Drum heads with less noise awsome must have

[lespaulman]

hey guys just got some awsome drum heads from Micheals and they are awsome
the pads are like real rubber drum heads from real drums.

[Tender-Surrender]

LOL Cracked pool sticks! Is that entire thing what you get.. or just the pad to put over the orginal pads. I am interested in buying some.. cuz I really bash the drums lol!

Edit: NVM I read it is only the heads.. phew.. but $39 for 4 drums heads.. bah

[lespaulman]

no they are 1/8 rubber drum heads and you lay them on your drum set they work awsome
i was saying to get some better drum sticks because the ones i got was plain drum sticks
they are super light and they sound like they have a small crack in them and they make noise when i beat them.LOL THERE HEAVY

you get 4 pads no drum sticks

Thats cheap if your a drummer you should know that drum heads arent cheap now days
10 dollars a head is good for quality material. i bet its not cheap to make them.

[FlyinWhee]

I'm more than ready to shell out the money, but I'd need to hear it first.

Post a video comparing a protected VS. unprotected pad and we'll see.

[lespaulman]

i would but i dont have a camcorder.
you will never never get drums that you can't hear at all the whole thing about these they are very tuff material and will save your drums in the long run and they are alot better sounding then clicking noise from plastic heads.there been too many people having there drum heads crack under the orginal pads
these drums from rock band are made cheap.

I beat hard and these pads dont show no markings at all i bet they last longer than the orginal heads by a long shot. I have drum stick wear marks on my orginal from just a couple of weeks.but these pads dont show anything to them at all.Wel worth it to me.Ilove this game and dont want anything breaking so its a great investment.

[xSinisterjX]

How do you connect them to the drum pads so they wont fall off when you are beating them?

[Ultrace]

I'm more than ready to shell out the money, but I'd need to hear it first.

Post a video comparing a protected VS. unprotected pad and we'll see.
This, I think, is going to be the selling point. Before asking anyone to shell out money, show a video. Unfortunately, there's stilll the potential for audio editing, hitting the "unprotected" pads harder in the video, etc. But still, it's a lot better than just pictures. :)

[Briz9]

I made my own pads. Someone put up a tutorial on how to make them, so this isn't originally my idea. It's 2 layers of thin foam rubber (self-adhesive), and one layer self-adhesive felt. I used a circle cutter to cut them out at the right size, then stuck them all together and stuck it to the drums. They peel off really easily too, so it doesn't hurt the drums in any way. It cost me a total of $27 for everything (bought from Michael's craft store). The bulk of that was the circle cutter though ($16).

Here's the finished product: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/brwill14/RB%20001.jpg

[lespaulman]

they stay on pretty good it comes with little square double sided sticker and he told be to put it on the bottom back side so it dont jump off and i tried it without they seem pretty stable without but i stuck it
on there no problem at all.

[Baroo]

these pads are actually made for real drunsets to make them quieter, I used to have a set on my drums years ago. They do work well and they do exactly as what they are intended, to make drums quieter.

I would worry a little about the sensitivity myslef. I tend to play really light sometimes, and I would be worried some of the hits wouldn't register with my ultra light taps.

[lespaulman]

Listen guys i tried the Micheals foam it dont even come close to this stuff at all.

Micheals foam is craft foam it will dent and tear over time and its got felt on top and that causes more noise its not even worth it and plus its louder than this stuff i got, plus your stick is still beating the crap out of your drums underneath with craft foam i tried it Nope not for me.

i can beat the living crap out my drums and leave no marks at all its funny.

[Baroo]

also 40$ seems a bit high, you can go to any music store that sells drumsets and buy these pads, they are nothing specially made for Xband, it is just someone cutting foam pads to fit the rock band drums.

You can usually get 4 pads for around 10 -20 $


Don;t get scammed by the e-bayers. Go to the music store in your town buy them there and cut them to fit with a razor blade.

Just outline the circle with a peice of chalk, cut, and you're done.

[lespaulman]

Im thinking of buying another set of these drum heads or have this guy custome make me some for 8"
remo pratice pads and build my own triggers with peizzo from radioshack and buy a midi
drum unit for about 100.00 and build my electric kit for under 250.00. seen them made
on youtube.they sound awsome and easy to do.

[lespaulman]

Baroo you sound like you have a problem with ebayers.

