October 21 2016.
Drumset second floor apartment.
I dared only use a practice pad kit 4 pads up and a small pad where my double kick goes.
Keep in mind that electronic drum set still make a lot of noise.
Great for apartments and doesn t matter what floor you re on.
2 points 4 years ago.
The main problem that you will face with e drum sets is with sound transfer through the floors.
I was able to use it for about a month but eventually the neighbors beneath us reported me they thought i was practicing on a real kit.
If you are on the second floor put your set on a sandbox.
Look for major gaps in your walls and doors.
Seal up the gaps.
I second this answer.
Especially the kick pedal.
Heading to the basement or even the sub level of a parking garage offers the most insulation against the weather.
They can be set up in the room with the drum set and taken down when moving to a new location.
I also live in an apartment.
If you have an upstairs room or live in a multi story apartment this is the major issue you will be dealing with.
Most apartment complexes will have a maintenance team dedicated to the care and upkeep of the place.
The grateful dead lined their space in sand moby encased his ny apartment in sand.
I was advised to try using tennis balls on the legs of the pad set.
If you re on the ground floor you re gold for an e kit.
If your building doesn t have a basement try to get to the lowest floor if you can regardless of whether or not it s underground.
While basements are not an option in all apartment buildings get low if you can during a tornado.
If you choose to live on the top apartment floor you want to check out the conditions of the exterior roof and see if any damage has occurred that ll directly affect your apartment.
Using a combination of these two materials in conjunction with green glue dropped ceiling and raised floor can help tremendously in soundproofing your drum room.
These can cause air and sound leakage.
More exposure to natural light.
Hey r drums so i m looking to buy my first drum set an electronic set that is not very noisy since i live in an apartment and would much rather not piss off neighbors and draw noise complaints i m a relatively inexperienced drummer that basically learned to play rock and punk songs because a friend owned a drum set and i d played rock band for years.
Line the walls with sand bags.
How to soundproof an apartment room for drums.
Yes electric drum sets are designed to keep the noise down by using rubber pads on the cymbals and mesh heads on the drum heads.
