Line the walls with sand bags.
Drumset second floor apartment.
Heading to the basement or even the sub level of a parking garage offers the most insulation against the weather.
Seal up the gaps.
October 21 2016.
The grateful dead lined their space in sand moby encased his ny apartment in sand.
Great for apartments and doesn t matter what floor you re on.
These can cause air and sound leakage.
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.
Especially the kick pedal.
2 points 4 years ago.
I also live in an apartment.
I second this answer.
The main problem that you will face with e drum sets is with sound transfer through the floors.
I dared only use a practice pad kit 4 pads up and a small pad where my double kick goes.
If you have an upstairs room or live in a multi story apartment this is the major issue you will be dealing with.
1 point 4 years ago.
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.
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.
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.
Most apartment complexes will have a maintenance team dedicated to the care and upkeep of the place.
They can be set up in the room with the drum set and taken down when moving to a new location.
Isolation booths are exceptional as they will provide the most effective decibel reduction when practicing acoustic drums in an apartment.
How to soundproof an apartment room for drums.
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.
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.
Keep in mind that electronic drum set still make a lot of noise.
It s cheap portable labor intensive works great.
Look for major gaps in your walls and doors.
While basements are not an option in all apartment buildings get low if you can during a tornado.
