If your drum is sat on a bare uncarpeted floor then the vibrations will travel straight into the floor below your housemate or downstairs neighbour won t thank you for that.
Drum sound flooring.
I already have mute pads on the all the heads.
The problem is they don t feel anything like playing a kit without pads the drum sound is anything but drum like and the noise reduction is partial at best but you can.
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A very simple solution to reduce the transfer of noise through the floor is to make sure that your drum is sat on rubber mats or a purpose made rug.
Use bass traps to deal with drum bass.
I live on the 3rd floor of my apartment and people downstairs are just about to lose it cos of me practicing my l r kick triplets.
However there is a way to deal even with this type of noise.
I want to know if there is an intelligent makeshift way to soundproof the floor to minimise the noise of the kick drum.
The problem arises from the fact that the lower the frequency of the sound is the easier it travels around.