Drumming at home can be a nightmare for those around you, due to the extremely loud sound of acoustic drums. With low-volume drumming, you can practice as much as you like, whenever you like – without disrupting your family or neighbours.

Low-volume drumming is more popular now than ever, but what do you need to create the perfect low volume setup at home? Here are five ways to achieve low-volume drumming at home.

1 – Electronic Drum Kits

Electronic drum kits are popular due to their low volume response, especially when paired with headphones. With a professional sound in your ears but a light tapping sound to everyone else around you, these kits are perfect for any home drummer.

Limited on space, too? Not to worry! There’s a wide range of compact electronic drum kits to choose from, which would sit perfectly in a small space in the corner of your room.

Roland TD-1K V-Drums

The Roland TD-1K is one of the most compact electronic kits on the market, featuring a minimalist, space-saving design that can be easily upgraded as you progress. Acoustic players will feel at home on this kit, with responsive cymbal pads and drums allowing for authentic playing techniques.

The TD-1 module features the same advanced expressiveness found in all TD-series V-Drum modules too, providing a wide dynamic range and natural tone you would expect from higher-end kits. It is easy to use and packed with quality drum sounds and onboard coaching features to help you improve no matter what your skill level.

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Digital Drums 470x Plus by Gear4music

Go big or go home, right? The DD470x is a larger electronic drum kit, featuring mesh heads for an ultra-quiet response. This kit features non-contact sensor technology which adds new levels of realism to electronic drumming.

The unique, magnetic sensors convert the user’s playing vibrations into digital information, which better reflects the intricacies of your drumming – either using the inbuilt sounds or triggering your favourite VSTs.

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Yamaha DTX8K-X

Fit for any professional drummer’s home, the Yamaha DTX8K features unique textured cellular silicone heads to provide unmatched realism, while still offering the same low volume response as mesh.

The DTX-PRO Drum module comes with 400+ internal sounds, all recorded in some of Europe’s top studios with state-of-the-art equipment. Able to change the tone of these with DTX-PRO modules unique Kit Modifier Knobs, you can manipulate the sound through inbuilt compression, real-time effects and ambience recorded alongside the samples.

World-class drum sounds, musical effects, and a host of Yamaha know-how make this a creative Eden, with endless sonic possibilities for all drummers.

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2 – Practice Pad Kits

Practice pad kits allow you to practice all of your techniques at home without producing loud tones. These kits are perfect for drummers looking to practice their rudiments and perform warm-up techniques before rehearsals or gigs.

These kits are also extremely compact, making them perfect for home use!

PPK-5 Practice Pad Drum Kit by Gear4music

Each pad on the PPK-5 provides an authentic response, helping you to nurture skills and rudiments in the same manner as you would on a traditional kit.

For drummers who are constantly on the go, this kit is small enough to take with you wherever you go.

The Practice Pad Kit also includes a Gear4music kick drum pedal, allowing you to start practising straight away.

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Gibraltar 5 Piece Practice Pad Kit

An ideal setup for warm-ups and apartment practice. The Gibraltar 5 Piece Practice Pad Kit is an all-in-one solution to quiet practice on the go.

With a natural feel and rebound, the pads are perfect for practising your independence, timing, and coordination and can be positioned exactly like conventional kits.

The heavy-duty rack and stand ensure added stability and durability, and offers enough space to expand the kit with several add-ons.

The height-adjustable stand provides optimal comfort and playability, allowing you to match the height to your exact specifications.

The Gibraltar Practice Rack even includes a small pad for attaching your own kick pedal, enabling you to practice your foot techniques as well as rudiments.

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Tama True Touch Practice Kit

The Tama True Touch Practice Kit is a groundbreaking practice kit, offering a low-volume response with unmatched dynamics for optimal authenticity and technique exploration. Completely unique to the Tama True Touch Kit, each pad has a different construction that’s designed to give a realistic feel from that drum – a tom doesn’t feel like a snare after all!

Rather than just practising your coordination or limb independence, the True Touch Practice Kit is made for technique refinement, giving you all the tools to make critical changes to your playing style and feel the changes in your playing in real-time. Dynamic response is key when it comes to technique refining, and this practice kit has been designed specifically for this.

