Is SOUND PROOFING Your Drum Room Worth It? (Sound Test!)

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Which sound setup did you like best? Let me know! 👇 (Also, the worst part about this video is that I misspelled "mattress" 🤦🏽‍♂️) ►Get faster hands in 5 days with my free course! ► bit.ly/FasterHands

[@hectatusbreakfastus6106]

This is a great video for anyone who understands sound waves or wants to know more about how they react with surrounding surfaces. It was very enjoyable, all the comparisons side by side with all the different mics was perfect.

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

That makes me so happy to hear. This topic confused me for a number of years so I wanted to clarify that for all of you!

[@hectatusbreakfastus6106]

@@DrumBeatsOnline for sure, it's always appreciated when people work to introduce people to these concepts. I do industrial ultrasonic testing looking for defects in welds using reflected sound waves. I have to be a sound wave nerd unless I want to be broke ass. I really appreciate the video, it was very entertaining. I'm certain a lot of people will learn a lot from it. ^_^ sick drumming in the video though

[@keagandowney1817]

More mass = more sound proofing. The foam really helps most with decreasing reverberation (specifically high-mids and high frequencies with the thickness foam you’re using), which is what the space really needed. Sounds much better for vocal clarity and I prefer the drum sound treated! Can pump in the reverb in post!

[@jies3232]

Crazy how much less echo you got. Great work. I am curious as whether you treated the whole room (four walls, ceiling, floor), or just the section of the wall behind the drum set? Also would love a video teaching us how to record our practice with music. My drum sounds so loud and totally drone out the music sound when I tried to record my homework for DBO

[@BrandonScottDrums]

Hahaha love the explosion vfx.

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

It’s a classic!

[@DaveMajor]

Sounds so much more direct and clear. Which you would expect. What was the DB reduction for outside the studio?

[@ytp7470]

Ah yes the good old “a website that helps you become a better drummer” is back

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

😂😂 I was surprised to hear that when I was editing. It must have come out of instinct!

[@vampyros1]

The reduction in external volume by way of “treating” the room was negligible, and given the associated cost, it was ‘diminished returns’. So, it was a valuable experiment because of that (for me, at least). Thanks for posting!

[@mya5325]

dang, its crazy what a difference drum mic's can make.

[@KcMarottadrums]

This is all really well put together. Excellent job man! 🔥🔥🔥

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Hey thanks! Spent a lot of time on it 😅

[@KcMarottadrums]

@@DrumBeatsOnline I fuckin’ bet haha pretty insane. Hey! Don’t know if you’ve seen my cover of Bow Down but I would be stoked if you scoped it! Just over on my channel. Lmk! 🙏

[@fabfishing7422]

Bro, your drumming sounds so good, nothing could make it sound bad! 💪💪

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

You are too kind!

[@fabfishing7422]

@@DrumBeatsOnline 👊

[@lifterz28]

Love the space! For your videos it’s light years better. Great for your speech. It was awesome you did the comparison. I had a space I ended up doing the whole acoustic treatment. Everything was spot on other than the drums. It was nice I was able to control the reverb but had a low midrange overtone that was hard to eq out. I Ended up changing locations and now in a bigger space with only carpet on the floor. Been afraid to do the treatment again because the drums sound so much more open and bright. It’s awesome to hear your comparisons and if confirmed my suspicions. Going to try mobile acoustic walls to try help with reverb and eq. Keep up the good work👍🏼

[@Shrihan708]

Very Interesting Topic and Helpful Video . Was looking for this kind of tests , as I was trying to soundproof my drum room , and yeah found the perfect video. Gabe to the rescue. Thanks mate.

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oskadrums1275]

What's the stack that you're using? It sounds really good!

[@johnpietrolaj8917]

Big difference! Much better with the treatment!! Bravo...

[@andrewgoulson]

Nice work man. One thing. I would HIGHLY recommend you putting a de-easer on your voice. Keep up the good work!

