I plan to keep the best 10 of them for my drum kit, and possibly modify them as Graham did his. This led me to buy an Alesis Trigger IO and additional pads to max out the inputs on the drum brain. I found this thread while investigating the possibility of using my DP-1s to program my RZ-1 instead of the awful hard plastic "pads" on the RZ-1. Fasten them with a small strip of gaffa tape - that's all it takes! Now you just solder the existing wires in the cable to each sensor disk terminals, put them back together and start pounding away!! You can then slip 1 of these in between the 2 rubber pad layers of each pad. They're only a couple of dollars each, and when you remove the sensor disk itself from its plastic casing its only about 1mm thick. If anyone wants to try the same mod, here is the piezo sensor I used: The rubber feels really good, too - great stick bounce and low surface noise. The hexagonal rubber pads are a really good size - not too large, but not so small that you keep missing them when you use sticks. They also come with standard drum stand mounting clamps. They are just the right size to sit on your lap and play them with your hands like bongos. They are amazingly responsive and versatile. I've now installed the piezo sensors in them - a really easy job!! Now they can be plugged into any standard drum brain unit such as a Roland TD series, Alesis DM5 or Yamaha units and play them just like standard electronic drum pads! Well, I just got my pads in the mail, woo hooo!
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