I'm certainly not saying we all have to go overboard. Sounds to me like everything you're doing is working fine.

I think the best advice is to just watch and see their reaction. If they get real nervous then use one of the numerous ideas we've all thrown out here (I never thought of the moving blankets...they should work rather nice for muffling sound...) and try a little at a time until everyone is happy...


As a classic rock man myself, I know quite a few tunes that are REQUIRED to be played loud (ex. Kashmir, Led Zeppelin). But For the sake of my kids, I'll break the rules a bit.
And I'm sure John Bonham will understand the drum predicament and not haunt us TOO bad when we do turn down the tunes a tad...

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