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Acoustic Kits In Houses

  • 20-07-2010 10:15am
    #1
    dubbeat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭


    Hey,

    I have an acoustic kit up in a rehersal studio. I don't get an opportunity to get up there enough so I wanna get some practice in at home cos I need to do a lot of work on my double bass.

    I can't really be getting an electric kit at the moment and seeing as I care about my neighbours so much I'm a bit concerned about noise :p

    Does anyboy use acoustic kits in there homes and how to you get around the whole noise thing?


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  • #2
    Connavar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Connavar


    Stuffing the bass with pillows helps.

    Using brush or rod sticks can also help

    I have also heard that using towels on top of the other drums helps muffle it a bit too
    Still probably quite loud though


  • #3
    Welease
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,834 ✭✭✭Welease


    Drum pads are great.. Cuts the sound down to nothing..

    Similar to these (although i think i only paid about 45 Euro for a set incl cymbal pads, so check around)

    http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/41339-softapads-drum-pads-.html


  • #4
    S.R.F.C.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭S.R.F.C.


    Having nice neighbours is a good starter! Those pads posted above will do you a job, no noise when you have them.

    Personally, just because I can't stand having no sound coming back to me, i use muffle rings, play with rods, and only play at certain times, it's a good balance in terms of keeping everyone happy.


  • #5
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    1/ if its upstair you play - put down about 2 inches thick of havy rubber carpet underlay
    then put a floor of 1 inch thick marine ply on top - put your kit ontop of this .

    make sure the ply is about 2 inches in from all the walls ( and leave a gap for the door to open into
    and allow the rubber to fill the gap between new floor and wall

    2/ dampen all the walls and celing with carpet or foam

    3/ if it upstairs - go into the attic and put some heavy rubber carpet underlay bewteen the joists above the room you play in

    4/ tune snare low and use damping rings and light sticks

    5. tune kick tight and put loads of pillows in it or heavy blankets

    6/ use very thick dual ply headds on all drums - like pwerstroke 4 .

    7/ do not play loud - its better for your technique anyway to play quiet under control.

    8/ use dark quiet cymbals if you can - like sabian hh or legacy .


    this worked in my house which is very thick old concrete semi d .



    the other way is to do the above AND use mesh heads

    tune the bottom heads ( normal heads ) up and put some damping on them lkike tissue or beer mat

    tape a 2 inch circle of old drum head to each meash head and tune the mesh heads medium to low

    this will give you enough tone and feel to play ok.

    watch meash heads though cos they eat up your drum bearing edges.


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