{"items": [{"author": "Danner", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/971989358412?comment_id=972002457162", "anchor": "fb-972002457162", "service": "fb", "text": "Have you recorded your own midi sounds? Played with enough filters?<br><br>What about acoustic is bringing you back there?", "timestamp": "1544626910"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/971989358412?comment_id=972002457162&reply_comment_id=972005501062", "anchor": "fb-972002457162_972005501062", "service": "fb", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;With electronic, I have issues with:<br><br>* sensitivity: triggers when I'm not trying to play<br><br>* intensity: can I consistently and clearly get the full range from very quiet to fully loud<br><br>* flexibility in the moment: by changing how I'm playing can I make different sounds<br><br>With acoustic, the problems are instead:<br><br>* flexibility ahead of time: can I make as wide a range of sounds as I want, or change what sounds I get for a specific tune I'm going to play<br><br>* quality: can I generate the sounds I want to at all, without samples or bulky physical drums", "timestamp": "1544628642"}, {"author": "Don", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/971989358412?comment_id=972043265382", "anchor": "fb-972043265382", "service": "fb", "text": "Instead of a cover for the pickup you could rout out a groove to place it in or bond it to the side of the board. Making a cover small enough to be unobtrusive, big enough to not couple in some way to the pickup and strong (able to withstand accidental application of body weight) is a challenge.", "timestamp": "1544643843"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/971989358412?comment_id=972043265382&reply_comment_id=972049288312", "anchor": "fb-972043265382_972049288312", "service": "fb", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;Don unobtrusive isn't actually that hard here: it could stick up an inch and it wouldn't bother me", "timestamp": "1544647021"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/971989358412?comment_id=972108225202", "anchor": "fb-972108225202", "service": "fb", "text": "Here's a sample: https://www.jefftk.com/acoustic-footboard-sample.mp3", "timestamp": "1544672748"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/971989358412?comment_id=972108225202&reply_comment_id=972108275102", "anchor": "fb-972108225202_972108275102", "service": "fb", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;If you listen on laptop speakers the heel sound will be almost inaudible", "timestamp": "1544672771"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/971989358412?comment_id=972108225202&reply_comment_id=1000198601862", "anchor": "fb-972108225202_1000198601862", "service": "fb", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;In retrospect, this being inaudible on laptop speakers was a sign it was putting out only very low frequencies, so much so that it sounded extremely different between PA systems with strong bass and systems with less.", "timestamp": "1561516738"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/971989358412?comment_id=1000198517032", "anchor": "fb-1000198517032", "service": "fb", "text": "I didn't end up liking this one as much, and have gone back to fully electronic.  This one is muddier, and it's hard to get a clear distinction between the high and low sounds.  The bass is a very full sound, though, and for the kick drum role it's not bad.  If anyone would like it I'd be happy to lend/give it.", "timestamp": "1561516687"}]}