[@cable4463]

The wooden blocks aren't lessening the reverb, it's called a diffuser, it just changes how sounds reflect and stops standing waves from occuring

[@davidj.espino2435]

I need to know what lavalier mic your using, could use that for my conference, class and zoom meeting🇵🇭

[@kriscullen3378]

The drums sounded way better to me with less treatment, your voice no dought is way better with. It's like you created a huge control room. Maybe somewhere in-between would be the sweet spot. Enjoyed the video.

[@jaguaresed]

Sounds awesome with the soundproofing

[@angelyasha]

very informative and real and clear review of how would you get when you have acoustic treatment installed.

[@ferd1572]

That bass drum sounds thunderous!

[@pedromaltez8609]

That KICK!!!!! OMG!!

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

😂❤️

[@pedromaltez8609]

@@DrumBeatsOnline 😂😂, it sounds awesome, at least for me!

[@jimmykrutakofficial294]

Who else hears an Eb in the treated zoom clips

[@colinkresl8245]

Treated for sure. Trying to do the same in my room

[@calebmadisonn]

Ngl, the pre treated room was better for the drums but neighbors, gotta love them

[@MitchieMitchMitchell]

My question with these things is: why won't you just fill all the walls and ceiling with acoustic foam if you want to reduce volume? Besides cost. Does my idea make any difference or does it make your drums sound bad?

[@Rygabo]

My neighbours have started complaining about the noise from my drums 😔 I’m playing an E-kit and I’ve got a shock absorbing mat, I added extra mesh to the heads, bought thinner sticks, I covered the beater with cloth, but it’s still too loud. Anything else I can do?

[@jakerobertsdrummer8726]

Hey Gabe, how do you circulate air throughout the room It has been a serious problem for my room

[@masterbeat04]

Not gabe but have you considered using s-ducts?

[@lilianejanssen]

This is great info! Next year our new house will be done and I will have my own personal drum attic. But since we have neighbors on both sides, soundproofing is inevitable. Thanks for this!

[@francismcfadden3305]

Honestly like it untreated more. You get less options in post but that room has a cool sound to it.

[@mergatroid1212]

sound proofing is alway important to keep your neighbours happy but internally I think you went a little too far, I prefer the live sound in most test. you did great with the editing of the video so well done my friend! I think I'd try flippable panels on the wall to offer that flexibility you want.

[@brodynations4243]

Thank you i am looking at making a drum studio this will be very handy

[@АлександрАртамонов-ф7ц]

For me sounds like it’s more difficult to cut low frequency’s . However, the sound proofing helps a lot 👍

[@Max_v.E]

That snare in the treaded version 😍 So dry and punching, perfect! 🤘

[@rahulmathew4106]

I like the sound of the untreated room better when it's with the drum mics. But treated sounds way better on the other mics. The snare punches hard when it's untreated. You using any room mics?

[@Dannys.channel]

Treated is better of course but I think people haven’t truly discovered what it is that is loud about a drum kit. For example. If you put a thick roof on a section on the drums (Snare side) and you put a wall with foam on the side and infront of the drums you’ll reduce a ton of volume. Companies should make foam that goes near the rim of the snare drum on the angle infront of the snare between where you’d put a cymbal and that would cut more volume. I never want my cymbals to be quieter except for my ozone because that thing is harsh.

[@natestaggs822]

In short sound proofing makes a HUGE difference lol. Sounds awesome. Im building a studio for my drums now

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

😂😂 true! Best of luck with the build!

[@abhishekaby941]

man your the best you are my favourite drummer and please more i prevail playthrough or live drumming

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@lajeanette33]

It is much better noisewise for your neighbors but i think it is a little too much recordingwise. Some echo is missing to my ears. Thx for doing all this hard work for us!

[@V61828]

Wow, that's very helpful. Many thanks. Was looking for a section wherein you would demonstrate how the sound-proofing worked - before and after sound-proofing.

