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Potsy24
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I just finished a drum riser and thought I'd share my secret with everyone. I wanted to decouple the drums from the floor, and wanted do it cheap. I've built a riser with Auralex Platfoam before, which worked perfectly, but I didn't want to spend a lot of money this time.
I started with fiberboard panels (1/2" thick, meant for subflooring) and mounted them on 2x4's that were 16" on center. The next step was to decouple it from the floor. I first thought of Auralex U-boats, which were a little cheaper than Platfoam, but probably wouldn't work as well for this application. I'd seen plenty of posts here about horse mat and that type of thing, but still not quite right. When I did a google search for EPDM rubber (which is the material U-boats are made out of), I found rubber stoppers with a hole that's perfect for screwing them onto something. So, I used 2" drywall screws to put them roughly every 18" on the bottom of the 2x4 base. I made sure to bury the head of the screw about halfway in the hole so that they wouldn't touch the floor. Then I just added a nice cushy rug to the top.
The riser works just as good if not better than the Platfoam one I used to have. The bass drum sounds tight and it helps reduce sound transmission to the control room. I built the 5x8 riser for about $40 total (I already had the rug), and maybe 1.5 hours. I highly recommend this method to anyone else that needs to build a riser. I should add, I am in no way affiliated with the company that sells these stoppers.
I couldn't post the URL, but you can find them by googling "Widget Co". They are the #5 rubber stoppers with one hole.
I started with fiberboard panels (1/2" thick, meant for subflooring) and mounted them on 2x4's that were 16" on center. The next step was to decouple it from the floor. I first thought of Auralex U-boats, which were a little cheaper than Platfoam, but probably wouldn't work as well for this application. I'd seen plenty of posts here about horse mat and that type of thing, but still not quite right. When I did a google search for EPDM rubber (which is the material U-boats are made out of), I found rubber stoppers with a hole that's perfect for screwing them onto something. So, I used 2" drywall screws to put them roughly every 18" on the bottom of the 2x4 base. I made sure to bury the head of the screw about halfway in the hole so that they wouldn't touch the floor. Then I just added a nice cushy rug to the top.
The riser works just as good if not better than the Platfoam one I used to have. The bass drum sounds tight and it helps reduce sound transmission to the control room. I built the 5x8 riser for about $40 total (I already had the rug), and maybe 1.5 hours. I highly recommend this method to anyone else that needs to build a riser. I should add, I am in no way affiliated with the company that sells these stoppers.
I couldn't post the URL, but you can find them by googling "Widget Co". They are the #5 rubber stoppers with one hole.
