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Speaker isolation pads using a soft low density synthetic polymer. Superior Sorbothane alternative.
Designed to take loads of between 10kg – 16kg per pad.
Drumkit platform isolation pads, or drum riser isolation pads, are a made from Sylomer® synthetic polymer based material generally designed to take differing maximum loads, depending on type used. A superior acoustic grade Sorbothane alternative.
These isolation pads are particularly useful for lighter loads such as drum risers.
Supplied as 100x100x25mm individual drumkit isolation pads.
The basics of building a drum riser or drumkit isolation platform would utilise some rigid boarding to support the drumkit with the boards sat on the pads.
The best way of determining what you need is to calculate the overall sum weight loading of the boards, the drumkit, the stool and the drummer. Determine how many pads you feel will evenly support the size of the platform. Make sure that the pads are not overloaded. You may need additional pads underneath the seat as the weight of the stool and drummer is usually heavier at this point.
The pads should be fairly evenly spaced, although you may want to group them closer, or add an extra one or two underneath the seat.
For example, 12 no. Type11 pads can take a maximum total loading of 120kg whilst 12 of the Type18 would take a maximum loading of 192kg.
Type11 (up to 10kg per pad)
Type18 (up to 16kg per pad)
| Type | Max. Load per 100mm pad | Capacity | Natural Freq. | Deflection |
| 11 | 10kg | 93% | 15.3Hz | 1.6mm |
| 18 | 16kg | 91% | 14.6Hz | 1.4mm |
We have a couple of blog help articles that provide some further information on vibration isolation. They can be read from the links below:
Vibration Natural Frequency Explained