[@gumobe55]

Hi Gabe: I have 2 issues. 1. My main enemy is my kick pedal/kick drum pounding on the floor (otherwise the ceilings ng of the lounge room below where my wife sits to watch tv. I have put high density foam under the pedal & more recently put a special Roland anti sound pad. But sound still comes through (& even though sound comes out of nearby electronic amp). How can I deal with this?? 2. I would like to have heard a sound like report from neighbours - before & after sound proofing. Regards Owen Brown from Oz

[@RC32Smiths01]

Interesting topic! So much to learn and understand! Cheers!

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

I definitely had a lot to learn on this as well, so I figured I'd share my findings with you!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@DrumBeatsOnline Awesome!

[@ctrodrums]

What is the height of the ceiling?

[@dylanashley25]

is your snare tuned high or medium?

[@rich5255]

Your soundproofing sounds great! Fantastic job.

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Thanks Rich!!

[@hulkiller66]

Awesome, i'm really throwing myself into drumming right now, I'm a Civil Engeneer but never work on an acoustic project. Studying a lot these days and ready to apply some tricks in my drum room as soon as possible. Btw, its great to see videos like this, just show how important acoustic treatment is. Congrats my friend and keep drumming!!

[@onit_music]

Omg i didnt expect how much the difference is 🤯 Very nice Video :D

[@yazadtafti3224]

honestly i kiund o flike the reverb on the untreated room...just gotta use a good room mic for the treated room to make it saound 3d

[@shawnbray8802]

Hell ya - this was a great investment! Can you do a video on preparing for studio drumming for an album, or tips for recording in the studio

[@JasonWelchMusic]

I like the processed drum mics in the untreated area. The treating killed too much of the ambient body. (Unless you're into 70s tones?)

[@JeserNoob]

i think you can still improve the low end more with some bass traps. the mids and highs are very tamed! great job

[@Adiaf8oros]

The video I needed!!!! Right on Gabe!!!!

[@jackson_corey2132]

I think it’s crazy how much it gets rid of the echo. Also if I want to get drum mics just to start recording mine what would you recommend but not to expensive?

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

For sure! It's pretty awesome. All depends on your budget, but the EAD 10 is a really cool solution. Otherwise, maybe get a couple sm57's for that you could use in a multitude of different ways.

[@jackson_corey2132]

@@DrumBeatsOnline ok thank you I’ll look into those!

[@drew_the_drummer]

So awesome man great work k. This video. One day I hope to have a studio that sounds this good. All of my family and neighbors can't wait for me to have one either but they care more about it being as quite as yours 😜.

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

So glad you enjoyed it Drew!

[@lodougherty]

From a recording perspective the live room would have been a lot cooler for the drums and the natural bigness and ambience. All tho treated helps with the speaking immensely. I think this is why some people have treated control rooms and a more ambient live room.

[@timpaultom405]

Wow huge difference

[@renelemieux]

sounded amazing before the treatment, on the drums. Really depends what the room needs to be used for.

[@Lydirius]

My drum studio is NON square (no hard angles). Just a couple of baffles to knock down standing waves.

[@kathrynwright2075]

Treated room so much better! - Thanks for the demonstrations. :-)

[@nicklopez4639]

I’ve gotta say I like the untreated drum mic sound best. The treated sounds too dead, I understand it obviously serves its purpose for recording etc

[@kartheebanmuthuswamy3100]

im really really enjoying your videos!!!!! EXITED TO SEE YOU IN THE NEXT VIDEO!

[@kylemcginnis7931]

How much did this cost?

[@ezillakilla9710]

How much on average is the cityscape strata

[@janoschrathmer]

For the like the untreated room a lot more. But great video!

[@blakeaspinwall]

How does his drums sound that good from a camera mic that close? Any time I record that close, the sound is super muddy and you can’t tell what’s going on.

[@RichardMarletta]

Another great video good job Gabe Keep it up your Tom's and snare sound much clearer

[@ClaxtonDrums]

Great comparison video! What a difference it makes! Treated all the way around is so much better! 🤘🏼

[@iheartdrums9033]

I like the new studio much better. Thank you for this video 🙏🏻 its very interesting. I have my edrum set at home but its not the same.. so your video is really helpful! My favourite drummer 😊🥁

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

That's awesome! So glad to hear that you are liking the new setup! ❤️❤️

[@Commtechphoenix]

Bruh, How’s the cymbal set up? I love it!

