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Season’s Greetings from Acoustics First – 2014
Posted by Acoustics First in Absorption, DIY, Home Entertainment, Home Theater, HOW TO, Media Room, Offices, Product Applications, Products on December 9, 2014
Season’s Greetings from Acoustics First!
DIY Gift idea using Tone Tiles™ and some Creativity!
Acoustics First would like to offer this Do-It-Yourself gift idea to all of our readers this year.
If you’ve got a creative painting habit, give a customized gift that not only shows your creative talents, but also helps to improve the sound of the room!
Above is a festive holiday painting on one of our 1’x2′ Tone Tiles™.
Want to go a little bigger? We also have 2’x3′ Tone Tiles™ in Stock.
2′ x 3′ panel Photo from iPhone
A Second Idea is to get a photo printed on a Tone Tile™.
How about “posting” that photo to the “wall” of your living room, and have a great conversation piece as well as improved acoustics – at the same time !
Season’s Greetings and Happy Gift Giving!
– Acoustics First
* Don’t forget to ask your local printer if they have flatbed printing capabilities.
Tone Tiles™ – New! More Square Feet! Same Great Price!
Posted by Acoustics First in Absorption, Home Entertainment, Home Theater, Media Room, Multipurpose Rooms, Music Rehearsal Spaces, Offices, Product Applications, Products, Recording Facilities, Restaurants on October 29, 2014
That’s right! The Tone Tile™ line of products is expanding (literally.) We have added a new Size to the line of Paintable/Printable Tone Tiles™ – the New 2′ x 3′! Same Great price of $325 a box!
Look for our new ad in The Absolute Sound!
We still have the box of Ten 1’x2′ Tone Tiles™ for $325, but now you have the option to get a box of Four 2’x3′ Tone Tiles™ for the same $325! These are still paintable or printable, just bigger ~ So they have a larger impact visually and acoustically! Know an artist? Support the local artists or the artist in your own house – and create a one-of-a-kind piece of acoustic art!
3 Panels – Hand Painted by local Artist – Scott Cuervo
Got a great photo on your phone? We have seen some really great results with photos taken straight from their iPhone! Now, there is a way you can really take those photos and put them on your wall! They look great, and improve the acoustics of your room in the process.
2 foot x 3 foot panel printed from a Photo taken from an iPhone 5 (photo by Leah Grey)
If the 1’x2′ or the 2’x3′ Tone Tiles™ are not exactly what you are looking for, we also provide custom sizes up to 4’x8′! Quick shipping is not available for custom orders.
To review:
- New Tone Tile™ Box – Four Tone Tiles™ in a Box / 2’x3′ each. (24 square feet)
- Original Tone Tile™ Box – Ten Tone Tiles™ in a Box / 1’x2′ each. (20 square feet)
Either Option – Quick Ship available – Only $325.00/box
Printable/Paintable – get creative and sound great at the same time.
Quiet that fan… Ceiling Fan – With Vib-X
Posted by Acoustics First in DIY, HOW TO, Product Applications, Products on December 10, 2013
Airflow is good. Circulating stagnant air has many health benefits, but what do you do when that ceiling fan is just making too much noise?
To start, check all the normal suspects; is it balanced, cleaned, level, blah blah blah… You’ve probably already checked these anyway. It’s an older fan, the motor hums, because older fans hum. If it’s vibrating through the structure, there may be something you can do to isolate that extra vibration – and at least keep the other occupants happy.
When most people think of Vib-X pads, they think of a musical function; Isolate your speakers, isolate an amplifier, isolate a (insert name of miscellaneous musical gear here)… but there are some really useful everyday functions for this wonderful material. Like keeping that fan from vibrating the entire house!
Isolate that ceiling fan with Vib-X!
The simple install may involve a contractor, or at least some one who knows electricity, so you don’t electrocute yourself… but after shutting off the power to the fan, it’s pretty quick. Take down the fan and find the box. Disconnect the box. Cut some Vib-X to separate the box from the wood. Cut some Vib-X squares to use as washers. Remount the box using the diagram, a couple fender washers, maybe a couple optional grommets if you desire – then re-install the fan.
