Anyone have experience with drum shields?

[Killjingle]

Im seriously looking into getting a drum shield for in my basement for "some" isolation purposes and for keeping the volume down a little bit to practice in the house. Anyone currently using one and/or do u have any reccomendations on what to or what not to buy?

Realize I am not asking for a way to professionally record or cut the voulme in half, just trying to make life bearable in the house while a practice session may be going on.

Thanks!

[Hawk]

I don't know anything about them.

But I ran a thread on Pearl Drum Forum for you. It's a busy site.

Here's a link to your Pearl thread. Check it out occasionally.
http://www.pearldrummersforum.com/showt ... 1852738848

[Killjingle]

That was super cool of you to do. Thanks alot.

[Hawk]

Here is a thread I was looking for. I haven't read it, but I think it's what you're looking for.
http://www.pearldrummersforum.com/showt ... =neighbors

Good Luck. If you can make it, CCDrums is doing a drum tuning clinic. EVERYONE is welcome .

[Killjingle]

I am not a drummer. I am the guy however in the band that has practice space available.

[Hawk]

I am not a drummer. I am the guy howvere in the band that has practice space available.

Sorry, Tell your drummer to come.

[Killjingle]

I wish my drummer got more active with all the different guys on here. He is a busy dude with a new son; but I sure do appreciate the comadery with all my fellow RP guitarists.

I have learned a ton the last few months since tech sector posts have picked up.

[Killjingle]

Everything I have read seems to point to the fact that all shields do is contain and redirect the sound. In my case up into the floors of my house.

[bassist_25]

Chad, is the Embalmed becoming a contemporary gospel band? I think it's a written rule somewhere that every contemporary gospel band needs to have a drum shield.

[HurricaneBob]

I would like to get one just to keep the beer bottles from hitting me...

Never used one either.

[Ron]

Plus you can always make one out of plywood if you have a really fugly drummer.

[DrumAndDestroy]

never used one.

i feed off having my bandmates/anyone else coming up and getting in my face when i play so a shield for me is a no no

[KyleMayket]

it's been my experience that a drum shield does nothing but allow a sound tech to pick and choose what tones get set to the audience, they don't cut any sound, they just don't let it go forward. Maybe they're used to prevent bleed thru on other mikes, i don't know, but plexiglass isn't going to soak up sound, just redirect it.

[DrumAndDestroy]

also...drummers look like pretntious cock suckers behind a shield.

fucking rockstars.

[Hawk]

What does the rest of the band think of them ?

guitar players, singers ?

[songsmith]

Lots of drummers need shields because they refuse to stop playing too loud. It's really that simple. I'd rather hear a drummer lay out and work the dynamics, but hey, that's just me.
If you record live shows, a shield is nice, as well.----->JMS

[Merge]

My ex-drummer used one and it was great. He played rather loud, and the shield allowed us to drop our stage volume and made the FOH mix sound a lot better.

[floodcitybrass]

It won't reduce the overall volume. It will just redirect the sound in your face since plexiglass is a hard surface. They are used onstage to direct sound away from the front line.

If you want to reduce volume, surround yourself with soft surfaces.

We actually line the stage with carpet padding around the back and side of the stage to reduce stage volume. See picture: