Accomodation - Noise (Drums)

B_Fanatic

Sorry if the titles a bit vague, but I'm pretty sure there is not a hope of bringing a drumkit up to UCD next year, so I'm thinking of buying an electric kit. Anyone have any experience with them in UCD accomodation? Were there any problems and was the thwack still too loud? Did you get to play them much anyway? I'd definitely be muffling the bass pedal regardless, so I know that's not a problem.

Thanks.

**Timbuk2**

I knew people who lived in Belgrove right below somebody with a full drum kit, that he regularly played loudly! I don't remember him having any difficulty with the RA's or anything though!

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For the love of god, stay away from Glenomena with them.

B_Fanatic

ELECTRONIC kit! And I'm thinking Merville or Belgrove anyway

If you're still worried I'd be using headphones with the kit, not playing them loudly. I used to take lessons (:rolleyes:) and the teacher used an electric kit with a muffled beater for the kick drum because it was too loud. In all honesty the kit itself wasn't loud at all.

MissRealist

The guys that lived in the apartment above me last year played the fiddle, and yes, I do mean more than one of them.

They were regularly in trouble with the RA's but it didn't seem to stop them, or get them kicked out for that matter so you should be fine

Just don't play them at two in the morning... Please??? :rolleyes:

B_Fanatic

MissRealist wrote: »

The guys that lived in the apartment above me last year played the fiddle, and yes, I do mean more than one of them.

They were regularly in trouble with the RA's but it didn't seem to stop them, or get them kicked out for that matter so you should be fine

Just don't play them at two in the morning... Please??? :rolleyes:

Of course not : ) Thanks for the info

Sinfonia

Yeah if it's an electronic kit I doubt it'd be a problem.

RIP-sanity

I lived in Gleno last year and there were first years next door with a full drum kit, banjos, guitars, a fiddle etc. I had a chat with them and explained there were a lot of postgrads around and they were very obliging and only practiced the drums/fiddle during the day. They never got into any bother at all and I know there was a RA living in the building.

mloc

It comes down to common sense. If it's a reasonable volume during the day it shouldn't be too big a problem generally speaking.

Playing an acoustic kit or playing at night is a different matter.

errlloyd

You're grand with an electronic kit.