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...
Published: March 28, 2018
Categories: Acoustical Consulting
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...
Published: February 27, 2018
Categories: Acoustical Consulting
Digital mixing consoles allow us to digitize analog audio signals to combine, process, and transport audio like never before, and at a price point that has made them attainable on any budget. They have quickly replaced the old analog consoles of many...
Published: January 31, 2018
Categories: AV System Design, Tips & Tricks
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.
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Published: December 12, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Noise Control, Tips & Tricks
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.
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Published: October 31, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Noise Control, Tips & Tricks
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...
Published: August 23, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, 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!
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Published: July 13, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Tips & Tricks
AVANT ACOUSTICS looks out for the owner’s best interests with our in-depth system commissioning services. What does that really mean?
System commissioning has a major impact on the performance of audio and video systems. For simplicity, this blog...
Published: June 13, 2017
Categories: AV System Design, General
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,...
Published: April 27, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Tips & Tricks
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...
Published: April 10, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, AV System Design, Projects
