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3 Myths About Acoustic Foam

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 Acoustic foam is designed to help improve the acoustics within a room by capturing and removing excessive echoes within the space.   As a result, the background noise collapses, while clarity is restored to original sound.   These sound panels are the ideal treatment for recording studios, voice over booths, drum booths, industrial…

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Surfing the Net for Soundproofing Help?

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013 Acoustical panels, sound insulation material, common wall noise, echo problems, crowd noise, loud spaces and a plethora of other soundproofing related search terms are keyed in daily into the Google search box as customers seek help to resolve their noise issues.   While there is a great wealth of helpful  on the…

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3 Tips for Church Acoustics

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 Controlling ambient noise in a sanctuary targets the reduction of echoes that will otherwise cause distorted and blurred sound signals. Traditional services deliver the spoken word, contemporary services add drums and base guitars, if the sanctuary is not porperly treated, the sound waves will produce a poor listening environment and drive…

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3 Panels for Classroom Soundproofing

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 Most classrooms fill with excessive noise levels because of the hard reflective suraces on perimeter walls, ceilings and floors.   As echoes carry, background noise blurs original sound signals from the teacher, producing a poor learning environment for the students.  Grades collapse, teachers get stressed out.  The remedy is actualy fairly simple.  …

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Soundproofing a Classroom

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 School starting back up in September of each year brings teachers and faculty back into classrooms to prepare for the coming school year.   Most classrooms are built with hard reflective surfaces that include brick, block, wood, glass and metal.   These surfaces reflect background noise, spiking echoes over the top of the…

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Gym Soundproofing

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 Soundproofing a gym is one of the most popular acoustic treatments performed in the noise control industry.  Gymnasium space is defined by hard reflective surfaces that combine to produce unwelcome levels of background noise called echo.   From metal roof decks to wooden floors, block walls and glass windows, drywall and brick…

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How to Control Restaurant Noise

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 As crowds gather in busy restaurants, owners are left wondering what to do about the noise.   People’s voices begin to carry, as the hard reflective surfaces continue to bounce echoes throughout the space and spike the decibel levels.   Conversations grow strained, threatening the repeat business.   As the baby boom population continues…

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Soundproof Your Fellowship Hall

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013 Any room that hosts crowds of gathering people is suspect for poor room acoustics.   As the crowd swells, their voices begin to carry throughout the room, reflecting off floor, ceiling and perimeter wall surfaces, elevating the level of background noise, and forcing a severe collapse in one’s ability to communicate across…

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Soundproofing a Fellowship Hall

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013 A loud fellowship hall can be rendered nearly useless as people congregate but lack the ability to communicate with one another.   Not only can this serve as a nuisance, especially to seniors who already have a hard time with their hearing, but suppose the church wants to use the space as…

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