{"id":1769382,"date":"2021-05-18T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1769382"},"modified":"2021-05-18T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:45:12","slug":"my-alesis-kick-drum-is-rattling","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/my-alesis-kick-drum-is-rattling\/","title":{"rendered":"My Alesis Kick Drum Is Rattling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alesis kick drums with mesh heads will tend to rattle. This is not a factory defect. There is a gap between the mesh head on the kick and the trigger, and much like an acoustic kick drum, when it&#8217;s struck will make a little noise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find that the rattling noise is too much for you, you can compensate by tightening the head using a drum key. It will bring it closer to the trigger by tightening the head, thus reducing (or even eliminating) the rattling noise. 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