Acoustics
Acoustics, designed before anything is built.
We model the room, set acoustic targets, design the treatment and measure the result — for home theatres, auditoriums, conference rooms and studios.
The problem
Most sound problems come from the room.
Parallel walls create standing waves that make bass boom in one seat and disappear in the next. Hard surfaces keep sound ringing after it should have stopped, and early reflections from nearby walls blur dialogue and imaging.
Changing loudspeakers rarely fixes this. The room has to be designed for the way it will be used — and then the equipment chosen to suit it.
How we approach it
A method, not a product list.
What you receive
- Site survey
- Acoustic targets
- Room-mode analysis
- Treatment layout drawings
- Material specification
- Verification measurements
- 01
Survey the room
Dimensions, construction and existing conditions, with baseline measurements where the room already exists.
- 02
Set acoustic targets
Reverberation, background noise and low-frequency goals based on how the room will be used.
- 03
Model and predict
Room modes, reflection points and predicted reverberation, worked out before construction.
- 04
Design the treatment
Absorption, diffusion and bass control, drawn and specified to fit the interior design.
- 05
Verify
Measure after installation and compare the result with the targets.
Standing waves between two walls
IllustrationAt low frequencies, sound bouncing between parallel walls forms fixed patterns of high and low pressure. A seat at a peak hears too much bass; a seat at a null hears too little. We predict these patterns from the room's dimensions before choosing seat and subwoofer positions.
Selected work
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Questions
Common questions
What is the difference between acoustic treatment and soundproofing?
Treatment controls how sound behaves inside a room — echo, reverberation and bass problems. Soundproofing, or sound isolation, stops sound passing in or out through walls, floors and ceilings. They use different materials and methods, and most rooms need a plan for both.
Can you improve an existing room, or only new builds?
Both. For an existing room we start by measuring it as it is, then design treatment around what we find. New builds give more freedom, especially for isolation, which is easiest to design in before construction.
Will acoustic treatment change how the room looks?
It doesn't have to dominate. Absorbers and diffusers can be finished in fabric, timber or other surfaces, and we coordinate with your architect or interior designer so the treatment becomes part of the design.
Works together with
Related services
Sound isolation
Walls, floors, ceilings, doors and ventilation designed to keep sound in — and out.
Calibration
Speaker levels, timing, bass integration and room correction — set up and checked by measurement.
AV integration
We specify, install and integrate AV systems as part of an engineered room — equipment chosen for the space, not the other way round.
Start a project
Ready to create a better listening space?
Tell us about the room — what it's for, its size and where the project is. We'll reply with the right next step.