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3 Years of the Aeolian® Sound Diffuser
Posted by Acoustics First in Press Release, Products, Uncategorized on July 23, 2020
3 Years of the Aeolian®
It may seem a lifetime ago, but we are celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of the release of the patented Aeolian® Sound diffuser. During development, our team ran numerous models and simulations, revising the design, and optimizing the performance to create the iteration we have today.
The development workflow of the design included computer optimized geometry, performance simulation, rapid prototyping, and full acoustic performance and validation testing. This was one of the first uses of this completed workflow, and while we are always refining our development processes, this was a huge leap forward.
We now look back at the release of the Aeolian® as a milestone in our history, where we developed something more than a product… we developed a better way to design a product.
Here was the original blog post about the Aeolian®.
Happy birthday.
Big3 Studios – Aeolian® Diffusers
Posted by Acoustics First in Diffusion, Product Applications, Products, Recording Facilities, Studio Control Room, Uncategorized on August 17, 2018
Aeolian® Diffusers in Big3 Studios
We recently received these wonderful installation pics from our friends at Big3 Studios in Florida. They redid the back wall in one of their control rooms using our Aeolian® Sound Diffusers. In a couple of the pics you can also see our Model C & Model F Art Diffusors® (black) in the ceiling!
Aeolian™ Diffuser – Mash up
Posted by Acoustics First in Diffusion, Home Theater, Music Tracking Room, Recording Studio on January 19, 2018
Here’s one of the first install pics of our new Aeolian™ Sound Diffusers, installed in a home project studio. Also note the Art Diffusor® Models F & C, in the ceiling and behind the speakers respectively. This is obviously a diffuser connoisseur’s room.
Below shows the room after the Sonora® products are installed.
Introducing the Aeolian™ Diffuser
Posted by Acoustics First in Diffusion, Products on July 11, 2017
Production Unit – Photo
Acoustics First® is pleased to announce our latest creation: The Aeolian™ Sound Diffuser. In some ways a simplified version of our popular Art Diffusor® Model D, the Aeolian™ is the latest in our line of ‘Organic Quadratics’. Part of the Aeolian’s™ unique design comes from its use of “implied symmetry”. Although the edges are all asymmetric, the height variations are just subtle enough to create an illusion of symmetry when installed in a standard 15/16” grid, or spaced appropriately on a wall. The lack of a uniform edge also has added acoustical benefits in the way of “randomness”.
3D Development Model
Simulations are compared to final test results before production. (Test result by NWAA Labs.)
The development process for the Aeolian™ was similar to that of our ‘Model D’. Various 3D models were created and refined, after which we ran acoustical simulations. Once we settled on what we considered the optimum design for what we were going for, a full scale 3D model was printed for lab testing. With the ‘real world’ test results in hand, confirming our predicted results, we set about making the final mold, and this new diffuser was born.
Pre-Production Prototype printing on the Gigabot
Aeolian Mold.
First batch of Aeolians!
The Aeolian™ Diffuser is class A thermoplastic, and 4 lbs. per unit.
Nominal size is 23-3/4” x 23-3/4” with a depth of 5.1”.
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