Ceiling fans are usually mounted to an electrical junction box in the ceiling, which is usually just screwed to a ceiling joist or some simple wooden frame. By using the Vib-X to isolate the electrical box from the wood, the vibrations do not directly transfer from the fan into the structure of the house, turning that old, vibrating ceiling fan – into a breath of fresh air.
Simple. Thought so. Don’t forget to balance, level, and clean that ceiling fan while you’re doing all this. Turn that power back on and enjoy the breeze.
Model D @ DesignDC & WBWV
Posted by Acoustics First in Broadcast Facilities, Diffusion, Product Applications, Products, Recording Facilities, Recording Studio, Uncategorized on September 12, 2013
That’s right. Acoustics First will be unfurling some of the wrapping and exposing the newest addition to the ArtDiffusor® Family of diffusers… the Model D. Where can you see it?
DesignDC 2013
September 25-26th, 2013
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC
Acoustics First will be set up in the main exhibit hall (in Booth 507), showing off the Model D, the newest release into the ArtDiffusor® family. Come on down to see for yourself what all the noise is about – pardon the pun.
Another interesting development is the first install of Model D’s in a Broadcast studio. In a move to “liven-up” the very “dead” studio to better accommodate the live recording of in-studio musicians, WBWV 88.7 FM in Beckley, WV pointed to the New Model D as their solution.
WBWV 88.7 FM Beckley, WV
FInally, don’t forget that you can check out any new developments or products at Acousticsfirst.com, where the Model D page has a couple “Bonus Features” like:
- How diffusion works Video.
- Photo Gallery
- Early “Alien” promo video
- Model D Pattern Designer
Big Room… Big Boom.
Posted by Acoustics First in Absorption, Art Galleries, Auditorium, Customer Feedback, Gymnasium, Multipurpose Rooms, Music Rehearsal Spaces, Products, School & Educational Facilities, Teaching Rooms on August 22, 2013
When Pippin Barnett contacted Acoustics First about an acoustical issue he was having with a new multipurpose space that was constructed for the Sabot School, he was in desperate need of a solution. This space was needed for functions, activities, art displays, music classes, plays, and more, but was almost completely unusable due to the acoustics.
The large space was well conceived; large open floor plan, hydraulic door to open the space to the courtyard, bathrooms, storage and lots of display space for the student’s artwork and creations. The building was also efficiently constructed using SIPS (Structural Insulated Panel Systems), which created a grand open space with no support pillars. 
This space was ready to be used, but there was a problem – whenever they tried using the space, you couldn’t understand what anyone was saying. To say that the acoustics were “not optimal” is like saying that the destruction of the entire universe would be “inconvenient” – an incredible understatement.
Upon arrival, we took some physical measurements of the space to calculate the surface area and volume of the room, as well as got some acoustic measurements.
Click here for a balloon pop before acoustic treatment.
Whoa… Big Boom! What you are hearing is a 3+ second RT60 time; That’s more than 3 seconds of time that the sound lingers in your space at a level audible enough to interfere with other sounds.
Which is “Inconvenient,” and “Not Optimal.”
So with some magic calculations performed by Joe Horner over at the quietest office in Acoustics First,(no really – he likes it really quiet,) a solution was developed to create a space that sounded as good as it looked.
Joe prescribed 100 2’x4′ Cloudscape ceiling baffles as well as 157 sq ft of 1″ thick Sonora Wall panels to cover the solid hydraulic door – and we listen to Joe (he’s done this a lot!)
So, a short while later, the Baffles and Panels are installed and we receive an e-mail from Pippin…
“I’d say you were right on the money!”
Click here for a balloon pop after acoustic treatment.
RT60 from 3+ seconds down to right about 1 second. I’d say that’s right on the money too, Pippin!
The Sabot School regained the use of its space and everyone lived happily ever after.
I love happy endings.
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