Optimizing acoustics in theatres, concert halls, auditoria, and other large spaces presents many challenges. Unamplified music or speech often lack sufficient early reflections to deliver adequate loudness throughout an entire space. Conversely, amplified sound can be too
reverberant, resulting in a lack of intelligibility and clarity. Modern facilities often tend to be multifunctional. One space may host theatre, presentations, and live classical or contemporary music, so its design must include seemingly conflicting acoustic requirements.

Our engineers optimize the use of both reflective and sound absorbent acoustic treatment to promote loudness uniformity throughout performance spaces, thereby ensuring increased musical clarity and speech intelligibility. Choices made during the design process may have significant cost implications. The benefits of selecting one type of acoustic treatment over another, or omitting the
treatment altogether, can be “ruralized” to the design team, and subsequently to the client, before these decisions take place.