[LAU] room accoustics and noise reduction

[M Watts]

On 04/28/2010 05:32 AM, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 07:13:43PM +0200, rosea.grammostola wrote:
>
>> I play bassguitar and I am starting wit trumpet. Those things make
>> noise...
>>
>> 1) What can I do for noise reduction?
>> 2) what can I do for improving the room accoustics?
>
> Why don't you just play acoustic guitar or alto recorder ? :-)
>

Practise bass with no amp, or if you're handy with woodwork, build 
yourself an acoustic bass guitar.

http://web.archive.org/web/20050314051654/http://www.marchab.com.ar/Archivos/Acustico.pdf

There are 'silent' practice mutes for brass, using whizz-bang 
electronics and headphones, but these aren't cheap, as has been mentioned.

There are conventional practice mutes available "from all good music 
stores", as in this random link:
http://www.hickeys.com/cgi/display.cgi?cart_id=&page=tr26pr.htm

You can make a practice mute out of an old air freshener:
http://www.dallasmusic.org/gearhead/Renuzit%20Practice%20Mute.html