How about air drumming.:p

With plugged in acoustic guitars you shouldn't have a problem. Just throttle back (simplify) a bit on those amazing fills that we all like to play and firmly "tap" the snare and toms instead of STRIKING them full force.

The size of the drum has no bearing on the volume, a 10" hit with the same amount of force as a 14" drum will produce the same amount of volume. The deciding factor is the drummer and what they are playing. For assistance with volume for novice to intermediate situations where other instruments are acoustic and mic'd up I would suggest finding sticks with smaller tips on them which will help a bit with volume. There are also heads on the market designed to muffle heads a bit which can also help and yes, as mentioned above, a nice warm mahogany kit might help to keep the volume down a bit.

Learn to play from your fingers and not your wrists is a great way to decrease your volume in an acoustic situation.It is an art all unto itself and with a little patience will prove to be very useful.

Wayne

Very cool Y'all!!!!!! Group Hug

It's the drummer, not really the drums. However, a wood snare will definitely help. If it's really needed, I prefer brushes to rods, but it depends on the music. I play in a band that can play very quietly with intensity but these are not your average musicians. $00.02

Have you ever tried the styrofoam sticks and the sponge bass drum beater? LoLoLoLo

My MIT kit at Church-12/14/20-has the older EC 1's, the Evans BD head with the foam ring and a lambswool BD beater. I play with "rods" or brushes, and have no volume issues. My snare has a Diplomat batter which is more sensitive at low volume.

It is a drummers responsibility to play to the song, with the musicians at hand, and for the venue. Anyone who cannot do that, no matter how "professional" they might be, just simply has not become a musician yet.

And, if you are running the show, it is perfectly ok to tell someone to tone it down.

As my earlier post stated , well it all depends on what type of music you are playing I want to watch and hear any of you play Kashmir soft..... rock is hard to pull off soft it comes off as a cheap attempt.. jazz, country Ok no problem jimmy buffet no problem but Cream, Hendrix, led zep, no way it comes off any good trying to play soft has nothing to do with professional has to do with doing it right... my 4 cents