That is an interesting question. To be short, no, there is nothing wrong with a 24" kick. They move a lot of air, but I don't believe I would necessarily equate the size with volume. For instance, I have several 13" snares that are much louder than their 14" brothers. A 24" kick will generally have a lower pitch range, but they are not necessarily louder. My thought upon reading your message is that the physical size of that kick, not it's potential volume, will possibly prove problematic for you.

Depending on the style(s) of music you play I would suggest a felt beater as opposed to wood or plastic. If you need an even softer approach you could consider various different beater patches. To go further, you could go with a soft beater like one of the "bomber" style beaters. Lastly, consider adding more physical muffling to the drum. While many on this forum eschew the idea of adding large pillows, foam, etc. in a kick drum, there are a lot of high profile drummers who use that approach.

There are a lot of ways to tame a kick drum. Whatever is appropriate for the physical space and your style of music is just fine.

I play a 26 and have no issues you should be great with a 24 for just about any type of music from weddings to big band era and for rock and blues it is a natural..

I've heard other drummers making the observation that it's hard to optimize the sound of the drum if it's so large that the beater hits off center, I never personally felt this was an issue when I had a 26"!

I played a 24" for a year or better and I loved it. In fact, it prompted me to get a 26" and a 28" for future use. I do believe the 28" will be a bit much at times, but in all honesty I never had one complaint about my 24". I had it muffled quite a bit so it had a real short low pitched thud. I miss that drum!!!

I've been using a 24-incher since '78. My only complaint is the height, with respect the mounted tom. I deal with it. The sound, tuned low, kicks a$$. Tuned mid range, is nice. I only use a felt beater.

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I finally got a 24" kick about 8 years ago. It was 18 inches deep, I loved it...except when I had gigs. It takes up space, if you have a sedan, you might need a roof-rack! I got a second 24" by 8" made so my gigging setup would be easier to move (it has all the lows, but the "boom" is not as smooth). After you get used to it, it will seem normal, and then you'll want a 26" kick, at least I do.

There is nothin like 14 and 15 toms mounted on a 24 :-)