TedEH
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Did a quick search but didn't find any discussion about these- I'm looking into buying a drum kit and putting remo silent stroke heads and zildjian L80 cymbals on it, as a replacement for a cheap electric kit (Alesis DM5, with just the plain rubber triggers).
Some youtube clips make it sound like these are ridiculously quiet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3f0M-ccFPA), almost moreso than what I'm using right now. The e-kit I have right now is ok, but I find hitting the plastic can still be pretty loud, it breaks down pretty often (wires breaking, the frame coming apart from the vibrations, triggers not staying in place, etc), and I do know the neighbor can hear it, which I think is a matter of how I'm literally just stomping on a bunch of plastic things on the floor- all that energy is getting transferred right into the building. (He says it doesn't bug him, but still, if I can be less annoying to people, then why not.) I have no idea if hitting a mesh head would maybe transfer less of that thud noise into the floor. I'm really curious how these products compare to an e-kit for quiet/apartment use.
Does anyone here have any experience with these? Are they really as quiet as that youtube video suggests? Are they possibly more quiet than a non-mesh e-key? Any recommendations on cheap/starter kits I should look for or avoid?
Edit: another video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlDX6buKfu0
Some youtube clips make it sound like these are ridiculously quiet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3f0M-ccFPA), almost moreso than what I'm using right now. The e-kit I have right now is ok, but I find hitting the plastic can still be pretty loud, it breaks down pretty often (wires breaking, the frame coming apart from the vibrations, triggers not staying in place, etc), and I do know the neighbor can hear it, which I think is a matter of how I'm literally just stomping on a bunch of plastic things on the floor- all that energy is getting transferred right into the building. (He says it doesn't bug him, but still, if I can be less annoying to people, then why not.) I have no idea if hitting a mesh head would maybe transfer less of that thud noise into the floor. I'm really curious how these products compare to an e-kit for quiet/apartment use.
Does anyone here have any experience with these? Are they really as quiet as that youtube video suggests? Are they possibly more quiet than a non-mesh e-key? Any recommendations on cheap/starter kits I should look for or avoid?
Edit: another video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlDX6buKfu0