Whether the area is inside or outside, when a sound barrier is being used it means there is a specific space whose levels of noise need to be controlled for one reason or another. Why an area’s noise level needs to controlled has a number of answers, always application specific. For example, the acoustic curtains used as Continue reading
When I was a student in high school, I had a learning disability that had to do with concentrating when a lot of noise was going on in the room. If I was in class and I could hear walking from the floor above, or a couple girls were whispering a few rows behind me, I wouldn’t be able to focus and Continue reading
Unlike other noise reduction materials in the soundproofing industry, the changes made to accomplish acoustic flooring cannot be seen by the naked eye. Although acoustic curtains are designed so that the reason for their presence is not known and acoustical ceilings can be decorated so that they look like Continue reading
Being environmentally friendly usually refers to recycling products, cutting down on one’s carbon footprint and other actions that benefit the state of the earth and atmosphere. Because it is such a huge trend right now, it is the trash kind of pollution that we think about when we hear the word. However, Continue reading
When a product is used so often in such a wide variety of environments, including industrial, commercial and residential contexts, it is no surprise that enough variations have developed that the product goes by numerous names. Acoustic curtains are known by a number of titles, including Continue reading
As pleasant as an echo may be in the right context, such as when one is yodeling on the edge of a canyon on a summer evening, there are times when it seriously disrupts the work being done in an environment. For example, concert halls, theaters and Continue reading