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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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Blocking Noise Through A Wall

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 Most common walls are built with a frame…metal in commercial settings / wood in residential settings…with drywall affixed to both sides of the frame.   With or without the batting insulation lined between the studs, the framing becomes the equivalent to a string pulled tight between two coffee cans.   As air borne…

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Sound Panel Kits: Buyer Beware

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 The internet is chock full of soundproofing suppliers that offer prepackaged “kits” of acoustic panels, all boxed up and ready to ship at what look like very low price points.   While the internet can be a wealth of great information, it can also be a trap filled with alot of misinformation,…

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