If your drum is sat on a bare uncarpeted floor then the vibrations will travel straight into the floor below your housemate or downstairs neighbour won t thank you for that.
Drum sound flooring.
However there is a way to deal even with this type of noise.
Use bass traps to deal with drum bass.
Drum silencers are made to measure rubber pads that sit on your acoustic drums and cymbals.
The problem arises from the fact that the lower the frequency of the sound is the easier it travels around.
Whatever soundproofing methods you might employ chances are you still will have trouble with the sound of the bass drum.
They act as a barrier between the stick and the drum or cymbal reducing the noise.
I want to know if there is an intelligent makeshift way to soundproof the floor to minimise the noise of the kick drum.
I live on the 3rd floor of my apartment and people downstairs are just about to lose it cos of me practicing my l r kick triplets.
I already have mute pads on the all the heads.