How to tame extreme drums boom and reverb in my house

[::XeS::]

Hi
Actually I record drums in my girlfriend's mountain house. This house is very big and it has lot of reverb because it's relativelly empty.

These are 2 pics of my old session:

I set the drumset in that corner because the ceiling is high and the sound is very good.
Ok, my problem is that the house is pretty isolated but the nearest house is an hostel/restaurant and when someone plays drums, also with windows and doors closed, you can hear a loud sound outside the house, and if they have clients is not a very good situation.
Moreover, the house acts like a big resonator chamber because the sound goes also in the ground floor and it augments the boominess and resonation as well.
I'm thinking about some solution at the moment because if I have to record a single song, it's not a problem, but with 10 songs to record...it can be bad.
One solution could be to set the drumset in the ground floor, with less reverb (But I don't know if it can works) and a lower ceiling.
Another solution....try to isolate the drumset in that corner, with, I don't know, some panels around the drums but it could resonate through the ceiling into the house I think...and I have to consider all the wires, the mics, the stands etc...

Do you have any good advice?
Thanks

 

[beechstudio]

I had the same problem a few years back. There are several ways you can approach this; and it is all dependent on a few key things. (ie...budget, material availability, and if this will be a permanent fix). The ultimate way would be to completely treat the room with absorbers, bass traps and the like. However, that can be very expensive. My solution a few years back, was to build a temporary frame made of 2x4's, completely surrounding the drums, actually it's a mini room. I covered the frame with packing blankets, sides and tops. Worked like a charm. After the session is over, you can just tear down the frame. Only cost a few hundred $$.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Try to fill up all the corners with broadband bass absorbers. If there are any garment factories near your place ask for some wastage cotton. I know, cotton wont do the work, but listen up. Get done with the frames, and fill them up with as much as cotton as possible to achieve the density of 6lb/cf. Therefore, a trap 8ft long, 2feet wide, and 16inch deep would require around 70kg of that stuff. It's gonna be very tedious, but it's very cheap. C'mon man, wastage cotton

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Regarding isolation, I believe there isn't any cheap solution.

Edit:
Oh and yes, since it's a big room, angle a few bookshelves (with books) behind the drummer for diffusion. Mind the fact that they need to be kinda big to be 'broadband' + so they can reach pretty low, till 300hz at least.

 

[::XeS::]

Yes it was my idea, but did you close every hole between your panels? Because if you close sides and top, there is no light inside and it should be a little claustrophobic I think...and I have to pass also wires etc....

 

[Styvo]

You probably already know your acoustics but i'd just like to add,with drums you need mass.The more you can add the more you'll stop those lows creating that energy build up which then makes the place act like a resonant chamber.
Get it off the tiles if you can,build that area up abit with mass and yeah depending on your budget and if this will be a permanent fix you have a variety of options available to you.

 

[Styvo]

XeS,
I hope these are of some help to you,
http://www.pdf-search-engine.com/build-bass-trap-pdf.html