Vic Firth Drum Mute Prepack with Mutes Sized 12, 13, 14, 16, 22", Hi-Hat & 2 Cymbal Mutes

I bought my first set of drums recently, a very loud Premier set. I was rather nervous about playing them in my condo-- even though the units next door on both sides were empty, I really didn't want to upset anyone. I began looking around for a product that would allow me to learn to play without being loud enough to disturb anyone a room or more away. I decided to try this Vic Firth pack, and I'm very glad I did. First, lets get through the potential negatives: There will obviously still be some noise, as there has to be enough volume to allow you to hear the difference in tone between the drums. I'd say the noise reduction is 75% to 80% on the toms and bass, 90-95% on the cymbals (80-90 on high-hat), and 60% on the snare (unless you disable the snare mechanism, then it's the same reduction as the toms). This is perfectly acceptable to me, as it really is difficult to hear the drums being played 2 or more rooms away and even though they're still audible from a room away, even the lightest sleeper would still be able to fall asleep. There is slightly less stick response, which is impossible to get around. I actually view this as a positive as I imagine everyone who uses this product will be using it to practice, and having less bounce forces you to focus on your technique a little bit more. Finally, I can imagine that the product will start to wear down after a while. It's inevitable with anything to do with drums. I imagine that intense drumming and heavy hitting will wear them down in 6-9 months (especially the snare), but standard drummers will probably get a lot more use out of them. Everything else about this product is absolutely fantastic. They're supremely easy to install, they look great, they're big enough on the cymbals to not have to worry about missing, and they fit all their respective drums perfectly. The noise reduction is better than what I was expecting, and they still allow you to hear the various tones of the respective drums, which is very important. I would definitely buy this product again.

They are awesome at reducing the sound, so you can practice with reduced sound. Really nice to play the drums without having to wear ear protection for a few minutes. They do smell a bit, but that is because of the material, and it goes away fairly quickly. If you play them for a bit, you get used to the feel and can groove like there are no worries there. I love them. I am even buying a couple extra to dampen a couple of other pieces in my set so that I can strike all the toms and both crash cymbals. Get them if you want to play your set without changing heads, and play quietly whenever you want.

I recently moved my 2004 Tama Rockstar from the lanai of my house to a spare room and not only due to the immense Florida heat and humidity on my stamina but also the toll that this greenhouse effect takes on the chrome hardware, cymbals and shells of the drums. The first of all acoustic drum problems is the noise. Thankfully I live in my own house (not an apartment), but the noise of my set seriously disturbs my dog and the other family members in the house, so... I needed to mute my set. The first thing you can do is sound proof a room which costs many thousands of dollars, the next thing you can do is put mesh pads on a set, but they are a little pricy and tend to break easily, or you can buy this mute pad pack for around $60. The first thing I noticed was the difference from playing on the pads, to off of them. My speed and accuracy quickly grew as the pads give less rebound than the heads. The second thing I noticed was that low frequency sound waves are not muted. I noticed the effects after my bass drum managed to vibrate glass items from a wall shelf, onto the floor. For any in-house drummer, this is not good because most houses are accessorized with these little keep-sakes and precious pieces. If your house/apartment has glass items in danger of falling off of shelves due to vibrations, be careful of any mute pads, for all will do this. If you are using DW style beaters (big, heavy beaters), you may have to change to the lighter Tama style beaters. You may have to reconsider buying mesh heads instead of rubber pads.

I was surprized at how much these pads were able to control the volume of my set. The construction is good, and they have held up to 200hrs + of practice and show no signs of tearing or thining. They also seem to 'stick' to the toms (somewhat angled) and I've never had an issue with them sliding off. The bass drum is muted ok, but can still be a bit thumpy outside a practice room. I fixed this extra padding in the drum and a sock on the beater. The only other thing that is not really muted is a high hat chirp (but a closed HH is muted fine). I was able to mute the HH 'chirps' a bit more by cutting out a piece of cardboard (1/4" wider than the HH cymbal) and placing it between the top and bottom cymbals (which didn't affect the feel as much as I thought it would). Overall, these are much much cheaper than an electric set and much much better.

I got my drumkit as a birthday present about 1 1/2 years ago. My wife was about 2 months pregnant with twins at the time. Needless to say, once the twins were born the time I had to practice and play decreased dramatically (partially because we had newborn twins who take a lot of time and partially because the drums are loud and it makes it hard for them to sleep). I've barely touched my drums in about 9-10 months because of this. So when I saw these and saw the good reviews I immediately ordered them. I am really impressed. They do a good job of reducing the noise without totally erasing it. That's what I wanted. I can play my drums at any time of day, even at 11pm while my wife and daughters are sleeping. I should mention that they sleep on the 2nd floor and my drums are in a below-ground basement. The material feels very sturdy and durable and it couldn't be easier to put these on your kit. Also, I will note that these things stink when you first get them. I'm not going to subtract any stars for that because it is slowly fading and it's not a big deal to me.

I bought these to keep from disturbing other people in the house. They absolutely muffle the sound to pretty much nothing, so I can now play in peace without disturbing anyone else. The only thing I noticed is the snare sound, but if I release the snare chain then the snare sound is muted. They pretty much completely mute sound. Works exactly as advertised.

The bass is held by only one circular Velcro which makes the whole bass mute floppy. Causing the bass to have no bounce back when hit. Also, one of the tom mutes were way too big to fit. However, they do a really good job of muting. Though I’m still going to return, I feel like given the price, I expected more quality. Even peeling the sticky side of the Velcro was troublesome, it looked like they put it on the wrong side of the plastic.

We thought we were going to have to sound proof a whole room (can you imagine the time and cost that would need?), luckily we found this. I can still hear the snare drum sound like a snare drum, but not very loud, (like as loud as the TV or stereo, so you can hear it but it won't bother the neighbors). I wish the one on the hi hats and crash cymbals were larger though, something that covers the whole hi hat/cymbal because otherwise, I had to stop playing every 5-10 minutes to move them around so I can hit the part with the drum mute. Otherwise, this is terrific! ***Note: Don't even bother with Silent Ones, we tried those first and those didn't work at all***

Muy útil para practicar sin molestar a alguien. Producto de buena calidad

The child has used it for a long time with very little wear and tear, and importantly, it reduces sound and disturbance to neighbors.

These work really well at reducing noise. Good quality, have lasted three months so far with no signs of wear. I didn't like the bass pad though, it stopped all rebound from the pedal and interfered with the hinge so don't use that one now, and have just stuffed a pillow inside instead. The other pads are excellent though.

Die Pads kamen gut verpackt an, passen ganz genau und halten was sie versprechen. Der Geruch von Gummi bleibt natürlich nicht aus, verfliegt aber nach 2/3 Tagen. Meine einzige Angst, dass alle Drums gleich klingen wurde nicht bestätigt. Man hört ganz klar die unterschiedlichen Toms bzw. Snare und Bass. Es ist halt alles einfach erheblich leiser. Ganz genau das, was die Pads versprechen. Ideal fürs Üben in der Wohnung.

Is kein e-drum obwohl es als das gedacht war nur solche Platten um auf ein normales zu legen .. einzig positives Kontakt mit dem Käufer war gut Geld Erstattung lief reibungslos