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Matt Bo Eder
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Some of you may recall I was asking advice on demo-ing my patio room to re-build it as a soundproofed drum studio.
I felt like it would end up being a pipe dream since I don't have $30,000.00 to spend lying around. It was.
Theoretically, I don't really need the soundproof room. My neighbors don't object to my practicing, just so long as I end at a reasonable time (before 9PM). So I really thought about what I absolutely needed.
My patio room doesn't enjoy the central AC that the rest of the house does, so consequently, with the drums out there, in the summer heat of California, I don't play them daily (although I practice on a pad in the cool house).
Fast forward to a couple of days ago, we decided the one home improvement we can afford this year is new carpeting. So we make that happen. As we're moving things out of all the rooms prior to the carpeting crew coming in to remove and replace the carpet, both the wife and I realize there's a bunch of furniture and things we just don't need (funny how you accumulate a bunch of stuff you don't need over the years).
Now that the house is empty and the carpeting crew is here installing the new carpet, my wife says, "why don't you move your drums back into one of the bedrooms, then you can practice in the house with the AC on".
Talk about "DOH!" moment. So now I'm making plans on getting some acoustic foam for one of the rooms to spiff it up as a practice room. I'll enjoy the AC and can practice on any day. I'm now looking really forward to this. To think we've lived here for over ten years and I never thought about commandeering a bedroom just for the drums because I wanted the space the patio room to rehearse with any band I may have the chance to rehearse with. I realize that I've not had as many rehearsals as I thought I would, and that's only because I'm usually subbing for someone, or going out and sight-reading whatever they have.
But with this realization, I'm looking forward to being able to play my drums (and not a pad) at any time during the day when I'm home before work. I've neglected playing on a kit daily like I used to, so this really feels like a whole new era for me!
But really, DOH!
I felt like it would end up being a pipe dream since I don't have $30,000.00 to spend lying around. It was.
Theoretically, I don't really need the soundproof room. My neighbors don't object to my practicing, just so long as I end at a reasonable time (before 9PM). So I really thought about what I absolutely needed.
My patio room doesn't enjoy the central AC that the rest of the house does, so consequently, with the drums out there, in the summer heat of California, I don't play them daily (although I practice on a pad in the cool house).
Fast forward to a couple of days ago, we decided the one home improvement we can afford this year is new carpeting. So we make that happen. As we're moving things out of all the rooms prior to the carpeting crew coming in to remove and replace the carpet, both the wife and I realize there's a bunch of furniture and things we just don't need (funny how you accumulate a bunch of stuff you don't need over the years).
Now that the house is empty and the carpeting crew is here installing the new carpet, my wife says, "why don't you move your drums back into one of the bedrooms, then you can practice in the house with the AC on".
Talk about "DOH!" moment. So now I'm making plans on getting some acoustic foam for one of the rooms to spiff it up as a practice room. I'll enjoy the AC and can practice on any day. I'm now looking really forward to this. To think we've lived here for over ten years and I never thought about commandeering a bedroom just for the drums because I wanted the space the patio room to rehearse with any band I may have the chance to rehearse with. I realize that I've not had as many rehearsals as I thought I would, and that's only because I'm usually subbing for someone, or going out and sight-reading whatever they have.
But with this realization, I'm looking forward to being able to play my drums (and not a pad) at any time during the day when I'm home before work. I've neglected playing on a kit daily like I used to, so this really feels like a whole new era for me!
But really, DOH!