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Acoustics First Corporation supplies soundproofing materials and acoustical panels to control sound and eliminate noise in commercial, residential, government, institutional applications worldwide.
Acoustics First
1w ago
St. Andrew by the Bay is a traditional worship facility with a focus on spoken word worship and congregational singing. The large volume and hard surfaces in this space are the physical features most at fault for excessive reverberation, comb filtering and distracting “slap” echoes (discrete sound reflections usually caused by a distant, reflective back-wall). ..read more
Acoustics First
1M ago
AMC Technology is located in a 5,400 square-foot suite that features a large open office area, a break room as well as several conference rooms. When Acoustics First® initially met with the AMC team, they had recently moved into the space and were experiencing a number of acoustic problems in the open office area. Although ..read more
Acoustics First
2M ago
Dogfish Head Brewing & Eats is a brewery, restaurant and performance venue located in Rehoboth Beach, DE. This largely reflective space has a wood ceiling, an un-polished concrete floor and walls comprised of drywall, unfinished wood planks (over OSB) and glass. These hard surfaces promote reverberation and early reflections, resulting in a noisy and “muddy ..read more
Acoustics First
3M ago
In this installment of “Similar, Yet Different,” we take a good look at two very different looking diffusers in the 2’x2′ size… the classic ArtDiffusor® Model C and the organic, rippled ArtDiffusor® Model D – while there are some similarities, there are some key differences in how they look (obviously) and how they perform. Quick ..read more
Acoustics First
5M ago
The Pickle Factory is a massive (22,500 SQFT) indoor recreation facility that was recently renovated to exclusively host pickleball games (previously used for soccer and basket/volleyball matches). Pickleball utilizes hard paddles and hard-plastic balls, which result in loud “whacks” (upwards of 85dB) when the game is being played. With dozens of paddles active at ..read more
Acoustics First
6M ago
Earlier this summer, Richmond Friends Meeting reached out to Acoustics First® for assistance with their new Retreat Center in Amelia, VA. Their multi-purpose community hall was overly live with reverb and echoes, contributing to a poor listening environment. As this space is used for worship, meetings and social events, speech intelligibility is very important and ..read more
Acoustics First
7M ago
In this installment of “Similar, Yet Different”, we are going to compare the two current variations of the popular Aeolian® Diffuser – the original 2’x2′ Aeolian and the 1’x1′ MiniAeolian™! Design This comparison has some similarities to the very first “Similar, Yet Different” post we made comparing the ArtDiffusor® Model C to the ArtDiffusor® Model ..read more
Acoustics First
8M ago
Occasionally, we get the opportunity to show the entire process that goes into a project, and today we have one which we will run through – beginning to end. Biltmore Park clubhouse was getting a full aesthetic and acoustic makeover. Acoustics First® was asked to collaborate with Harmony Interiors on the acoustic panel recommendations for ..read more
Acoustics First
10M ago
For this installment of “Similar, yet different,” we will take a classic welled-quadratic sound diffuser, The Model Q, and compare its performance to itself – only installed backwards! Taking “similar” to the extreme in this case, we are testing the difference in performance of a 1-dimensional, welled-quadratic diffuser installed in the standard welled configuration, and ..read more
Acoustics First
1y ago
When you think of classical music; what instruments come to mind? Piano? Violin? Cello? …What about Banjo ..read more