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4 Smart Uses for Fabric-Wrapped Acoustical Products
There are any number of acoustical treatments that can improve the acoustics, feeling and overall experience in a room, as well as blend seamlessly or accent the existing aesthetics. Many of these products are wrapped with acoustically transparent fabric, and the color, pattern and texture choices are vast – making them extremely versatile. Due to […]
The Complete Guide To Soundproofing A Hotel Room
People stay in hotels for lots of reasons. They can be a place to spend a restful vacation, celebrate a wedding with our family and friends, network with our peers at conventions, or simply get a good night’s rest after a long day on the road. No matter what brings us to a hotel, most […]
Soundproofing Warehouses & Industrial Rooms – Making Heavy Machinery Quiet
Anyone who’s ever worked in a large plant or warehouse knows how loud they can get. You are working around all kinds of heavy machinery and moving parts that the hard floors and solid building shell can amplify sounds to nuisance levels. It’s not ideal. Not only are loud noises annoying enough to make people […]
How To Soundproof Stairs And Walls With Staircases
Staircases with wall panels can be uniquely noisy locations in any property. If they’re not constructed with sound control in mind, every click, creak and squeak seems to migrate to each level of the structure in ways footfalls in other locations don’t. Why is that? By knowing a little bit about the structure surrounding our […]
Classroom Soundproofing: How Noise Affects Learning
The classroom experience has changed somewhat drastically over the past few decades. Chalkboards and overhead projectors are being replaced by white boards and monitors, and children have a whole new arsenal of technology at their fingertips for doing homework and connecting with their peers. These advances mean students are equipped with the tools they need […]
How Vibrations Affect Both Structures and Humans
Vibrations are an interesting mechanical phenomenon that can cause pleasure or pain, depending on the specifics of the vibration. A night spent at the symphony and an afternoon spent at work while a jackhammer demolishes the sidewalk outside your window are both experiences driven by vibrations. One is a relaxing retreat from your busy work […]
Tips For Creating Quieter Gyms
From high school gyms to fitness centers, exercise is inherently noisy. From the thunder of running footsteps to the crashing of weights, and even the hum of machines and climate control, without acoustical treatments gyms can be deafening. And if a fitness studio or a small gymnasium is on the second floor, all of this […]
Noise Reduction of Indoor and Outdoor Ball Courts
Playing sports like pickleball or basketball offers undeniable health benefits–from improving cardiovascular fitness to providing opportunities for social connection. But as these fast-paced games grow in popularity, so do the noise complaints, particularly in neighborhoods and shared use spaces. The repeated bounce of a ball, players’ voices, and the echo of every movement can quickly […]
Auditorium acoustics 101 – how to create amazing acoustics for auditoriums and why it matters
If you’re one of the lucky ones who get to see a lot of live music, you know how great auditorium shows sound. They blow places like stadiums and dive bars out of the water. Auditoriums are popular venues for live music because the way they are constructed is a perfect vehicle for delivering sound […]
Sound Absorption and Fireproofing in Acoustic Solutions
Reducing our exposure to noise is important in various environments, and it’s an absolute necessity in others. In order to keep noise under control and improve acoustics in indoor spaces, we turn to sound absorbing materials. In cases where fire retardancy is of utmost importance, fire-resistant or fireproof sound absorbing materials are our best options. […]
