Chaos' Blog of Awesomeness

A lot of people ask what the best way is to silence your Rock Band and Guitar Hero drums. They're loud, and quite obnoxious to hear instead of the music your playing on your game. Not just that, but if you're living in an apartment building or having parents/siblings trying to sleep, you won't really be able to play your drums. So, I've found what I find to be the best way to silence your RB/GH drums.

1. Buy some Industrial Strength Velcro - yes, velcro. It's really cheap (about $4-$5). In the box is two strips of velcro with adhesive backs so you can stick it to anything. I suggest buying two of these to make sure you have enough.

2. You want the fuzzy strip, not the rougher strip. The fuzzy strip is softer, and will provide more silence and give you a better bounce. You want to peel the adhesive side a little, and wrap it around the tip of your drum sticks about 2-3 times.

3. Next, you want to cut a few pieces of velcro (8 to be exact, two on each drum pad). This is why you want two, to make sure you have enough. I didn't have enough, and had to cut a few strips shorter then the rest. But when you cut it, you want to make sure it goes from one end of the pad to the other, forming an "X" after you get done.

4. Once you get done cutting, just peel the backs off, and stick them to the pads. They stick really well, I've had it on for about a week now and has shown no sign of any wear yet. They peel off pretty easy, so if you mess up, you can always re-stick it on the pad.

That's it. It makes the drum pads a lot quieter, and I've noticed a big difference in my scores as well. I made a video two show the difference between the noise, so when I figure out to upload it from my phone, I'll post it on Neoseeker.