Zildjian Low volume L80 and Remo silent stroke review on Tama Metro Jam 

+pierre g You taped near the edges and this makes it louder? Are you not scared these heads will damage your bearing edges?

+Mr.Viking hello, yes, i put a gaffer tape of about 4 inches / 10cm long on the side where my stick never hits the snare - this definitely makes it a bit louder, i guess it just moves more air towards the drum which is why. I never thought about damaging the bearing edge, but i doubt it's doing much.

they will, drums are still unplayble in an apartment, even with silent heads and those cymbals, waste of money :)

Julian Klimczyk agree

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some neighbors actually like live drum music. don't always assume.

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+Brian Davidson hello! thanks for your comment, i put a big piece of gaffer tape on the snare (towards the left where my stick doesnt hit the head) it works really well! you are right a bit louder (so closer to the cymbal volume) and also more consistent. great tip!

+pierre g Glad it worked for you! I also found that if you put the piece of gaffer tape over the area you hit that it reduces the rebound back to more like a real snare head. I find the Silent Stroke's just a little too bouncy.

+Brian Davidson yes i agree - i also wanted to experiment with having the gaffer tape on the other side of the mesh (so inside the snare), but that require to remove the head first etc...

+pierre g I never thought of putting it on the other side of the head, will give it a try!

+pierre g i used the remo falam slam single on the underside of the head for vol boost... also the bd head is def going to tear from your beater so be careful and protect it

+Alex Storksen-Coulson i have never tried these, but i now have some new sticks with smaller tips and it does make a difference, maybe i'll try those, but probably wont find my size :/

+DavidMapex1 you are welcome! hope you'll take the right decision

yes

i had them a while ago (like 25 years ago?!), but they change the balance of the stick - I will check out if they have new models - thanks for the suggestion

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How’s the setup working out? I’m about to move into a townhouse in about a month and also don’t want any issues.

+Shan Iqbal you're welcome!

Wilhem Almodovar they sound like nothing they are even quieter without a reso head and just very little tone it’s recognizable but very little but good for apartments especially if you close your room door you can barely hear shit

It sounds quieter than an electric and a similar sound to a practice pad.

+emmittsmith482 thanks for your comment - actually i would rather the toms are louder, because the cymbals are currently much louder than the rest. for my snare which is 12x3,5, i do get a fair amount of sound even without the wires on.

Thanks for watching!

Hi! You mean using real mics? The sound is fairly poor to be honest. What I've just done now is to add some electronic triggers to the toms and snare (well I had another proper electronic snare) and the result is great - the cymbals cut through the headphones and the feel is good - and I can balance the level of the drums. The snare on the video was custom made in an old pearl tom - that was done 20 years ago by a shop in Paris. It's just over 3 inch deep - I used it for years as my main snare which was stupid as it was very quiet

true, any rubber tip you recommend? i had the tama ones to put on the tips of any sticks a long long time ago, it changed the weight of the sticks and made no sense to use.. but i guess there are probably better options now

technically yes, but the sound of the cymbals isnt great..

it's very easy but i will try to! thanks

hey man, where do you live? i dont have time to make a video but here is how to do it, it's SUPER simple: - go to your diy shop, and ask to cut some wood plank of MDF 18mm thick and to the size of your drumkit, mine is 90cm x 150cm but i have a small kit and i wish it was a bit bigger = 15 euros - go to your local bike shop or something like Decathlon if it exists in your country and buy 2 big fat innertube, i got a lot of 26" mountain bike tubes for 3 euros at Decathlon, take the cheapest ones - either buy some foam mats tiles from amazon tinyurl.com/jjtc8sw (20 euros to cover the surface) - find a cheap rug to make it look nicer (not necessary) --> no DIY required, just put the two innertubes on the floor, put the MDF plank of wood on top of it, put your foam tiles on it then put your drumkit and you are good to go. --> DO NOT put your throne on the platform, you are too heavy and it will make it sink, so drum throne on the floor, see the end of the video. Good luck!

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hello, thanks for your comment - are you talking about the cymbals or the drum shells? if the drumshells i would say to put some real heads on it as it's technically and acoustic kit, otherwise you can use mics - i've done it and it's great (you have the sound of the meshhead but louder). triggers as mentioned below is an option but you would need a drum module, you can check my other video to see how it sounds converted to electronic.

+LPeacecz hello thanks - i havent tried the surge, but from what i know it probably is a bit louder, although with less sustain (plus it doesnt sound like a cymbal). i think the L80 do a good job

+pierre g thx answer. I know that surge C. is not like regular cymbals its trigger.. midi.. i want that feel of real cymbals and make it midi.. it is easy to do but i am wondering if this L80 is more or less loud. is it possible if i send you sample of playing on my surge cymbals and tell you how far is microphone and i record some specific sound like for example drumstick on drumstick than you send mi exact same record of L80 and i will match the volume of that clicks in programe and i will see with one is louder sry f. m. english.

hey man, sorry i havent replied and actually not sure what you mean - but you could try to do some DIY piezzo trigger on a L80 cymbal, i was tempted to do so, i see no reason why it wouldnt work!

on the street/coffee shop i would say "no" - the cymbals are louder than the drums, that said, if you were to add some gaffer tape on the mesh heads (like covering 20% of the head) it would probably make it louder. Also, the crash is very quiet in comparison to the ride and HH. If you can plug your stuff somewhere i would recommend a hybrid electronic like i did in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DLvW_cBdIUM.html - that way you could be at the volume level desired.

oh and regarding playing at night, it depends on your neighbours/people living in your flat. 1) the cymbals are still quite loud (especially if it's completely quiet around), 2) there are some vibrations going from hitting, so i would recommend to build a small platform like i did.

yea but that doesn't feel like an actual drum kit

hey, i bought a very cheap racket ball (from the beach racket) for about 1 euros (from Decathlon if you live in Europe), and i did 2 wholes in it and stuck it to instead of the normal beater. What is does is smoother attack, which is quieter and for some reason have a very nice rebound (which i wouldnt have expected, as the ball itself is quite bouncy) www.decathlon.de/p/beachtennis-set-woody/_/R-p-3598?mc=8373039&c=BLAU

@@pierreg8562 thank you so much. Can you take a close shot and email it to me?? thedarkdrummer@gmail.com

+aurelio agosto you mean how tight vs loose? i play then rather loose actually so they don't have an anoying rebound. I believe it will depends on the size of the drums, somewhere around 12 or 13" are the best, the feel is quite good. But in the end they are just normal mesh heads, you can check out other options, apparently the "real feel" from drumtec are much better, though also 2.5 times more expensive. I would say for the snare it's better to invest in a more realistic head, for the toms these do just fine. I ended up changing my set up, now using an electronic snare and i put trigger on the toms/bass drum, that's perfect.

Thanx. That's what I needed to know.I'm converting my acoustic drum kit to electronic.Just got the ddti interface,ddrum triggers,cables, etc etc, and now for the heads,Thanks again!

hallo, das hat mehr zu tun mit Vibrationen - aber besser nicht zu laut / spaet zu spielen.

i've bought some $1 rubber tubes from the DIY shop and cut them to the rims. if you want a rimshot it doesnt work though (or cross stick)

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Hi, I follow your videos for a long time now... So, your opinion is taken into account. I have an edrum (second in 1 year). But I still dream of playing in a 'real' one. So this low volume solution seemed perfect. I've watched a lot of videos but still not really sure how do they sound live. Have you tried one? I guess you wouldn't change your edrum for this...

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depends on what you want. all electronic kits on the market don't feel any close to real drums, i've converted it to a hybrid kit with triggers check my other video :)

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