TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 Commercial grade acoustical ceiling tiles to NOT block sound from bleeding in and out of a room through a drop grid tile system. Commercial grade ceiling tiles are there to hide the pipes, not block sound bleed or absorb echoes within the space. If you have a commercial, residential or industrial…
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Privacy for Cell Phone Usage
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013 Soundproof Phone Booths For loud, noise infested spaces where cell phone use is rendered useless, there’s a unique soundproof phone booth on the market that attacks ambient perimeter noise to deliver great clarity to cell phone communication. The booth is called an Acousitbooth, and is featured online at www.controlnoise.com. The Acoustibooth is able to knock…
Read More3 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…
Read MoreSurfing 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…
Read More3 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…
Read More3 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. …
Read More2 Steps to Blocking Noise Through Your Wall
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Two rooms that share a common wall also share two “paths” that sound waves will travel, delivering noise back and forth. To properly sound insulate one room’s noise from the next, there are two steps that you should take. If you apply these two steps to your common wall, you can…
Read MoreSoundproofing 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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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…
Read MoreHow 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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