Reduce sound escaping from closet (musician)
Hi all,
I’m after some advice on reducing the amount of sound escaping from a small closet that I want to use as a conga practice space.
Room context
I am in a townhouse with an adjoining wall on one side.
The closet doesn’t share a wall with my neighbour. Instead, the wall across the hallway from the bedroom that the closet is in is the adjoining wall. So the closet is on the far side. Because of that, I’m not chasing perfect soundproofing. I’d just like to knock the volume down enough to be a considerate neighbour. I have never heard any sound (voices, music etc) coming from my neighbour so I think the adjoining wall is pretty solid, just hear the occasional banging etc if they are doing stuff around the house.
The closet is big enough for me to sit with my congas with a little extra space. So while I can add a bit of mass if needed, I don’t have unlimited space to work with.
The goal
I know the difference between sound treatment and soundproofing, and I’m not too concerned about how the room sounds inside. My goal is simply to reduce the amount of sound escaping so I can practise at normal times without feeling like I’m disturbing everyone.
Given that, what would you recommend? I’m not expecting complete isolation, just the biggest reduction I can reasonably achieve