Acoustic treatment

Acoustic panels are one way to improve the quality of audio at your venue.

How many times have you been out with a group of friends to a restaurant only to find that it is so loud that you struggle to hear most of the people at the table?  One of the biggest complaints with restaurants today is the ever increasing noise level. This was highlighted in a recent Zagat survey where patrons rated ambient noise as the #2 complaint after service. Hard surfaces such as gypsum walls, windows, tile floors and metal ceilings reflect the sound of voices, background music and production noise back into the room creating a dense reverberant file. In an effort to communicate, patrons speak louder – then yell – in order to elevate their voices above the din. This further elevates the noise level to the point where you can no longer communicate. No matter how good the food, instead of a nice enjoyable evening out with friends, it becomes an unpleasant experience.

Churches and places of Worship are also buildings that tend to suffer with poor acoustics. Your message is important and needs to be heard and felt by congregants. Whether it is the sermon, the worship music or a video presentation, intelligibility and control of the sound are paramount. Houses of worship are often large, cavernous rooms made from hard surfaces such as concrete, plasterboard, gypsum, tiled floor, expansive windows and wooden beams. Sound bounces from surface to surface creating a long trail of echoes known as reverberation. This causes sound to arrive at the ears from different angles and at different times, creating a confusing cacophony that makes music and speech difficult to comprehend. With all of the echo, we are no longer able to discern the important message being transmitted from the noise. In recent years, the advent of more powerful PA systems and the influx of concert-style music has introduced a new set of problems. To achieve the feel of a rock concert, sound pressure levels are increased to the point where the rooms ability to dissipate sound energy is completely lost. Turning up the volume only exacerbates the problem.

These are only two examples, rooms such as daycare centre's, recording studio's, classrooms, lecture halls, gymnasium's, boardrooms, video conference rooms, home theatre's, cafeteria's and many more can all benefit from acoustic treatment.

Contact Us and talk to a PAV specialist regarding acoustic treatment in your venue.