Quiet Music Gear for Apartments

Drums, pianos and practice gear that fit small rooms and keep the neighbors friendly.

A person wearing headphones playing a slim digital piano in a cozy, lamp-lit apartment at night

Learning an instrument in an apartment means two problems at once: the gear has to fit the room, and the sound and vibration have to stay inside it. These guides tackle one of those problems at a time.

Guides

Only About 52 Inches of Wall? The Narrowest Full 88-Key Digital Pianos, by the Numbers4 picks · Exact width and depth in inches, for a fixed wall space
Drumming Upstairs: E-Kits and Kick-Pedal Fixes That Keep the Thump Off Your Neighbor's Ceiling5 picks · Ranked by how much kick-pedal impact reaches the floor, not by sounds or features