What Are Sound Baffles?

Large open spaces often suffer from poor sound quality. These areas can be noisy, difficult to concentrate in, or even create unsafe working conditions. Auditoriums, gymnasiums, open offices, restaurants, warehouses, and industrial facilities are just a few of the types of projects and places where this is common. By solving the issue of noise in these environments, customers and employees can better enjoy their time in your environment.

Baffles are suspended from the ceiling and made of soft materials that absorb sound waves instead of reflecting them. They offer reverberation and echo reduction in large spaces. Echoes are a repetition of the sound a fraction of a second later, this is a result of a traveling sound wave bouncing and hitting various surfaces. These bounced sounds arrive at your ear at different times, creating an echo. Reverberation is many echoes arriving at the same time. All of these things create noise and affect the listener. Baffles come in a variety of sizes and can be covered in a variety of materials. Some are made of foam, polyester or fiberglass fill. They even come in fun shapes like waves that make a statement in your space. These can be a great alternative to our fabric wrapped panels when wall space for fabric wrapped acoustical panels is not available.

Baffles are a great way of using the ceiling to help absorb sound and mitigate the loud din of voices and activity. Consider specifying baffles in your next architectural project. You can see all of our baffle choices here.