, and then slip on a mesh head?
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@gibson00000000000000
The heads would need to be changed out as often as an acoustic set of drums would be, about every year.
As for changing out the head to mesh, I just put up a video about this entitled: Alesis DM10 Pro Kit Mesh Head Upgrade. Try searching for it and it should answer your question. I hope that helps.
im thinking of …
im thinking of getting this kit, the alesis dm10 studio(same kit, a little different, but the same drumhead), and im just wondering, if i play about an hour a day, and play a little hard on the heads, how long will it have to be when i have to replace the head? and is there anyway to make the heads more durable? and how do i install a roland or pearl mesh head into it?(do i just quickly change the top head, or is there more to it?) thank you, and please reply
Foam has to be …
Foam has to be changed about every couple weeks? Thats a big no no right there. I was a bit interested in this set but after hearing this…. I don’t think so…
@HellfireDrums …
@HellfireDrums Maybe you said it in the video but since I dont understand english very well…. The thing is that in the video it seems like there is black tape (like the one you use for electric wiring) joining the metal disk to the plastic disk. I understood your explanation and it makes much sense to me this design. Thank you.
They are …
They are constructed the same. The clear plastic disk is attached with thin foam tape (which can be seen in the video). The plastic disk never touches the metal disk. It is really a good design. This should be all visible in the video. At least I think it is? I hope that helps.
@HellfireDrums as …
@HellfireDrums as long as the others are constructed the same way it helps. One question: how is the metal disk joined with the plastic disk ? tape, foam tape ? is there any foam between the metal disk and the plastic disk ? thank you.
@bilgueits – It …
@bilgueits – It just happen to be the first one on the set I grabbed to take a part. I hope that helps.
I wonder why that …
I wonder why that for showing these kind of pads you use a bass drum pad.
Hey Phil. This …
. And I’m with you, these pads are awesome for DIY, specially for making them dual-zone mesh pads.
Hey Phil. This video is awesome. I’m going to buy a used DD-602 to do some DIY and was wondering what was the best way to add a second piezo for the rim. Problem solved