How Sound Affects Your Child’s Development
From toys and traffic to TVs and telephones — the amount of sounds you and your children hear every day seems normal to everyone. However, the difference between sounds and noises is that noises are undesirable, while sounds are everything we hear. But sound and unwanted noise, especially at high volumes, can be annoying at best […]
What Is Sound Diffusion?
If enjoying quality sound is important to you personally or professionally, you should understand the concept of sound diffusion. What is sound diffusion, how does it work, and how does it affect you? Sound diffusion refers to the diffusion of sound waves in a particular area. Any kind of diffusion refers to a substance — in […]
How Late Can You Play Loud Music?
If you love music, you probably like to play it loud from time to time. If you live in an apartment or close to your neighbors, your ability to play loud music is somewhat dependent upon those around you. Most people accept that it’s okay to play music during the day, but loud music late […]
What Is an Acoustic Consultant?
Are you designing a building, a room or a recording studio? Are you currently looking to renovate and upgrade one of these? If the answer is yes, you have probably done a lot of planning and may have even brought in some experts. But one resource you may have overlooked is an acoustic consultant. This […]
Noise-Canceling Headphones
What do you do when you’ve got a million tasks, but colleagues are distracting you with their conversations? Or when you’re trying to sleep, but your neighbor is conducting a heavy metal concert next door? Before you send a shoe flying through their window, think about investing in some noise-canceling headphones. They’re a portable and […]