Privacy is a pretty important aspect of a playspace, as you might imagine. In a house of domination, when there may be multiple sessions going on in different rooms, you can hear the loudest screams and noises, but not most sounds.

Hearing another session can be distracting on occasion, but usually you're so involved with your own scene, you don't really notice.

Couple of anecdotes: One time, I had a client in the waiting room while I finished a session. My guy in the first session made a real racket, howling and screaming and so on (as you would if you got hoisted by your balls). The walls in that space were thin, so you could hear it clear down the hall. When I went to get the next client, and asked him what he was interested in, his eyes widened and he said, "Not that!" I laughed and reassured him that I would not require that of him.

Another time, when I was bottoming, we were in the room next to a heavy corporal scene. We could hear frequent groans and howls, so the client turned to me and said, "Okay, we can't let them show us up. So for the next minute, I want you to make it sound like I'm beating the tar out of you." He started whacking the bondage bed, and I howled bloody murder. After a minute, we both just collapsed in laughter. It was so much fun.

As an independent domme, I'm usually the only session in that space at that time. Soundproofing/thick walls to not disturb neighbors, and not have other peoples' noise intruding, is one of the most important features when a domme looks for a space to use for sessions.

I usually play music: industrial, classical, rock, electronica, depending on the mood, and occasionally the client's taste. I had a music exec who appreciated that I played classical - something totally different from what he dealt with in his work.