Gymnasiums are built with durability and safety in mind and typically incorporate hard, reflective surfaces. Soundproofing a gymnasium comes after the fact since sound panels need to be anchored to perimeter wall surfaces or acoustic gym baffles suspended vertically from the ceiling. Retrofitting a gym sound panel treatment is a simple process. The key to successful noise reduction lies in getting the sound panel coverage amounts correct based on the size of your room.

Due to the hard, reflective surfaces that comprise the makeup of every gym, it’s easy for echoes to bounce around the space and to accumulate unwanted levels of background noise. To properly soundproof a gym, sound panels can be mounted on the wall or ceiling to effectively capture these echoes, lower the background noise, and generate greater sound clarity. As a result, gym soundproofing produces lower crowd noise, greater speech clarity, a more favorable teaching environment, and multi-purpose space.

Soundproofing is all about using acoustic panels to capture and convert the unwanted echoes within the space. In turn, the background noise subsides as original sound clarity is restored. A soundproofed gym has lower levels of crowd noise which makes your space more compatible with teaching, coaching, and hosting public events.

The hard, reflective surfaces in every gym reflect unwanted levels of noise. As the background noise builds, speech clarity becomes compromised. Communication is blurred by the echoes in the room, producing a poor sound environment for effective teaching and coaching. By soundproofing the space, original sound clarity can be restored, especially in regards to vocal instruction by teachers or coaches.

A soundproofed gymnasium will capture unwanted background noise and convert the energy out of the space. As a result, original sound clarity can be restored as competing background sound subsides. Proper soundproofing ensures a more functional and user-friendly space, so you can host a variety of events — from music performances to guest speakers to gym classes.

By placing sound panels on your walls or ceiling, you can effectively capture the echoes in the room. The result is lower levels of background noise, greater sound clarity, lower levels of crowd noise, and more functional and user-friendly space. Gym sound panels can capture and convert up to 80% of unwelcome echoes in the room, delivering premium sound quality to your soundproof gym space.

The key to successful gym soundproofing lies less in panel placement and more in your total coverage. As long as you place the right amount of sound panels in your space, you’ll be able to pick up enough first wave echoes and convert them out of the room. Wall-mounted sound panels are called Fabric Panels. Ceiling-mounted sound panels are called VET Baffles. In either case, the goal is to collectively capture and eliminate your echoes so that your background noise will collapse. Because the VET Baffles are less expensive than the Fabric Panels, the ceiling treatment is a far more popular gym noise reduction option.

Sound panel coverage amounts for a gym soundproofing project are totally dependent on the size of the gym space. To help calculate your coverage amounts, use our Room Analysis tool to submit your room dimensions. The goal is to equally spread your sound panels out across the expanse of your ceiling or perimeter wall surface, depending on which acoustic panel treatment you select. For questions related to the installation of your sound panels, contact our help desk at 1-800-638-9355.

Once a gym reaches premium sound quality, space becomes more user-friendly and functionality improves. The obvious advantages include lower crowd noise which makes your space more compatible with coaching or teaching. In addition, a soundproof gym space can also double as a multi-purpose venue for hosting a variety of social events, ceremonies, guest speakers, musical performances, and more. Gym sound panels will elevate the overall usefulness of your room.