Bar & Lounge Soundproofing

When background noise in a bar becomes overwhelming, it can be nearly impossible to carry on a conversation with someone sitting next to or across from you. A British survey found that older people and those with hearing loss tend to factor in noise levels when choosing a pub and will leave early if a pub is excessively noisy. You don’t want customers to become frustrated and move to another bar or lounge so they can talk.

Adding soundproofing to your bar allows your customers to talk with one another, which encourages them to stay longer and buy more food and drinks.

If you host live music at your bar or lounge, you should seriously consider soundproofing your facility. A loud, echoey environment is going to hurt the sound quality of bands and singers and may force you to turn up the volume to overpower all the background noise, which can make your music uncomfortably loud. Soundproofing can greatly improve sound quality for live music and can even allow you to confine music to one room if you want.

Soundproofing systems are intended to trap or block sound so it doesn’t bleed from one room or area into the next. In other words, they are barriers that keep noise contained. These systems typically go inside or on top of walls or on the ceiling.

This is a great option when you have a separate bar area that tends to be noisier, and you want to keep the sound from bleeding into your otherwise quieter dining area. It can also be a great way to make a private party room feel more private or to keep music contained in a live music area. It can also keep sound in your bar from affecting other businesses located in the same building.

Sound absorption products can help you cut down on the echoey or noisy feel in your bar. Unlike hard surfaces that cause sound waves to bounce off and travel, these materials are softer and more porous, so they hold onto sound waves. Some materials, like carpet, naturally absorb sound better than hard surfaces. However, this doesn’t mean you have to carpet your lounge — you can just install products specifically designed to absorb sound.

These sound absorption products typically come in the form of acoustic panels. These panels can blend in with the background, either on the wall or near the ceiling, or they can provide a pop of artistic flair to your space. Either way, they can go a long way toward reducing background noise.