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Tuesday, July 10th, 2018
Set up the Hooker Furniture Home Office Crafted Bookcase in the corner of your music room to prevent the ‘megaphone effect’.
Let’s say you have a spare room in your home and now you want to concentrate on your music career. It does not have to be as grand as this reason but if your family wants to have a dedicated music room, then it’s high time to turn that spare room into one.
This music room will surely keep your family together for many hours. Or if you’re a free spirit, you can also enjoy your me moments here. Here are the considerations that you need to make –
Size and Location
Find out what room you would want to be turned into a music room. As much as possible, try to have one on the lower ground floor because upper floors will need added soundproofing. Basements can be easily converted into music rooms because of their natural soundproofing capacities.
Be sure to measure the dimensions to know the kinds of equipment that you can bring into the room. Also, you need to carefully think through if major renovations will be done. There are some renovations that require complete floor replacements so find this out before you start bringing in the equipment, décor, and lighting.
the Uttermost Lamps and Lighting Ambre 8 Light Gold Sphere Chandelier 21269 isn’t just lovely, it will also provide the necessary overhead lighting for musicians.
Soundproof
Use soundproofing tiles to the music room’s ceiling and use studio foam on the walls. As for the door, make sure that you use sealing tape all around the frame so that sound will not leak out. The windows must also be covered with a dense blackout drapery fabric so that further soundproofing is achieved.
Now, as you turn to the flooring, check if the sound reverberates as you clap your hands. If there is still an echoing sound of sorts, then you should improve on the soundproofing. The floor can have a thick carpet as a soundproofed material.
Remember that a good music room is all about having a good sound absorption. The best techniques could enhance the room’s acoustics because of sound clarity. Sometimes, basic furnishings would already do well as sound absorbers. Be sure to stay away from hard surfaces which echo sound such as concrete, tiles, glass windows, hardwood flooring.
If you want to muffle sounds, then use pads (e.g. thick area rugs) or even plants.
To prevent the megaphone effect on corners, you can set up bookshelves, a bookcase or dividers in those areas.
Bring in the Equipment
The room’s size determines what sort of equipment you can bring in. A big room will be able to accommodate a piano or a complete drum set. Smaller rooms could do with an electrical keyboard, some string instruments, and music stands.
Do you want a karaoke machine to be set up, too? This can be stored inside a closet when it is not in use. Consider also how to situate the microphones along with the microphone stands.
Set Up the Electrical and Lighting System
Of course, your music room would need to have heavy-duty electrical outlets. You could consider increasing the power in your electrical box. The more outlets you have on the walls, the more instruments you can keep in the music room.
As soon as the outlets are set up, you can then bring in the lighting fixtures for the music room. You will need an overhead light like a chandelier. Recessed lighting with dimmers can also be used in controlling the room’s ambience. For added lighting, you can also have adjustable floor lamps.
See how LED music lights can be clipped onto the music stands so that musicians will not have a hard time reading their musical pieces as they practice. Lastly, check some stage lighting that will make your performances come alive.
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Thursday, April 26th, 2018
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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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