Modular Practice Rooms?

[Gary]

Does anybody have any experience with modular, commercial Practice Booths? I am not looking for information on DIY booths, just commercially, pre-fab units.

I live in adult living apartments (Independent Living Facility) and really would like to practice, open horned, in my apartment. The majority of my neighbors are not exactly what you would call, noise tolerant.

I would appreciate any experiences you could share. Thank you.

[jthomas105]

https://www.wengercorp.com/sound-isolat ... -rooms.php

[Gary]

Well, I know how to find them, LOL. I want to know what your experiences with them are. ;-D

[timothy42b]

I’ve installed them (I’m an engineer with Army. )

The Wengers work really well and they are stinking expensive.

If your timing was right you might get one cheap from a military band downsizing. Matter of luck and being in the right place.

[Gary]

Timothy, what is your estimate, percentage-wise, of the level of sound reduction? Thanks.

[timothy42b]

I've walked through an Army band building with people practicing.

I could hear them but it was soft enough to not be offensive. I don't have any way to measure. My faulty memory says maybe equivalent to Muzak in an elevator or department store. I've also walked the Navy school of music at Little Rock and it's my impression those practice rooms were louder in the hallway than the Wengers were, but again it's been quite a while.

We have some military bandspersons on the forum and I'm sure they have all used Wengers, might get one of them to chime in.

[Doug Elliott]

Little Creek, not Little Rock. Different state entirely.

Those Wenger rooms are really isolating, it wouldn't bother anybody.

[timothy42b]

Little Creek, not Little Rock. Different state entirely.

Those Wenger rooms are really isolating, it wouldn't bother anybody.

Yeah, I totally had brain cramp!

Thanks for catching it.

About 10 years back there was discussion whether the Army should have their own music school vs renovating the kind of old facilities at Little Creek, and they sent me down to look at it. It was interesting to walk the halls past all those practice rooms, and hear trombone players hammering away at the standard pieces every trombone player would know.

Those rooms were concrete block IIRC and they weren't that quiet in the hallway, they must have been awful inside each room.

[Gary]

It was interesting to walk the halls past all those practice rooms, and hear trombone players hammering away at the standard pieces every trombone player would know.

Lassus Trmbones?

[timothy42b]

I heard thoughts of love, a bunch of bordognis, blue bells, a couple of excerpts, etc. I don’t remember Lassus.

[BoxingChamp]

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The are a few options for professional grade modular studios:

- MECARThttps://mecart.com/products/prefabricat ... ar-studio/
- Wenger Corp
- IAC Acoustics
- Noise Barriers

but those companies are really professional studios! so you will have really good performances and they have a few advantages over stick-built but they are expensive!

If you are looking for more budget-friendly options but be prepared that the quality will be way lower. You may go with:

- VocalBooths.com
- WhisperRoom

Hope this helps you!

Have a good day mate!