Acoustical Consulting Category

Acoustics FAQs

Answering questions about acoustics and audio-visual systems is one of the things that we at AVANT ACOUSTICS love to do! We would like to share a few answers to acoustical questions that come up rather often. If you have any questions, please pick up...

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Speech Intelligibility

If you have ever heard a speaker, teacher, or public announcement that sounded like Charlie Brown’s teacher, you know the importance of speech intelligibility. It is essential for a speaker’s message to reach its audience, for a teacher's class to...

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AVANT’s Guide to Acoustical Barriers

Acoustical barriers can reduce noise from outside sources, such as roadways and railways, or from mechanical equipment, such as HVAC systems or vacuums. The following guide will discuss the requirements for effective sound barriers.   Construction...

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Mechanical Noise Control Tips

Mechanical noise control helps keep a facility's HVAC systems and equipment from creating acoustically undesirable environments. While each project offers unique sound-related challenges, we're happy to provide some tips that apply to many spaces.    [caption...

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10 Tips for Great Open Office Acoustics

Did you know one of the most common complaints of employees in open office areas is poor acoustics and a lack of speech privacy? Good open office acoustics are closely tied to productivity and comfort. Furthermore, a lack of speech privacy increases the...

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Amphitheater Acoustics: Tips & Tricks

With all the distractions present in the outdoors, amphitheater acoustics deserve special consideration. Every outdoor venue is unique. However, these tips should get you started designing a great-sounding performance space!   Setting the Stage [caption...

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Theater Acoustics Design Tips

Good theater acoustics often require more than a few wall panels. High school theaters, in particular, can be challenging spaces for acoustical engineers such as ourselves to tackle. That's because these multipurpose auditoriums are used for plays,...

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Wichita Southeast High School Project

This is not your ordinary high school. This is a brand new $68 million, 330,000-square-foot educational vision brought to reality. The two-story east wing is devoted to academics. A long central hallway and glass-enclosed sky bridges connect its classrooms. Commons...

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Room Acoustics Tips Using Geometry to Affect Sound

Room Acoustics Tips: Geometry and Sound

You probably already know how important sound is to the successful use of a space. One easy way to ensure a great-sounding facility is to consider the effect of geometry on the acoustics as you develop your architectural design.  Here are a few...

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Hotel Noise Control Tips for Architects

Summer vacations are well underway, and many of us will be staying in hotels and motels across the country. Hopefully the architect who designed your destination hotel had an acoustical consultant to help control hotel noise and prevent noisy neighbors...

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