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Enhancing Acoustical Performance of a Musical Practice Studio through Effective Acoustic Design

Mohaimeen Islam

Abstract


“How to design a proper musical practice room? - Or how to reduce sound penetration from a practice studio?”; these are few primary questions and basic concern for all those people who play and practice musical instruments or are involved with some form of music. This technical know-how seems very important considering emerging response of people who want to make their own personal or commercial musical practice studio. In response to this question, a practical assessment was conducted on an existing room where the chosen place was radically unfit for musical performances. This paper focuses on the application of wall panels and door insulation materials to assess and improve the internal sound quality required to convert that room into an acoustically controlled musical practice studio. At first the paper reviews various design propositions and construction techniques for improving the internal acoustical performance of that space. Through engineered processes, designed panels with effective sound insulation and absorption property, were installed on the existing wall and door surfaces of that place to optimize and massively mute the generated sound from particular musical instruments. Finally, the paper discusses on the comparative reading taken to calculate the varying reverberation times, based on existing room size, shape and material finishes, to understand how the applied design has enhanced the quality and acoustical performance of the musical practice studio.

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