How do you fine tune a space?
Echo vs Reverberation My biggest issue was just with some of the slap back and flutter echoes within the room. You would sit in various corners of the room and it was very difficult to understand what was being said. Intelligibility was just not the best – Brent Dye Grace Polaris Church was burdened with […]
The Four Types of Noise
The Four Typesof Noise The average person hears 1 million sounds every day. But it’s up to you whether or not it’s sound or noise. Sound is an umbrella term for all perceived audio. Dogs barking, drums drumming, cars honking; all sounds, technically. Noise is a sound that becomes unwanted by the person hearing it. […]
Do You Have to Use Acoustic Solutions?
Do I Have to Treat My Space? Before ever working with acoustic solutions it’s not uncommon to pose the question, “Do I have to?”When most people think of stunning architecture, wood floors, massive glass panes, large spaces, all usually come to mind. All of which, even if beautiful, are facilitators of noise! Hanson, a digital […]
Interesting Uses of Acoustic Solutions
WGU is an online university based in Salt Lake City, Utah who serves over 130,000 students with a faculty of 4,400. Most of their faculty work remotely, much like their students, but some of their staff work on campus. Recently they gutted an old 2-story space and transformed it so the staff could have a […]
How do you fine tune a large space?
Overview Grace Polaris church was burdened with a lack of speech intelligibility, heightened echoes, low frequency build up, and a less-than-desirable 80’s look due to poor acoustics and outdated design choices. Conwed worked with them to achieve the perfect acoustic and aesthetic solution for their issues. The Problem Grace Polaris church started in 1964 with […]
Acoustics in the school enviorment
The Reason for Ideal Classroom Acoustics Fitting 40 elementary school kids into a cramped classroom can be tricky. Getting all of them to pay attention? Nearly impossible. Teachers are expected to teach challenging concepts to students with varying learning styles and background knowledge. When large groups of kids are together, side conversations and sounds can inevitably distract […]
Noise = HIPPA Violations
Noise = HIPPA violations What is HIPPA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, protects patient privacy. Medical professionals, i.e. doctors, nurses, interns, secretaries, etc. can’t share patient’s information to anybody outside of HIPAA’s allowance. Not even their spouses! This is to protect patient’s privacy and let them control how they process and distribute […]
The difference between an echo and reverberation
Reverberation and echoes are commonly seen as the same thing, and fundamentally they are, since they both are the reflection of sound. But these terms are different. This is due to the time it takes for sound to travel back to your eardrum. Defining echoes and reverberation When you holler in a large room, into […]
How to reduce echoes in a space
Imagine this: you’re standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, taking it all in. You can see different shades of red along the canyon’s walls and a little green scattered in there from the trees. Different plateaus jut out as your eyes wander down, and you might even be able to spot the Colorado […]
4 types of noise and how you can reduce them
If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is around to hear it… does it make a sound? This age-old question has been asked for centuries, with mixed interpretations. Some argue that types of noise should only be classified in the physical sense. Millions of people have been there to see trees fall in […]