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3 – Low Volume Cymbals

If you’re looking for a low-volume acoustic drum kit, low-volume cymbals are essential. The cymbal packs are a perfect starting point for low volume drumming, which can be extended with individual cymbals at any time.

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WHD 5pc Low Volume Cymbal Pack

The WHD 5pc Low Volume Cymbal Pack is the perfect solution for drummers that require near-silent practice conditions, but still maintains the same feeling of a high-quality cymbal.

The cymbals get their reduced noise properties from the drilled holes, providing less resonance than a standard cymbal. In a contemporary gold finish, these cymbals allow you to play longer into the night without upsetting the neighbours. This pack includes a 14″ hi-hat, 16″ crash cymbal, 18″ crash ride cymbal, 20″ ride cymbal and 10″ splash cymbal.

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Zildjian L80 Low Volume 348 Cymbals

The Zildjian L80 Low Volume 348 Cymbal Box Set provides a solution to the use of neoprene pads, mutes, and other dampening devices for cymbals that remove the classic playing feel.

Allowing you to practice at a reasonable volume – achieved through tireless research and development – a specialized pattern has been achieved to provide the best musical experience at a lower sound level.

This unique, new playing experience from Zildjian delivers a quieter sound that’s ideal for practice without losing the feel of playing an acoustic kit.

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4 – Mesh Drumheads

Mesh drumheads are as equally as important as low-volume cymbals. These drumheads lower the volume of each drum by around 70%, providing the perfect level for home practice. Despite the drastic reduction in volume, these heads maintain an extremely realistic feel, with great stick responses.

Within our range of mesh drumheads, there’s a combination of both packages and individual drumheads. This ensures that you will be able to get the drumhead you want in the size you require.

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WHD Practice Mesh Drumheads

The WHD Practice Mesh Drumheads enables drummers to practice at home with minimal noise. This drumhead pack features 4 single-ply mesh batter heads to fit a standard acoustic drum kit in a rock configuration. It can also be used for electronic triggers for drummers looking to expand their drum kit.

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Remo Silentstroke Rock Tom Pack

Reduce the volume of your drums by 70%, and practise at all hours! The Remo Silentstroke Rock Tom Pack is a set of low-noise practise heads for rock-sized kits. This set consists of 12”, 13” and 16” heads, suitable for rack toms and floor toms.

Constructed with a single-ply mesh material, these heads offer a responsive feel like standard drum heads, but with a greatly reduced volume output for quiet practice sessions. The soft, spring-like responses offer an acoustic feel with incredibly low volumes, making them perfect when used with external electronic drum triggers for hybrid kits.

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5 – Drum Silencing Pads

Drum silencing pads are a quick and easy way to lower the overall volume of your existing acoustic drum kit. Designed from a non-slip rubber material, these pads provide great stick responses while significantly lowering the volume of your drums.

With a choice of drum pads, cymbal pads, and bass drum pads – our range of silencing pads allow you to cover your entire kit.

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SoundOff by Evans Full Box Set

This standard set provides a 95% noise reduction for your toms, snare, bass, and cymbal. For the drummer that wants to practise without waking the neighbours up!

The Evans Sound Off is the most popular range of noise reduction products on the market. By reducing the noise of your drum kit by 95%, these Sound Off products ensure that you can practice your instrument whenever and wherever you want.

These drum mutes retain a similar tone and feel to the heads and cymbals, and have durable construction so can withstand frequent and vigorous practising.

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Full Low-Volume Kits

Starting from scratch? Why not check out some of our home-ready low-volume drum kits. These kits feature low-volume drumheads and cymbals, allowing you to begin playing at home straight away.

Natal DNA Stealth Practice Kit

The Natal DNA Stealth Practice Kit is designed for quiet practice – but can do so much more. Being 2/3rds the size of a regular acoustic means it can fit in your home easily whilst still giving you the feel of a full acoustic.

Mesh heads and silent cymbals keep your solo or group practice quieter, letting you play for longer without disturbing neighbours (or your bandmates!). Basswood shells provide enough resonance to produce a drum tone with the mesh heads, however, you can easily replace these with regular heads to create a hybrid set-up – you can do this with the cymbals too.

