They act as a barrier between the stick and the drum or cymbal reducing the noise.
Drum sound flooring.
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The problem arises from the fact that the lower the frequency of the sound is the easier it travels around.
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.
A very simple solution to reduce the transfer of noise through the floor is to make sure that your drum is sat on rubber mats or a purpose made rug.
The problem is they don t feel anything like playing a kit without pads the drum sound is anything but drum like and the noise reduction is partial at best but you can.
Use bass traps to deal with drum bass.
Whatever soundproofing methods you might employ chances are you still will have trouble with the sound of the bass drum.
However there is a way to deal even with this type of noise.
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.