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Learning the concepts that make music rooms a blast will help you a lot in creating good music and also in keeping peace with your neighbors. The room that you use for this purpose needs to be carefully chosen. Decide how this space will be utilized – whether for practices, recordings or performances.
Choose the Right Location
Just like when you’re constructing any other room in your home, you need to carefully select the location for your music room. Again, the purpose of this room will help you select the best spot for the music room.
As soon as you have chosen the room, you will need to plan what major remodeling tasks will be done. Will walls be removed or repainted? Will you replace the current materials on your flooring? Ask your contractor about how you can soundproof this room. Ask this prior to installing the lighting and bringing in the furniture.
When you will use the room as a performance space, then this will definitely be used by several people. For this purpose, you can choose a room that’s at the back of your house so that there is less noise coming from the street and, at the same time, you also do not disrupt your neighbors.
The basement is a wonderful choice for a sound studio or a practice room. This is space that allows you to better control the sound. Pick a windowless basement so you won’t have reflective noise.
Acoustic Solutions
Another thing that you need to consider are sound and acoustic setups. Remember that music is all about having the right sound so you need to assess the level of sound transfers in the room that you have chosen.
Block sound so that it won’t leave the room neither should sound outdoors travel in. Ensure that the room’s acoustics are at the best levels. Noise reduction should be your primary objective.
Another acoustic solution is to note sound-absorbing materials. Sound absorption enhances acoustics. The sound becomes much clearer when the furnishings are able to absorb some of the sounds that usually echo off surfaces.
The hardest surfaces include concrete, tiles, and hardwood. Doors and glass windows are also considered hard surfaces.
Other materials that muffle sounds are area rugs with padding, insulated curtains, potted plants, heavy draperies, acoustic ceiling tiles, and Mission chairs and couches.
Another acoustic solution is to be aware of sound diffusion. This is all about balance and putting a limit on the sound absorbing elements that you install in the music room.
Sound absorption isn’t always your go-to solution. Too much of it and you end up having a muffled sound. This is what’s referred to as acoustically dead. At times, it is best to worry about sound diffusion more than sound absorption.
Corners are known for their reflective properties. If you have acoustic tiling, foam pads, carpeting or rug, then you won’t have to worry too much about acoustic concerns. If you don’t want to have the megaphone effect in your music room, then use a bookshelf or bookcase to prevent these standing waves.
Dividers and screens can also work wonders, also adding wallpaper on both walls or placing a table, chair or fabric wall hanging right in the corner.
If you want to soundproof a recording studio, then use acoustic panels together with acoustic foams. If you have an upstairs music studio, then you can make do with a vinyl barrier right under the carpet. Insulated curtains will also help in blocking unwanted sounds.
Music Room Lighting
The general lighting needs for this room are an overhead lighting fixture (e.g. a chandelier or pendant), recessed lights to control the ambiance, direct lighting installed overhead, and LED music lights for the music stands.
You will also need spotlights and projectors if you will set up a stage in the music room.
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