Fabric Wrapped Acoustic Panels

Productivity and focus are central goals of an office space. But the loud environment of modern offices can lead to distraction, decreased productivity and difficulty communicating with clients and co-workers. Background noise in an office, specifically talking, is perceived as a serious problem for many employees. Offices with open floor plans that are popular today experience particular difficulties with sound reverberating in the room and many people collaborating while others try to work in quiet. Employees can have difficulty hearing customers on the phone, which leads to poor relationships with clients and can decrease sales.

Fabric-wrapped panels can be easily added to existing structures in the office to reduce noise. Strategic placement of fabric panels in your office allows some team members to work together effectively while others are not distracted by background talking. Fabric panels are also available in many different colors, so they can maintain your office’s professional look while also improving its acoustics. Soundproof Cow’s acoustic fabric panels can be hung on the wall or ceiling to best suit your office’s needs, and they are perfect for soundproofing an office of any size.

With cement walls, tile floors and whiteboards, classrooms have many hard surfaces that sound can bounce off of. Even though some level of noise is inevitable in a classroom full of enthusiastic students, background noise from the hallways and outside can be extremely distracting for young learners.

Studies have shown that sound levels in a classroom have a big impact on student learning. Students experiencing excess background noise may have lower reading levels or develop language skills more slowly. A quiet learning environment is even more important for students for whom English is not their first language. Poor acoustics in a classroom can cause speech to sound muddled, making it more difficult for English language learners to distinguish what is being said.

Acoustic panels can be a great option for noise management in the classroom because they are unobtrusive, and teachers can install fabric panels on their own without a time-consuming construction project. Because all of Soundproof Cow’s fabric-wrapped acoustic panels have a Class A flammability rating, they are a safe and functional sound absorption product.

While auditoriums are generally designed to have good acoustics, the high ceilings and bare walls of many auditoriums cause sound to bounce. This creates poor audio quality, particularly for guests in the back rows. Sound can also escape from particularly large concert halls, which can cause issues for performing arts centers with more than one auditorium in the same building. Soundproofing your auditorium ensures your guests have the best listening experience and can truly appreciate the performance they came to hear.

Surrounding the room or hall with our fabric-wrapped acoustic panels can help trap and focus the sound inside so audiences can hear the speaker or performer rather than conversations from inside the room or out in the lobby. These fabric acoustic wall panels will also improve the sound quality of your talented performers, making guests more likely to return for the next concert or play.

When athletes are on the court, they need to communicate with one another to coordinate plays and must be able to hear any calls made by the referee. During practice or gym class, students must listen to their coach’s or instructor’s directions for completing exercises or drills. But from feet thumping on the hardwood flooring to balls bouncing and whistles blowing, the gymnasium can quickly become a very noisy place.

In fact, a study from the University of Toledo showed that noise levels in a gym can reach 113 decibels (dBa) during sporting activities and 107 dBa during pep rallies. These high noise levels can lead to hearing loss or damage in less than an hour. When you add in cheering fans and music during games, and it becomes nearly impossible for athletes to hear what other players are saying. It also puts their health at risk. Additionally, high volumes of noise in gymnasiums make it difficult for athletes to concentrate, meaning they may not perform at their best and are at greater risk of injury from being distracted.

Luckily, soundproofing your gymnasium with fabric sound panels can greatly reduce the amount of echo and reverberation in the gym. Athletes are able to hear more clearly when sound is trapped and contained by acoustic wall panels. These panels have the added bonus of trapping sound inside of the gym, so the noises of squeaking shoes and screaming fans will not disrupt students trying to learn in nearby classrooms.

Some gyms in schools or community centers are also used for other purposes, such as performances, classes or speeches. A gym with effective soundproofing will also provide a better venue for these activities, so audiences can stay engaged and hear what is being said.

If you have a home theater, you most likely invested a lot of time and money into selecting the perfect equipment and designing the perfect seating area. Your state-of-the-art audio equipment has the potential to produce incredible sound, but without proper soundproofing, this will all go to waste. Acoustic fabric panels can improve the clarity of sound in your home theater, while also trapping sound inside so you do not disrupt your neighbors or even your family members in the next room.

The incredible sound-dampening qualities of these sound-absorbing fabric panels allow you to enjoy the clean, clear, focused sound of your home theater speakers in comfort. You will enjoy your home theater even more when you can hear every word of your favorite movie or get fully absorbed in the big game.

Home recording studios face two major problems when it comes to soundproofing — outside sounds disrupting your perfect recording and your most passionate jam session disturbing your neighbors. Good soundproofing in your recording studio allows you to perform as loud as you please, while also producing clean and crisp tracks.

Acoustic fabric panels will prevent sound from echoing in your recording studio, meaning the only thing you will hear is the crystal-clear sound of your voice or instrument. Fabric sound panels are easy to incorporate into your existing studio space to effectively produce high-quality acoustics.