SkullDrummer
Active Member
so i live in an apartment, and i read the lease, which said that they did not allow things like drumsets, even if i made it a silent kit, and i dont have enough money for a good electric kit. what should i do?
Move.
The management at the apartment complex may consider an electronic kit in the same category as an acoustic kit. They probably don't permit muted kits because will still be vibrations transmitted through the floor to the ceiling below.
I have found that students who live on the ground level have much less to worry about. Without neighbors below them, drummers can use mutes, mesh heads, etc. At that point, the volume is usually less than that of a surround sound system (which many people in apartments have).
I have been in the process of writing some articles on a new website. It is a work in progress, but these two articles may offer some information.
Can I Learn to Play the Drums Without a Drumset?
and
Can I Play Drums if I Live in an Apartment?
Thanks,
Jeff
This.The management at the apartment complex may consider an electronic kit in the same category as an acoustic kit. They probably don't permit muted kits because will still be vibrations transmitted through the floor to the ceiling below.
I have found that students who live on the ground level have much less to worry about. Without neighbors below them, drummers can use mutes, mesh heads, etc. At that point, the volume is usually less than that of a surround sound system (which many people in apartments have).
I have been in the process of writing some articles on a new website. It is a work in progress, but these two articles may offer some information.
Can I Learn to Play the Drums Without a Drumset?
and
Can I Play Drums if I Live in an Apartment?
Thanks,
Jeff
And this.It gets to a point where you kinda gotta agree with this.
You ask what you should do?
Maybe look at all options of where you can live first.
If you are reading the lease on a property....then you either haven't moved in yet or you are reading it after you've moved in.
If you have moved in already, then look at what you have available to you.
If a practice pad and sticks is all you can use, then go for gold.
Maybe get a teacher in your area?
If you haven't moved in, then rethink and look at all other avenues.
This.Move.
This is where I am going to finally set up mine...
If a drummer plays in a forest with nobody around, does the drummer make a sound?No neighbors to complain about unrest in the forest.