bro what a wild journey. i absolutely loved that. E-kits are fine, but you can never beat acoustic. great to have you back. im moved house in the last 3 months and got an E-kit since my place isnt soundproof now. I didnt realise the amount of effort and money evolved for a project like this
Ooo what kit did you get? Yeah, turns out REALLY soundproofing is hard and needs heaps of mass and zero gaps. Very happy with my room now though, what a ride!
@@LearnSomeDrums I got the Donner DED-400, it does the job. Some of the roland ones are way better though (like the one you have) can't wait for some more lessons bro, your vids are the best
hopefully when i retire or when i have a decent amount of money to invest in non essential project i would love to build a small soundproof studio space for a small band to play in, similar to the ones i used to go to as a young kid with my friends to practice before gigs been playing bass and some guitar for the better part of 20 years and picked up an ekit to learn drums with just yesterday and jumping into a new journey. i really hope one day i can have a real acoustic set. much more satisfying tactile experience than an ekit
I built a mini carpentry in the house in the room I built a frame for the room from wooden boards and reduced the room and above and below I made 3 layers of.. earth wool or sheep's wool (the stuff that itches in the hands).. and nylon crackles and I made a lot of noise for several months. at a distance of half a meter from where I'm cutting wood, there are neighbors and I haven't heard a word from them about the noise... the reason I disassembled is because I didn't have proper ventilation... but for you it's 100% quiet even inside the house
Nice work! 15dB extra attenuation at low frequency is quite an achievement - and the character of the sound is much better, too - definitely sounds more muted than the 'raw' room, with much less high frequency sound getting out. Some bass traps in the corners, and some more absorption over the walls, and it'll be a great drum room!
Yeah it’s a good number for the neighbours too - definitely not too intrusive on their space. Good tips too, thanks. I’m still considering doing one wall in faux wood Acoufelt or city scape type foam. And some hefty panels for the corners would definitely do wonders as well.
Great video, lots of good ideas. I like the polyester-stuff, slightly on the pricy side but non-irritating at all. That´s why your where able to use it in the ventilation without covering it. One question perhaps: What about the floor? It a huge surface, picking up tons of vibration.
I used an acoustic grade underlay and carpet. But you make a good point. If it was a problem I think I would build a rise for the drums to decouple them from the floor completely.
@@LearnSomeDrums No complaints from the neighbours = 100% soundproof in Australia? You have succeeded in sound reduction but it's unrealistic to say that it's soundproof. Did you go in with the expectation of making it 100% soundproof? If I had put that amount of time and money into it, I'd want it 100% soundproof. This is what happens when people cut corners and don't get consultants (AKA people who know what they are doing) involved. The only way you will impress me is if you gutter it and use the proper materials to ensure that it becomes a 100% soundproof room. Pretty simple...no brownie points for attempts.
Yeah tricky one. I’m not sure if the db meter did it justice - it definitely went from sounding like someone was playing drums in the front yard to maybe someone playing music on a stereo from a room in the house. Soundproofing is a pain because you HAVE to try to stop all the frequencies and drums are just bloody loud. I feel like I can practice guilt free now though and no complaints from the neighbours so yes, it was expensive but I’m happy with it!
