If you’re considering some form of soundproofing, it’s going to be for one of two reasons: either you are responsible for noise creation and want to ensure it doesn’t spill out of a particular area, or you have an area where a low level of noise is highly desirable. Acoustic doors, alongside measures to reduce […]
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The importance of soundproofing recording studio doors
Recording studios. Places where wonderful things are created … and for entirely understandable reasons possibly the most demanding environment of them all when we’re thinking of acoustics and soundproof doors. Before we delve into recording studio doors, we simply can’t resist listing some of the top studios in the world: Sun Studios – Memphis – […]
Read MoreWhy acoustic doors are perfect for theatres and concert halls
It’s been a while since we looked at the role of acoustic doors in environments with very demanding acoustic specifications. One obvious example is recording studios, where if unwanted noise gets in and onto the recording, it will obviously cause problems. It’s perhaps not so much of a problem if noise gets out – imagine […]
Read MoreWhat makes acoustic doors soundproof?
We thought that it was high time to revisit what actually makes a door soundproof, and to do this we’ll begin by reviewing what sound actually is before looking at how barriers (such as acoustic or soundproof doors) to the transmission of sound actually operate. So what is sound? Sound is a form of energy […]
Read MoreAcoustic doors in the music industry
If there’s one industry where we intuitively know that acoustic doors are essential, it’s the music industry – in particular, the recording studio. So let’s revisit what is arguably the most demanding environment of them all when we’re thinking of acoustics and of soundproof doors. Let’s begin by taking a quick look at what a […]
Read MoreThe importance of installing the correct school doors
There are a number of factors that, while common to many environments, are particularly important to consider in schools and colleges. Chief amongst these are: safety fire resistance soundproofing Let’s now look at each in turn Safety Every year, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA,) around 30,000 children trap their […]
Read MoreAcoustic doors and their uses …
Over several months we’ve written numerous articles on acoustic doors – sometimes called soundproof doors – and we’ve covered a very wide variety of topics. We’ve touched upon what sound is and how it’s transmitted; how the volume of noise is measured and comparisons are made; how to achieve noise reduction in principle; and what […]
Read MoreIt’s high time we said a few more words about acoustic doors …
So here we go! We’ve written several articles in the past on acoustic doors – sometimes called soundproof doors – and we’ve covered a wide variety of topics, ranging from what sound actually is and how it’s transmitted; how the volume of noise is measured and comparisons made; how to achieve noise reduction in principle; […]
Read MoreAcoustic doors and the Decibel scale – what you need to know
Having returned to one of our favourite topics – namely acoustic doors – and having provided a quick introduction on the nature of sound itself, we’re now going to look at how the volume or loudness of sound is measured. The unit of measurement is the Decibel, originally named in honour of Alexander Graham Bell. […]
Read MoreThree interesting facts about sound
We won’t be returning to the topic of soundproof doors for a while, so now that you know all about the doors we thought that we would do what we do very occasionally and go off piste a little – and conclude this series of articles with three interesting facts about sound itself … So […]
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