the neighbors will love you

Practice and jamming sessions are vital to the success and progression of any band, however the same problem is generally found by many bands, which is the matter of finding a location to actually practice within. Renting a studio room can often prove rather pricey, but the sound generated by a band is often too much for any home to cope with, so what is the solution? There is actually quite a simple answer to this question, which is to soundproof a room/basement and use said room as the basis of all band practice and jamming sessions.

Although this is a simple solution, the act of actually carrying this out can sometimes prove to be a bit difficult. So with this in mind, how do you actually go about soundproofing a room or basement? You can do this in a number of ways; it basically depends on your budget and ability to carry out the job. If you are looking to professionally soundproof a room/basement for your band to jam in then there are number of steps that you would need to take, you would need to have all of the electrical wiring and plumbing in place and then you would have to hang drywall on one side of all the stud walls of the room to be soundproofed, so that the room is closed in but you still have access to the interiors of the walls.

Once the above is in place you would then be able to apply fiberglass insulation batting to the walls. This would need to be packed in pretty tight and the thicker your material the more sound you would be able to stop.

If insulating the room/basement in the above manner is something that you can't achieve at this moment in time then don't worry as there are a number of other avenues in which you can go down, for example, another great way of soundproofing a room is by decorating it with rough-surfaced furnishings. The reason for this is the fact these furnishings absorb sound, unlike smooth surfaces, which allow sound waves to travel back and forth. Furnishing are just the beginning however when it comes to other ways in which you are able to soundproof a room/basement, on top of this your walls can also be treated as a means of helping to reduce the amount of sound output. What this basically involves is tacking some sort of heavy material to the walls that will block sound waves, prime examples of what this material can range from is carpeting to blankets to manufactured paneling.

Any changes that you can make to the room that helps block out sound waves is an improvement in terms of soundproofing a room/basement. You basically need to pad the room out as a measure of containing sound within it. By taking any of the above steps you will be well on your way to achieving this and you will be well on your way to practicing and jamming with your band as often and as much as you want.