Sound Diffuser

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MEANING SAMPLES APPLICATION

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USE IN
ARCHITECTURAL
ACOUSTIC
 Sound Diffuser
meaning

They are typically made of hardened

fiberglass, wood or sometimes plastic or
PVC.
 Acoustic Foam Panels
samples

Wood Diffuser

Fiberglass Panels
acoustic foam
Is composed of open-cell
polyurethane, cut to size and
panels

shape for various application

ranging from echo reduction and
sound deadening to decoration.
acoustic foam panels

Original Acoustic Pyramid Acoustic

Foam Panel Wall Tiles

SOME COMMON ACOUSTIC FOAM PANELS

acoustic foam panels

Original Acoustic Pyramid Acoustic

Foam Panel Wall Tiles

FROM THE LOWER MID-RANGE UP TO HIGH FREQUENCIES.

ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC FOAM PANEL PUT YOU IN CONTROL BY
TRAPPING AND DISPERSING UNWANTED SOUND WAVES
acoustic foam panels

Original Acoustic Pyramid Acoustic

Foam Panel Wall Tiles

PYRAMID FOAMS CAN ALSO PROVIDE US A DIVERSE WAY OF USE. IF

YOU HAVE AN ASYMMETRICAL WALL, WE SELDOMLY USE A WEDGE
ACOUSTIC FOAM TO FILL THE GAPS. HOWEVER, PYRAMID ACOUSTIC
FOAM CAN SOLVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU CAN EASILY
 Where to apply?
It differs based on the purposes of the room itself. But original
acoustic foam panels is usually placed on the wall.
acoustic foam

Application
panels

PAY ATTENTION TO THE WEAK AREAS

You should consider placing some acoustic treatment between the
speakers and your front wall.

DON’T FORGET THE CORNERS

If possible, mount some of your acoustic foam across corners of
your room.

USE FURNITURE
Acoustic treatment can also be placed directly behind you on the
back wall of your room. It can also be extremely helpful to place a
couch at this location−recall that any soft porous material will
absorb sound.
where to place
wood diffuser
They are made of quality pine. Is
one of the most effective bass
sound absorbing materials due to
it's density and high gravity.
 City Wood
Combined acoustic diffusion and
aesthetic appearance using solid wood.
wood diffuser

The semi-transparent veneer highlights

the nature and essence of genuine
wood.

Veeners
Sound absorbing panel and hybrid
acoustic panels are ideal for absorbing
environmental reflections without making the
room dead. The perforated natural board
provides pre-scattering sound in the range of
800 Hz to 3000 Hz.
 Where to apply?
Recording Studios, Home Theaters, Music Rooms, Office
Environments, Rehearsal Rooms, Auditoriums, Conference Room
wood diffuser

Application
PLANNING: MATERIAL & PLACEMENT
The preferred material for DIY sound diffusers is wood. Wood is robust,
easy to build with and offers great acoustic properties.

SAW THE WOOD DOWN TO SIZE & SAND

Cutting the wood to size is the most time-consuming part of
this DIY process.

CONSTRUCT THE SOUND DIFFUSER

Constructing the sound diffuser is simply a case of stacking or layering the
different wood pieces on top of the backboard in the calculated pattern.

MOUNT YOUR SOUND DIFFUSER

Where you hang the diffuser is completely up to you and should be based
on the purpose of the room and the location of the audio source.
where to apply
 Used to absorb the sound
fiberglass

within a room, fiber glass panels

panels
are popular for only one reason.
Fiberglass panels are cheap but in
this case you get more what you
pay for.
 These fibers are made of metal,
glass, and plastic and can ride upon air
fiberglass panels
currents that you will breathe in. Along
with this health risk, fiberglass panels
have poor acoustical performance.

They do absorb energy and are cheap.

However, they over absorb the middle range
frequencies which has a negative impact on
music and voice. Fiberglass panels are not a
quality acoustic tool.
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 Application of Sound Diffuser in
general
application
Diffusers are used in spaces where acoustics is a critical
requirement. They can be used to improve speech intelligibility in
railway stations, theatres and teleconferencing rooms and are used in
auditoria and studios where quality of music is important.

- Place the sound diffuser over the primary reflective point of a sound
source.
- They are most effective on the rear walls of listening areas so they
can diffuse sounds from the most prominent sound sources.
- Calculate where the primary reflective points are and place your
sound diffusers there. The primary diffuser location since that's where
the main speakers are generally facing.
 Use in Architectural Acoustics in
general
Sound diffusers are designed to scatter or disperse sound waves, thereby
reducing standing waves and echoes to improve sound clarity. Diffusers (or
Diffusors) are typically used in critical listening environments like recording
studios, control rooms, music production and live music rooms.
use

Unlike sound absorbers that trap or eliminate the sound, sound diffusers
maintain the “live” ambience, while at the same time reducing standing waves
and slap echo. Diffusers may be manufactured from molded plastic or E-Glass
and may be wrapped or covered in various fabrics.

Sound diffusers are often used in combination with other materials such as
sound absorbers, bass traps, ceiling clouds or other provisions to achieve the
desired results for the application.