DIY Drums Riser / Isolation Platform 160 x 110 cm for e-drum kit

Custom-built riser to reduce vibration and low-frequency thump (especially from a kick drum) transmitting into the floor. I built it for my own kit to avoid low frequencies travel through the building and bothering neighbors.

How it works:

The platform sits on halved tennis balls, which decouple it from the floor and cut vibration transfer. This is vibration isolation, not acoustic soundproofing, so it won’t block airborne sound.

Build:

19 mm MDF, built in two sections joined with perforated steel plates on T-nuts so you can assemble and disassemble without wearing out the wood.
Carpet glued with spray adhesive and stapled around all edges
Cut corner to fit a room corner (so I could open the balcony door)
Size: 160 cm wide x 110 cm deep
Very sturdy: supports my full e-drums (a2e) kit.

Included:

The DIY wooden platform itself.
Top carpet mat and the black (or dark blue?) rug underneath Halved tennis balls (as in the photo, however I would recommend using new ones as the ones I have are from 2021).


NOT included: Roland noise eaters, edrums kit, rack,etc.



Build guide: I shared the full build step by step on the V-Drums forum (“Drum isolation riser”, DIY section), and there are V-Drums riser videos on YouTube too. Search for it to see how it’s made and what it tries to address.

Other info:

I never received a complaint for the past 4 years.
However this is not a scientific approach, and variables such as neighbor perception and building structure influence, so there is no guarantee.

For a more "scientific" or predictable approach you can replace the tennis balls by industrial foams such as Regufoam, Sylomer or others (it requires some calculations). There are some videos on Youtube and also on the vdrums forum.


For collection.