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What's a good way to make a drum set softer?
I live in an apartment and I fear my drum kit is load and annoys my neighboors... any way to make it quiter?
Well the cheapest way would be to go pick up a silencer or mute kit. You can get one for a standard kit between 30-50 bucks. It consists of little rubber pads that go on the top head and muffle the kit. I found this to be ok for drums but you will probably need to check out a few verities for the cymbals, as they really need to cover most of the surface area. I am not sure of the brand, but I know there is one company that makes a pad which wraps around the edge to more effectively dampen the vibrations.
If you want to go a bit cheaper and have a lot of spare towels or blankets lying around you could literally stuff all of your drums with those killing the vibration completely.
With the high hats, make sure you don't just put a pad on the top cymbal, you are going to need something in between them both.
You might also want to consider an electric kit, or a practice pad set up. This will let you work on your technique in near silence, or at a volume comfortable for everyone.
Finally, just work on playing more quietly without destroying your technique. The ability to play with extreme dynamics is definitely not a bad thing.
Hope that helps. Congratulations on not being a jerk and caring about your neighbors by the way. Way to many people (not just musicians) don't realize that they are not the only people around.
Brandon Khoo @ SOFT Drum Xchange 01