Home Studio

“Your dream Home Studio doesn't have to be far away — it can be right in your home.”

| Home Studio x Trandar |

Today, having a private music practice space where you can play to your fullest and maintain privacy is no longer difficult.

📖 Project Story — When a Musician's Dream Meets the Reality of Close-Quarter Living

Every musician knows this feeling —

The urge to practice usually hits in the evening after work, or on weekends when creativity spikes. But that is also the exact time when neighbors are resting, sleeping, or watching movies in their own homes.

The result? Many musicians are forced to choose between their dream and good neighborly relations.

The owner of this project decided that choice wasn't necessary.

🏠 A Different Challenge — Not New Construction, But a Highly Smart "Home Extension"

Building a music practice room in an already-extended house presents entirely different challenges compared to building from scratch.

The original structure of the house was not designed to contain musical sound. The walls, floors, and roof of the extension are all potential leakage points for sound to escape to neighboring houses. Moreover, the closer the proximity of homes in the community, the higher the performance required from the soundproofing system to block every escape route for the sound.

The Trandar team therefore selected two systems that work together to comprehensively solve this challenge.

🛠 Chosen Soundproofing System — Two Layers of Defense

✅ Trandar Zoundboard — The First Layer of Sound Containment

Zoundboard is a soundproofing material acting as the primary mass barrier. With its density and structure designed to block sound waves traveling through walls, it specifically targets low-frequency sounds like drums and bass, which are the main culprits behind sound leakage into neighboring areas.

Zoundboard was installed within the wall structure of the extension, creating a robust acoustic barrier as the first line of defense before sound has a chance to travel further.

✅ Trandar dBphon — The Second Layer Closing Every Gap

When serious soundproofing is required, a single layer is simply not enough. That is where Trandar dBphon comes in.

dBphon acts as an acoustic membrane that enhances soundproofing performance in areas where Zoundboard might still have vulnerabilities, such as material joints, intersections between the original structure and the extension, or paths where sound waves might bypass. The collaboration between Zoundboard and dBphon creates a double-layer soundproofing system that thoroughly seals all routes of sound leakage.

🎸 Why a Home Practice Room is Harder Than You Think — And Why Two Layers are Essential

Music isn't just airborne sound; it also travels through the building structure as structure-borne sound. This refers to vibrations passing directly through concrete, wood, and metal into adjacent walls.

This is why ordinary walls, no matter how thick, still fail to block sound—because sound doesn't just "fly through," it also "runs through" the walls.

Trandar's Zoundboard + dBphon system handles both types of sound simultaneously, blocking airborne waves while mitigating vibrations transmitted through the structure to neighboring areas.

✨ The Result — Practice Every Day Without Watching the Clock

Following the complete installation of the Trandar system, what changed wasn't just the measurable decibel levels, but the entire experience of practicing music.

No more stopping mid-song out of fear of neighbor complaints. No more watching the clock to see if it's too late. No more apologizing in the village group chat after a practice session.

Just music — and a space that is truly your own.

"Home is the space where you should be most yourself — and for a musician, that means playing music without needing anyone's permission."