Hello to all the drum taikos n sifus here. I'm kinda newbie, interested in drumming as a hobby (me working full time). Anyone who has an acouctic set and staying in apartment/condo? I'm planning to get one and these are the suggestions I got to not annoy the neighbors:

1. sound proof your room - Cheap solution, use egg trays, which looks like crap unless u willing to sacrifice a room. Then again, what if the drums are placed in the living room...

2. use dampening pads - does it totally kills the sound or softens it? is it cheap?

3. use hotrods instead of regular sticks - supposed to be between brush n regular sticks

4. digital drums (e.g. Roland v-drum, yamaha DTX, NOT DD55 kinda stuff!!) - can control volume but kinda expensive, lose the feel of an acoustic set.

So, taikos n sifus, any advice on what should i do or get? Apologies if question is too general or not specific, cos i don't have enough knowledge or experience on drums. Thanks!!

echobrainproject:
do u think a combination of option 2 and 3 will help reduce the loudness? or else i think i have to do some serious thinking on whether to get a digital drum set.

TheWhacker:
well, house rules says that for musical instruments, noise must b kept at minimum level.

Hi all

I've read on the web regarding mufflers, silencers and mesh heads. i think they are all the same stuff (kindly correct me if i'm wrong), which are black round rubber pads that are placed on top on the acoustic drum heads. Quater circle shaped pads are placed on the cymbals and hi-hat. Would like to know whether the sound of the drums are reduced to an acceptable level or you'll hear just a thud from the sticks hitting the pads. Thanks!

Hi Mav&Goh, may i know at which outlet did u test the kit out? I would like to check it out as well. Thanks!

Has anyone seen the TRAPS drum kit in any stores in KL or PJ or anywhere locally in malaysia? Appreciate if someone can provide more info. Thanks.

http://www.trapsdrums.com/

Holy crap...this v-drum lite looks really cool!! but very plasticy though. pedal looks fragile.

Still thinking about Traps, cos the layout and size is much closer to an acoustic kit. Also can replace the mesh heads with actual drum heads if u wanna go acoustic.

This post has been edited by froggie: Jul 16 2007, 09:34 PM