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« on: September 06, 2002, 07:33 AM » |
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Hey, i need to get something to silence my drums and cymbols with so i can practise a lot more without annoying other people. Im looking at both the Soundoff silencer pads and the Pearl Rythm Traveller mesh heads, and i was wondering if anyone has any experience with either of these and how well they work? I need my kit to be completely silenced to everyone but myself while playing, and i cant afford anything expensive like a practise pad set. The only problem with the mesh heads that I can see is that i'll have to replace the heads every time i want to play with my band. Any feedback would be much appreciated.Thanx.
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« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2002, 08:16 AM » |
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niether are "silent" but the sound off pads do work pretty well, are cheap, and easy to undo.
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« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2002, 11:47 AM » |
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I have used both. The pads tend to not stay on as well and are not as silent. The mesh heads are what I currently use for practice. They feel pretty good and have a descent tone quality at much lower volumes. You are right about the hassle of having to take the heads off and put others on. I do it anyway.
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« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2002, 03:04 PM » |
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The pads tend to not stay on as well i keep my toms at a pretty slight angle, not real steep and i dont really SWING at 'em ... that might be why i didnt have that prob. |
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« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2002, 03:48 AM » |
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I have a combination of both on my kit, pads on the toms and cymbals, and a mesh head on the kick (which is the main source of neighbor complaints).
Pads still produce certain levels of noise, so you will still have to take your neighbors into consideration, but their advantage is that you don't have to go changing heads all the time.
The mesh head on the kick is virtually silent, and can be damped with pillows etc. for a real feel, impossible on toms with mesh heads.
Happy bashing!
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« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2002, 04:48 AM » |
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Hey thanks a lot guys, Im still not sure which im gonna get yet, but im thinking more of the mesh heads since they seem to be quieter. Now for the cymbals, i've seen both cymbal pads and practise cymbals. Im thinking that the cymbal pads look very small, does anyone know how well they work? The practise cymbals would be good but they're a bit out of my price range, so hopefully the cymbal pads will work well enough, any thoughts?
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« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2002, 10:51 AM » |
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I've heard mesh heads break really easy, though i've never tried them myself. Save yourself money and the hassle of changing heads and get the silencing pads. The cymbal pads are small so u just have to watch how and where u hit them, if u can do that they shouldn't be a problem.
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« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2002, 02:11 PM » |
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have you looked into pacific drums? they have a drumset called the chamealon, i don't thinki speeled it right but anyways, it has messh heads on one side of the drums and regulear heads on the other side, toms and bass drums, the snare has a rubber pad on it, so all you have to do is just turn the drums around and your all set.
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