Ideal for beginners or as a secondary practice kit for seasoned players, the real feel gets you ready to drum. Straight from the box, you get the shells with mesh heads pre-fitted, cymbals, hardware and stands, kick pedal, throne, and even a pair of sticks.

Middle of the road price doesn’t mean middle of the road quality! If you can’t wait to play some drums, have volume levels at the back of your mind, and want the feel of a full acoustic kit – the Natal DNA Stealth Practice Kit is just that.

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WHD Genesis Quiet Practice Drum Kit

The WHD Genesis Compact Drum Kit is a compact, four-piece drum set designed for simple, portable use.

Thanks to the kit’s smaller drum shell profiles, it’s easier to transport than a standard-size kit – keeping the weight down in favour of portability. It’s ideal for learners practising at home in a small room, as well as gigging drummers with limited space in the back of their cars.

The addition of the WHD practice cymbals and drum mesh heads is a perfect solution for drummers that need near-silent practice conditions, but still maintains the same feeling of high-quality cymbals.

The cymbals get their reduced noise properties from the drilled holes, giving less resonance than a standard cymbal, but with all the same robustness and authentic feel.

In a contemporary nickel finish, these cymbals will allow you to play longer into the night without the fuss.

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Looking to reduce the volume of your drums further?

Perhaps your low-volume kit is upstairs and you’re wanting to reduce floor vibrations. Whatever your situation – these accessories are a great addition to any low volume setup!

Tama Soft Sound Ring Set

The Tama Soft Sound Ring Set is a quick and easy means of reducing your drum kit’s volume. By applying Tama’s Soft Sound Ring Set to your acoustic drum heads, you can reduce your playing volume by up to 50%. Made from 6mm thick foam rubber, these soft rings dampen sound but retain the feel and natural tones of your kit, thanks to their open centre holes.

This particular configuration comprises a set of four rings in sizes 10”, 12”, 14” and 16”, as well as a soft sound beater for quiet kick drum use. Recommended for drummers trying to minimise disruption when playing at home, they’re also ideal for intimate recordings and performances.

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Drum n Bass Vintage Persian Stage Drum Rug

Drum n Base’s Vintage Persian Stage Rugs are the perfect aesthetic accompaniment for your gig space. With a 2.5mm thick anti-slip rubber backing, this 130cm x 90cm durable and elegant Persian stage rug prevents your gear from slipping during your performance.

UV and waterproof, this rug can be taken on tour with little-to-no damage from the usual indoor or outdoor suspects. Easy to clean with just soap and water, you can have a fresh, aesthetic rug for every show, taking your vibe with you.

The rug reduces vibrations too, helping the acoustics of the kit on different stage types. No curling properties mean it’ll stay perfectly flat too – fewer trip hazards and a sleeker look.

Your very own stylish stage – take it with you wherever you play! Ideal for E-Drums, smaller acoustic kits, amps, pedals and cajons.

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A.M 14″ Snare Towel

A quick and easy dampening method. The A.M 14″ Snare Towel is made from 100% cotton, providing a soft surface for your drumsticks.

The A.M Snare Towel covers the full circumference of your snare drum head and loops over the snare drum throw-off to ensure it doesn’t move. You can find your own desired sound by folding the Snare Towel back, altering the level of dampening for your snare.

The A.M 14″ Snare Towel has a unique ocean finish that looks exceptional with a range of snare drum finishes.

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WHD Bass Drum Dampener Pillow

The WHD Bass Drum Dampener Pillow is your ticket to crystal-clear bass drum sounds, free from unwanted overtones.

Compatible with bass drums between 16″ and 22″ in diameter, it can be installed in a matter of seconds. Gone are the days of stuffing your kick drum with an old blanket or cushion.

This adjustable Dampener Pillow contains a series of extension pieces that can either be used or removed to ensure a perfect fit inside your bass drum. Once installed, it will lower your bass drum’s pitch in live or recording settings, and offer punchier tones with less decay.

As well as the sonic benefits, you’ll even enjoy improved kick pedal response – reducing the level of vibration throughout the drum. Get the perfect bass drum tone onstage and in the studio.

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