[@domasad3229]

Imho treating made it better for a camera and room mics but drum mix spoiled cuz it lost it's slight reverb that was needed for snare and other drums. Also kick became a little boomy. However these words are subjective and don't make sense if you got a proper mixing console where you can edit the eq and add as much reverb as needed. Good job tho! Glad you won't be as loud to your neighbours as you used to lol

[@dieseldown]

Sounds good, you can rent the space out for podcasting lol!

[@garyjohnson4988]

Hi Gabe!

[@ZaxDrumsandMore]

I personally like the reverb sound of the untreated. But I am sure there are good reasons to have it treated. Probably for better recording?

[@pablocontreras4218]

not really.. I prefer it untreated. the thing is that you have to commit to the reverb

[@probablyalex]

I feel like I preferred the drum mics without treatment just because I’m so used to your kit sounding like that 😂

[@yolanc3876]

It’s maybe a little bit to muffled for me, what do u think ? Huge improvement for the voice sound tho

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

I hear you! I think throwing some more reverb and raising the volume for the room mic could help the drums sound bigger!

[@yolanc3876]

@@DrumBeatsOnline yeah surely !! Is the sound in the vid Mixed at all ?

[@marvinmagdum9669]

Chann..... Love it.... And I also love u ..... As a brother.......😍😍😍😍😍

[@davidgoode7416]

Awesome video, thanks

[@St_Mindless]

What brand is that square stuff on the back wall?

[@CumulusSkies]

Nice video - and editing, too! Of course the treated room sounds better, but I was surprised at how much more defined your toms sounded in the treated room. Awesome!

[@ominuit]

Judging by the space you have in that studio, you could have built a studio in the studio by building a second wall insulated within this existing one and almost completely block the sound trying to get out.

[@mondragon9282]

What a huge difference between the two sounds. Great video!! I'm gonna look into this when I buy a new house and move my band into my own space!

[@ccdrums1290]

Much preferred the untreated room. I like a big ambient drum sound, makes the drums more fun to play. The new way is cleaner...but lifeless in some ways too. Just my opinion....

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Totally fair! I'm excited to mess with the mix a bit more.

[@korekid6540]

SUCH A GREAT VID !!! I can't say which one is better cause the one without the soundproof had a bit of reverb(which I like) and the other one was all great even tho there is no reverb ALL I can say is U ARE GREAT!!!!

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Haha well I'm so glad you enjoyed both versions!

[@mattelliott1872]

Now you need to add Bass traps to get rid of that 300Hz and below box sound

[@richbeveard8271]

Treated is way better! But of course YOU sound great either way.

[@fujitattooz5127]

Thanks great video :)

[@CheezeCurdler]

I preferred the untreated room drum mics

[@dantursi8026]

interestingly enough, your room untreated with drum mics sounds better.... but id imagine if you add a room mic or two you'll get the depth back....

[@Luis-gu7mo]

Great video :)

[@Dannys.channel]

Treated let’s everything sing clearly. It’s not quieter it’s just clearer

[@yvindness7046]

Love the cymbals =D

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Me too!!

[@tea2920]

ngl, i liked more the zoom mic on the drums

[@kennethperera7180]

Near to 300 subs

[@jimmykrutakofficial294]

Sounds better / fuller with the untreated setup

[@sandymusic6414]

I think the direct mics do sound better with the absorbers, but if you put ambience mics in the room I would like the sound before better.

[@afqt80]

The only way to sound proof is to add mass and to islote vibrations. The best technique is the concept of building a room within the room. It's the most cost effective. Sound treatment does very little to sound proofing.

[@LinusKnight]

zoom and camera mic doesn't mean much in this comparison - you should have mic'd just outside of the drum room - then mic outside your house where neighbors would actually be

[@AARON-kf2kz]

Can you make lesson video on trap beats

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

I thought something like that in this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5KcZ518er6FhNE

[@vhallsgallery68]

The treated sound is much better than the untreated