Sound proof! :d

[dontSwitchOff]

Hey after many years of air drumming, im thinking of buying a drumset soon. but im staying in HDB flat and the one thing that bug me is the "noise" cuz im pretty much a hard-hitter and i doubt i can convert into the opposite. so im thinking to invest a bit more on sound proofing my room as in the end i'll turn it into a drum studio anyway. i dont think i wanna put drum mufflers cuz i dont see the point when i invest on a good kit with good cymbals and in the end i just hear "pfft".

so here are the things:
- do i need to cover my WHOLE room with sound proof material?
- or just the door and window gaps cuz im not sure if the sound would penetrates through the walls
- or is there a certain part in the room i should cover with those materials
- what bout floorings? besides carpet to prevent abrasions
- OR (LAST OPTION IN MIND) continue air drumming and day dreaming

you opinions are very much appreciated fellow drummers!

 

[Dark Heart]

Nice!

You know those anti sound foam in the market. Its useless without professional sound proofing. So even you have the foam, it doesn't really help much. Only cut away 20% of the noise.

You need a vacuum built around your room.

The bass drum will affect your below neighbours. You will need a vacuum platform to sit your drums.

So look for professionals for a quote on soundproof service.

Vacuum is a space. A place without air.

 

[dontSwitchOff]

hmm true.. thanks!

 

[ngsl]

Suggest u should read the drumming in HDB thread in the stickies. You might find some useful info there.
Side note: sound proofing the whole room can be very costly and probably not worth the effort since the room will be very hot if it is not air conditioned. Thick curtains and carpets on top the abc rubber mats will help reduce noise.

 

[Namrehs]

What i've heard is that, the best way to soundproof a room is to have a room in a room. which means you build a smaller room using gypsum board and those acoustic foam but it's going to be very costly and time consuming. If you are really dead serious about doing drum recording and such at home then it would be best to invest in the room. Otherwise, i'll suggest you dont invest so much in a really good kit cause you'll only be the one hearing it (since it's not going to be heard on any of your band's album and solely for practice purpose only). Get yourself a decent kit and invest in your snares and cymbals! Then bring them out for recordings and gigs and impress the others. Haha.

I have a Pearl Target series kit but i invested in a good snare and cymbals. Nobody will say your kit sucks (even if it really sucks) when you tune it to perfection right? Haha. Good luck!

 

[lokiregnarok]

Why not get drum muffs too? I am not a drummer but my drummer fren did this to his drum sets.