"Modded" my Aerodrums "pedals" today
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 4:40 pm
Hey!
Thought I'd share this idea with you. It really helped me with getting a real pedal feel from my Aerodrums for those times when I can make a liitle bit more noise (ie. when my better half isn't home ).
I had a pair of DW B.O.A. Practise Pedals laying around. These are spring loaded from the back of the pedal board, which means there's no beater or chain mechanism in the way. This allowed me to just slip the toe markers right over the end and play, and I instantly felt so much more comfortable. My hands have very little problems with airdrumming, but I could never get comfortable with my feet playing heel up on the floor. I could "play" well enough, but because of the way my foot moves in between strokes (always lightly bouncing on the balls of my feet) I would generally register a lot of strokes that weren't meant to be there.
I think these pedals are discontinued, but if you can find one or two of them on eBay or laying around in the bargain bin of your local drum store, I can highly recommend them as an accessory to an Aerodrums setup.
edit: There are other beaterless practise pedals out there too, such as Hansenfutz.
Pictures to help with visualisation:
Thought I'd share this idea with you. It really helped me with getting a real pedal feel from my Aerodrums for those times when I can make a liitle bit more noise (ie. when my better half isn't home ).
I had a pair of DW B.O.A. Practise Pedals laying around. These are spring loaded from the back of the pedal board, which means there's no beater or chain mechanism in the way. This allowed me to just slip the toe markers right over the end and play, and I instantly felt so much more comfortable. My hands have very little problems with airdrumming, but I could never get comfortable with my feet playing heel up on the floor. I could "play" well enough, but because of the way my foot moves in between strokes (always lightly bouncing on the balls of my feet) I would generally register a lot of strokes that weren't meant to be there.
I think these pedals are discontinued, but if you can find one or two of them on eBay or laying around in the bargain bin of your local drum store, I can highly recommend them as an accessory to an Aerodrums setup.
edit: There are other beaterless practise pedals out there too, such as Hansenfutz.
Pictures to help with visualisation: