Please help me keep the lows in my own house

[Riff Ranger]

It pleases me to report that I haven't heard anything new from any neighbors, which presumably means they haven't heard anything new from me in their houses, even as I continue to play daily and twiddle knobs here and there. We did even get my middle kid's drums going again. We have kept those sounds in our own home by switching to mesh heads and low volume cymbals, with no loss of enjoyment on our end (as you can see!)

And now a neighbor's playing guitar! Through an amplifier! After 8pm! …

 

[VolverseLoco]

No, that's not the case. You neighbor has succumbed to Corona Virus and just hasn't been discovered yet by the authorities. Let 'er RIP!! Crank It UP!!!

 

[beans-on-toast]

That sounds a good experiment to try.

My bass cab is also sat on two thick gym/ play area floor tiles which I bought for a total of £10 ($13.20) from a DIY store.

I haven't read the whole thread has anyone mentioned the tennis ball drum riser

Those aren't really tennis balls. In a technical application such as this they are called pneumatic spheres.

 

[Doufuss]

My son's music teacher (circa 2006) had a very effectively soundproofed garage. It was completely isolated from the rest of the house, with a set of walls and ceiling built 8" inboard of the exterior walls. They used 2x6 insulated stud wall with 5/8" drywall on resilient bar. The garage door was a non factor due to the wall across that leg.

The room was treated extensively with Helmholtz resonators, high frequency absorbent panels and diffusers. Thick carpet with thick underlay. In the room, the quiet had weight to it.

I believe he told me it had cost around $5K CDN and he did all the work himself with friends. He had a ton of students and was busy every day.

Walking up to the house one night to drop the kid off, you could just barely hear the drums standing right beside the exterior wall. So you can do it. It'll just cost a little more money than you'd hoped.

 

[GrahamNN3]

We did even get my middle kid's drums going again. We have kept those sounds in our own home by switching to mesh heads and low volume cymbals, with no loss of enjoyment on our end (as you can see!)
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And now a neighbor's playing guitar! Through an amplifier! After 8pm! …

Great photo - yours a great Dad

 

[Doufuss]

What about a Roland HS5?

 

[Patrice B]

Lovely little drum kit! Glad to hear that you can enjoy playing without disturbing the neighborhood!

 

[Riff Ranger]

Great photo - yours a great Dad

Thank you for saying so

 

[Riff Ranger]

What about a Roland HS5?

That's pretty slick. If I was working with anybody locally, that could go to anybody's house. Not sure when I will get my shots, but I'm looking forward to it.

 

[GrahamNN3]

Thank you for saying so

I still can't spell though!

Thank you for saying so

 

[GrahamNN3]

What about a Roland HS5?

This looks a great idea - but priced a tad too expensive

 

[Doufuss]

This looks a great idea - but priced a tad too expensive

It is costly and you would have to use a pretty good grade of headphone to get anything out of it. But for those in a situation where they had to be quiet, it would be a useful tool. Ya wanna play or what?

 

[JKos]

Getting him started on double kick early, heh?

 

[Riff Ranger]

Getting him started on double kick early, heh?

He's into it, too!

 

[Clark Westfield]

I just recently started to practice and JamKazam through my computer and monitors.

I picked up some 5" Adam monitors and a Focusrite interface.

Practice would consist of just my computer blasting through the monitors songs, drum tracks, metronome, while my rig was blasting.

My rig is a Tech21 VT500 head through Hartke HD210 cab.

Now everything is mixed in the monitors and the volume has SIGNIFICANTLY gone down, yet I still get the punch required for practice and accuracy.

All my buddies with studio boards practice and play this way, and I know why.

My wife is right upstairs and has commented on the new quietness.

Give it a try, a lot cheaper than modifying the world around your space.