The Sound Advice Blog
Many people find the world of acoustical treatments to be confusing and overwhelming. Here on the Acoustical Solutions Sound Advice Blog, we will concentrate on presenting solutions to typical acoustical problems and discuss relevant topics on the subject.
The posts here will be related general sound and noise control topics like blocking sound, absorbing sound, or diffusing sound. We will also provide information on how acoustical materials can be used or applied to specific applications.
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How to Make a Home Recording Studio: Step-by-Step Design & Setup Guide
Creating a home recording studio can be an exciting and rewarding project. Whether you’re a musician, podcaster, or content creator, having a dedicated space for professional-quality audio makes a world of difference. Recently, a customer reached out to me about transforming their spare room into a recording studio. They had plenty of enthusiasm but weren’t […] Read More »
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DIY Acoustic Panels vs. Professional Solutions: What’s Right for You?
Not long ago, I worked with a customer who was transforming their spare room into a home theater. They had all the essentials—an oversized screen, surround sound speakers, and even reclining chairs. But there was one glaring issue: the acoustics. Dialogue was muffled, and loud action scenes sounded chaotic with all the echo bouncing around […] Read More »
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Sound Masking vs. White Noise: The Important Difference Needed to Increase Workplace Efficiency
Sound masking is becoming a huge trend in the workplace, but curiously because of an “issue” with modern office design. The classic office layout and aesthetic is the “cubicle farm,” where a large room is divided by numerous cubicles. The ever-popular film Office Space not only captures this visual well, but also the negativity associated […] Read More »
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Understanding Floor Soundproofing to Meet Florida Building Code Requirements
I love soundproofing because it provides an incredible, immediate result for so many important aspects of life. It makes offices more efficient, is the reason why music, podcast, and radio production is able to create our most vibrant entertainment, and allows us peace in our homes. I work with so many clients to achieve their […] Read More »
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The 7 Best Sound Absorbing Materials
Sound absorption is a powerful solution to the often unrecognized issue of sound murkiness. Every room we are in – whether the living room at home, the office, sanctuary, or movie theater – has certain acoustics that determine how we perceive sound. From ceiling height, to the types of materials chosen for walls, ceilings, and […] Read More »
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Office Sound Masking 101: Solutions for Busy Work Spaces
Modern office design is laser-focused on one thing: optimizing set and setting for an improved community feel to maximize worker efficiency. The obvious solution is large, open spaces where office employees feel more together. After all, we are communal creatures and thrive when surrounded by others rather than when alone. Surely being free from […] Read More »
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The Difference Between Types of Noise Colors
I’ve found customers have increasingly been calling in seeking to learn more about noise and how they can best utilize it for therapeutic effects. This is amusing as an expert in acoustics where I spend much of my time figuring out how to eliminate noise via soundproofing and sound control solutions. That said, “noise” does […] Read More »
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Sound Masking: What It Is and How It Works
There is a current hot trend in commercial offices to design open floor plans to instigate more community and therefore increased positivity to breed more efficient work. The thinking is if you allow employees to see and interact with each other more – rather than confined to cubicles, like prison cells – they will enjoy […] Read More »