You are wrong dude you are going to pay way more for hard plastic drum pads
that i had for my set they are junk compared to this stuff.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Cannon-Gladstone-Practice-Pad-447831-i1322151.gc
11.00 x 4 =44 plus tax then time in cutting them.

who wants a hump in the middle of the drums.LOL

[RB41]

Has anyone tried rubber tip drum stick heads? If you have, let us know how they turn out.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Tama-TCP10D-Silent-Tips?sku=440041

[lespaulman]

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Evans-Apprentice-Drum-Practice-Pad-443275-i1169647.gc
14.99 each

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Regal-Tip-Gum-Rubber-Pad-490367-i1371085.gc
12.99 each

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Vic-Firth-MUTEPP3-Mute-Prepack-3---Complete-Standard-Kit-447688-i1140086.gc
44.99

thats all i see trust me.
its all worth it some people are cheaper than others.

[Baroo]

It has nothing to do with e-bay.

I have been playing drums for almost 20 years, i know exactly what these are. I know exactly who makes them, and I know exactly how much they are worth.

And they are most deffinatly not worth $40 before shipping.

Save yourself about %50, go to your local music store, and buy THE EXACT SAME PADS!!

Don't get ripped off for something you can buy for less.

It is quiet obvious the posted of this thread is the e-bayer, and is just trying to make a a few extra bucks by using the "fad" to make uninformed buyers to pay extra.

[Baroo]

http://www.guitarcenter.com/HQ-Percussion-SoundOff-Fusion-Pack-445390-i1138704.gc


first thing i found on the guitar center website, they probably have cheaper if you showup in person.

[HellishFiend]

This guy obviously signed up just to make this topic.
"awsome must have" in topic title + link to ebay = advertising
Please keep topics like these out of the forums =(

[Lola]

yes there are rubber pads you can put over the drum heads. they're usually used for practicing and protecting the heads. they dampen the sound pretty well. instead of the TAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAP it would be a more of a dense thumpthumpthumpthump. They would come in handy when playing the game at night, especially if you live in an apartment. i dont know if youd have to hit harder though for the game to register the hits though. anybody who's tried with padding know?

[Baroo]

24.99 for 4 pads

:D

[WildBillKickoff]

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Party at lespaulman's place!

[lespaulman]

Baroo, ok you find me some drum pads for cheaper then if its that easy and give me a link
i talked to this guy on the phone he worked as a engineer for a big electronic drum company and new what was needed to fix this problem.

so what if hes making alittle money i bet hes not making alot of it thats his business
anyways.

Gas is making money too with those high prices and everything else like milk cheese
and foods.

Like i said im happy with what i got and its good material trust me.

[Baroo]

I already did page-2;

4 drum pads for 24.99

[HellishFiend]

Baroo, ok you find me some drum pads for cheaper then if its that easy and give me a link
i talked to this guy on the phone he worked as a engineer for a big electronic drum company and new what was needed to fix this problem.

so what if hes making alittle money i bet hes not making alot of it thats his business
anyways.

Gas is making money too with those high prices and everything else like milk cheese
and foods.

Like i said im happy with what i got and its good material trust me.

you are not fooling anyone. you are selling these pads, not some "guy local".

[lespaulman]

sorry if you think that

im just trying to help others that need good ideas
just like i needed one.

and whats up with the forum post with micheals and its craft foam=sales too to micheals
maybe the guy works there.who knows right.

But anyways im done with all of it
everyone keep rocking on with ROCK BAND awsome game.

[FlyinWhee]

I have some rubber tips on my drum stick but its still quite noisy, I'm trying to see if there's any way I'll really get even less noise, 40$ wasn't an issue, but this just isn't convincing enough as it is.

I'm mostly tempted by the felt mod right now.

[Baroo]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Pulse-Fusion-Drum-Mute-Disk-Set-?sku=445363

They do work. I have used them on real drumsets in apartments.

Here is a set of 4 for $17.99.

I'm still convinced I can find them cheaper that this too.
:D

[Ultrace]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Pulse-Fusion-Drum-Mute-Disk-Set-?sku=445363

They do work. I have used them on real drumsets in apartments.

Here is a set of 4 for $17.99.

I'm still convinced I can find them cheaper that this too.
:D
Actually, I'd like to research something like this for RB... Does anyone know what the size of the RB drum heads is? 6"? 8"?

[Baroo]

about 7inches from the inside measurement, 8inches from the outside, but the need to fit inside the rim.

Just flip them upside down on the drum, and draw an outline with a peice of chalk. Then use a razorblade on concrete or something hard to cut them out.

Takes about 5 minutes, I have done this many of times in real life. Works like a charm.

