What Is Sound Diffusion?

Sound Diffusion is the act of evenly spreading sound waves throughout a space. This is typically achieved by using sound diffusers, acoustic diffusers, wood sound diffusers, audio diffusers, or sound diffuser panels. When a sound wave strikes a flat, even surface it bounces off that surface at the angle in which it hit. This is much like billiards and banking shots. But, when a sound wave strikes an uneven surface, it reflects in multiple angles, evenly distributing the sound through a given space.

Sound Diffusers are tiles or panels that are feature an uneven facing and typically a hollow core. Also called Acoustic Diffusers, they can be constructed from fiberglass, wood, or even plastic. They can feature a barrel, concave, or convex facing. Diffuser panels typically do not feature a flange as they are mounted on a wall. Diffuser tiles do typically feature a flange to help suspend them from a standard ceiling grid.

Think of sound like a bouncy ball, when that ball is thrown straight at a wall it comes straight back, but if it’s thrown at an old, weathered brick wall it may reflect at any variety of angles, depending on where it hits the wall. Sound waves travel in straight lines, they hit something and reflect out. When sound waves hit a diffusor, the reflection comes off in a wide array of angles, evenly filling the space so there really is not a bad seat in the house.