Sound Diffusion
Diffusion occurs when acoustic energy is scattered in many directions by a complex surface. Diffusion is an excellent complement to sound absorption in performance spaces and sound studios because it won’t remove sound energy from the room, but will reduce standing waves and echo caused by direct reflections.
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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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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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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 »
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11 Noise Pollution Solutions for Optimal Acoustics
Unfortunately, we tend to get used to noise and just “deal with it.” Whenever we are around things that aren’t optimal but aren’t overtly a hindrance, our go-to method of dealing with it is to just get used to it — most of the time we do this without thinking about it. Whether it’s a […] Read More »
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How to Effectively Reduce Noise in Open Floor Plan Space with Soundproofing
Open floor plans continue to be a hit in both residential and commercial spaces. Society at all levels has discovered that living and working in open spaces is psychologically beneficial, making us healthier, happier, and more efficient. Open spaces let in more light and allow us to be more communal, two aspects of life that […] Read More »
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How to Soundproof a Drum Room or Booth
I don’t know about you, but the first thing that comes to mind when I think of soundproofing are drums. Let’s be honest: drums are obnoxiously loud, especially when cymbals are involved! Yet they are the backbone of all of our favorite music—from film scores and classical music to the hardest and heaviest of rock […] Read More »