[shibumi]

ugh!! I had to go ahead and register just so I could jump in here and reiterate to people - please don't fall for this!

lespaulman - if you are not the ebay'er, then you should contact that dude and ask for a refund - you got ripped. If you are the ebay'er (as it seems), please take your spam elsewhere.

I also don't believe you tried the "michaels" mod. If you did, and it ripped etc, then obviously you did it WRONG. I've done it and two of my buddies did it - works like a charm and really quiets them down - A LOT!! My wife can't even hear them now - and they're not distracting during songs.

As Briz9 pointed out in this thread - it's a cheap fix that can be had for around $25 - the most expensive piece is buying that 'circle cutter' thing - it ranges from $12 (on sale at JoAnn's Fabrics) to $20 at Michaels. Hell - they might even cut the rubber and felt circles out for you at the store if you ask nicely - bringing your total down to around $7 and about 10 mins of your time.

Here's the link to the page showing the mod:

http://generationgamerz.com/v2/insight/time-for-rock-band-arts-crafts.php

They even have a video there that someone submitted showing how the "Michaels Mod" quiets the drums down (mine came out much more quiet than even in that video!!!).


Anyway - like I said I just felt compelled to jump in here - even though it looks like Baroo already has it under control - thanks for finding and posting all of those other alternatives!! :)

[Briz9]

I think Harmonix needs to go ahead and make official Rock Band pads. There's obviously a demand for them, and it would be nice to have official pads since they'd be the correct size and color and all.

[admanimal]

I have also tried the foam/felt Michaels mod and it does work great. Nothing has shown signs of ripping or anything.

Those drum pads from guitar center look like they could work too, but my concern would be sticking them to the pads. The adhesive backed foam sticks perfectly but I have had issues getting tape and other stuff to stick to the pad.

[boboette]

Just flip them upside down on the drum, and draw an outline with a peice of chalk. Then use a razorblade on concrete or something hard to cut them out.

Have you done this on RB drums? Does it affect sensitivity at all? How about the need to tape them since the RB drums don't have rims? Thanks in advance.

[Bluvox]

You can spend less by getting some "screw covers" from Home Depot as well, and putting them on the tips of the drumsticks. This quiets the noise a LOT, about as much as the Joann's mod that I saw.

My wife happened to have some lighter plastic-tipped sticks in her stick bag. They worked a bit better (since the sticks are lighter they don't make as much noise).

No matter what you do, the "thump" sound is going to continue, you are playing drums after all. You can minimize it to a great deal, but even as you heard on that video it's not great. Really good technique helps out a lot (hint my wife told me - knuckles UP), go through the tutorial on it and they have good basics. You don't have to kill the drums to make it work.. granted I still slap them harder than I should.

I can't imagine how hard this guy is claiming to have hit that drumkit if he's seeing damage to the top of it and/or foam rubber in just 2 weeks. He's gotta be abos-freaking-lutely trying to kill it.

[boboette]

Yeah I saw your wife's post. I'll give the screw cover a try. I'm too lazy to do paper craft stuff.

Hitting light is easier said than done. i played drums for a year way back when, so I hit a lot lighter than my boyfriend. I understand that cuz I hit hard myself when practicing difficult sections. I tense up and lose control of my muscle. I think with practice I'll hit light consistently, but in the meantime some noise-reduction tool will help a great deal.

[Electric_Zen]

I just picked up an 8" mute pad for $5.99 from Guitar Center. I'll give it a try.

Get a job, lespaulman. Running e-bay scams is no way to make a living.

[rockmania213]

Rockband is cool but noisy ;D

[masterx1918]

the pads aren't that much quieter, at least that much quieter to make me go out of my way for

[Harsher]

I made my own pads. Someone put up a tutorial on how to make them, so this isn't originally my idea. It's 2 layers of thin foam rubber (self-adhesive), and one layer self-adhesive felt. I used a circle cutter to cut them out at the right size, then stuck them all together and stuck it to the drums. They peel off really easily too, so it doesn't hurt the drums in any way. It cost me a total of $27 for everything (bought from Michael's craft store). The bulk of that was the circle cutter though ($16).

Here's the finished product: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/brwill14/RB%20001.jpg

That looks nice and seems like it would take away most of the noise but I gotta ask doesn't it feel sort of crappy playing on something like that? I mean doesn't it feel weird or anything because don't you just actually want to hear clicking and loudness while drumming, it sort of kills the effect doesn't it?