Stockport Music Services

Imagine conducting a full Brass Band practice in a room faintly reminiscent of an “echo-chamber!?”. Sound levels across the frequency range where scary, to the point where you had an overwhelming need to put on ear protection; mufflers at the very least! This is what welcomed AAS during the initial site survey. We observed and heard “band practice”; our ears were assailed, our heads spun, 40 minutes later, band practice having ended, we were able to “hear ourselves think”.

The RT (reverberation time) and flutter echo’s (FE’s) made it impossible to hear with any clarity and as “the audience” it was frequently impossible to make out the individual personality of each instrument type, let alone enjoy the composition, or being able to appreciate the undoubted skill of the individual band members. The RT’s were well over 4 seconds; the FE’s exacerbated the problem.

The solution was a series of suspended 3m x 1.2m x 50mm acoustic panels across sections of ceiling; this was supported by a number of other wall panels of differing types and size. The RT is now down to where it should be at around 1.5 > - <1.8 The band, the conductor and occasional visitors like AAS now find a perfect harmony of sound! See photos below:

If you are interested in further information on acoustic panels, printed acoustic panels, acoustic treatment, acoustics for education, acoustics for schools, or any of the products or services we provide please visit www.amadeus-equipment.co.uk or email info@amadeus-equipment.co.uk.