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Dan Cooper from Pro Tools Expert came to iKoustic looking for the best solution in reducing and dampening noise vibration in a recording studio between acoustic plasterboard.

We were able to offer advice and a market leading product in fulfilling his requirements - Tecsound SY70.

"If your business could be considered a technical or complicated one, ensuring your customers (especially new ones) understand how it works and what they are buying from you can be difficult. You don't want to let them down, and you don't want them to feel they're going in blind. So where you do you start?

You go to hospital, hopefully to get better.

You go to school, hopefully to learn.

You go to the office, to get some work done.

Testing sound by perception: "It does sound quieter to me" 

Testing sound by science: "The sound has been reduced by 13dB"

You might be good friends with your neighbors, but how much do you really want to know? Do you want to hear every time they put the TV on, every conversation they have, or every step on the stairs? Living in close proximity to your neighbors can sometimes result in hearing a little too much of each others lives - but how much is too much?

iKoustic have been awarded Soundproofing Materials Supplier of the Year & Award for Excellence in Domestic Soundproofing Products 2017 - UK

Click here to find out more about our achievement.

Sound can hugely benefit your health. To start with it's a safety mechanism - think about how what you hear affects your reactions - you can hear a car before it passes you, so you don't step in to the road, or if there's a sudden loud bang you jump and try to see where it came from.

Medical science also often uses sound. During pregnancy ultrasound is used to monitor how a baby's developing, and a treatment called lithotripsy breaks up kidney stones. Alternative healing therapies also often uses sound to soothe and calm.

What would life be like without sound? How do we react to sound? What’s its impact on our life?

Ikoustic consider these questions, plus provide some basic science around wavelength and frequency.

Number two of the series is about Health and Sound that will be released shortly.

We were contacted by a client in Gillingham after neighbour complaints over the excessive noise produced by their machinery. After a site visit and some lengthy discussions, we suggested they use our NoiStop Green Acoustic Fence.

Have you ever been a victim of unwanted noise? Or indeed, have you inflicted this on others? If so, you will be aware of how irritating unwanted sound can be. Many people simply try to ignore these unwanted sounds, such as noisy neighbours or loud music, and hope that it will eventually cease. However, there is an alternative. Soundproofing may be the answer to your noise problems.

What is sound?

In order to understand how soundproofing works, it is imperative that you have an understanding of how sound is created in the first instance.