Amadeus Equipment & Acoustics: Bedstone College - 5 Acoustic Pods installed in Music Department

Bedstone College has a vibrant and thriving music music department - In 2010 they approached Amadeus Acoustic Solutions Ltd as they were desperate for some new facilities. The demands upon the music department were such that a recording studio, band practice room, and 3 smaller music teaching rooms were ALL required over and above existing facilities. The college had a small amount of vacant space that they thought would physically accommodate such requirements, but they were under the impression that there was NO way they could happily house such facilities together in the same area without creating a distractingly unproductive environment due to the vast amount of noise that would be created within each room or studio.

We at Amadeus Acoustic Solutions Ltd introduced the College to our BOXY© acoustic pods. We took them to an installation at Stonyhurst College and they were blown away by the product. Amadeus and BOXY© were subsequently employed to design and install 5 separate pods and were able to create a complete new facility that fulfilled the school’s brief; all in under one week!

Lessons can now take place in each room without interfering with what else is happening in the department, and percussion can now sit happily next to piano, violin and singing lessons.

Above: Video of the Amadeus BOXY pods being used by students at Bedstone College. Just listen to the astonishing sound reduction.

Above: Four separate acoustic pods - each one being used for a very different musical discipline including full band rehearsal, piano lessons, singing lessons and song writing. Despite being literally next door to one another, there is no conflicting sound and all the students work happily within their own pod.

Above: Private piano lesson within one of the smaller acoustic pods. Pod adorned with acoustic panels, creating wonderfully calm and creative environment

Above: Private piano lesson in one of the smaller acoustic pods. Printed acoustic panels can be seen in front of the piano.

Above: External shot of one of the smaller acoustic pods

Above: Two pods next to one another. All the students work in harmony without being distracted by what's going on next door.

Above: Acoustic door open, looking into one of the modular pods. Acoustic panels on walls.

Above: Three students writing music in one of the pods. The environment created within our Amadeus BOXY pods is incredible.

Above. The Amadeus BOXY pods are perfect for every sort of music. Drummers can play to their hearts content without disturbing surrounding lessons.

Above: Drummer practices in one of the pods. Acoustic door wide open showing school logo and pod number frosted on the front.

Above: 'Control Room' looking into the 'Live Room'

Above: Students practice in the pods, the noise transfer is so small that a budding young song writer can work on his music right outside without being distracted.