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Acoustic Design & Treatment

Acoustic Design & Treatment

More often than not, a facility intended for recording or post production is leased before the sound requirements of its intended purpose are considered. Some spaces, despite being meeting places where clarity in communication is essential, are built, outfitted, and decorated with a traditional image and function in mind, with sound treated as an afterthought—more often than not, a problem to be solved at a later date (after the complaints begin).

Creating a balanced sound requires the ability to “pre-hear” what a room should sound like in your mind’s ear, which only comes from years of experience. The next step is tailoring the room with acoustic treatment in order to achieve that sound, thus giving you the level of intimacy and depth we all seek in a recording space.

Pro Audio Design can provide acoustic treatment for:

  • Recording Studio 
  • House of Worship
  • Retail & Restaurant
  • Boardroom 
  • EDU 
  • Live Venues
  • Post Production
  • Noise & Vibration Control

Recording Studios

Far more than equipment, a great-sounding room is what separates the recordings of professionals from those of amateurs.

The acoustic signature, or “sound” of your live room and control room is one of the most important, yet often overlooked aspects of recording studio design. Tempting as it may be to attempt a DIY solution, you simply can’t learn enough about studio acoustics on the Internet to build a commercially competitive space. Just like we humans, every space within four walls has its own unique sonic fingerprint, and each requires an approach as unique as your space.

It’s all in the ear

All the online RTA calculators in the world can’t take into account the specific physical properties of your space (i.e. what’s behind your walls as well as coating them). Nor can buying guides and the online “universities” of web stores selling commercial acoustic treatment teach you what to listen for when you tune a room.

Acoustic design requires an intimate knowledge of how various building materials, acoustic treatments, physical structure, and dimensions of a space will interact sonically in response to acoustic waves at various frequencies and sound pressure levels—and above all, an experienced and talented ear.

When designing a recording room, a balanced sound is essential.

Creating a balanced sound requires the ability to “pre-hear” what a room should sound like in your mind’s ear, which only comes from years of experience. The next step is tailoring the room with acoustic treatment in order to achieve that sound, thus giving you the level of intimacy and depth we all seek in a recording space.

Control room acoustics

When designing a control room, the primary focus is on the engineer's "sweet spot," which is where all frequencies need to converge with a special emphasis on phase and time alignment. Through a combination of room design, acoustic treatment, speaker placement, and tuning, Pro Audio Design’s acoustical engineers can create an ideal mixing environment: where stereo becomes three-dimensional, and critical mix decisions are made with confidence.

Begin your journey to a great-sounding studio

Are you looking to build a great sounding room? We have helped design hundreds of recording rooms, from basement build-outs to multi-studio complexes—and the feedback from our clients is always the same: "You made our room sound incredible!"

House of worship, retail and restaurant, boardroom and other fixed installations

In a house of worship, boardroom, courthouse, lecture hall, or other fixed installation, speech intelligibility is of paramount importance regardless of listening position. Any large reverberant space with numerous reflective surfaces poses specific problems for clarity. However, the purpose of the space must dictate treatment. For example, a house of worship requires intelligibility across its length and width, regardless of listening position.

On the other hand, in a restaurant with similar design elements, i.e. high ceilings and lots of reflective surfaces, the need for vocal intelligibility is not across the entire facility, rather, in the near-field, while the overall din of conversations at each table must be controlled. Unlike the house of worship, you don’t want someone at the opposite end of the structure hearing what’s said at the bar across the room as though they were sitting at the table (it happens).

Live Sound Venues

For proper acoustic performance, not only must the physical properties of the venue be taken into account and compensated for, but also how that space will respond when filled with people. Additionally, the proper sound reinforcement equipment must be chosen to provide the optimal performer/audience experience. With a background as both performing musicians and acousticians, Pro Audio Design will enable you to achieve the optimal sound your venue is capable of.

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