Sound masking for meeting-room speech privacy
Coordinate background sound with partitions and ceilings to support privacy between adjoining rooms.
Look at the complete room
Speech privacy depends on the sound isolation of the separating construction and the background sound in the receiving space. A very quiet office can make transmitted speech easier to understand.
Sound masking adds a controlled background level. It complements partition and ceiling performance, with the overall design assessed against the project’s acoustic brief.
Zone enclosed spaces deliberately
45dB reviews room use, ceiling type, partition details and the required privacy outcome. Enclosed rooms may use fixed minimum masking levels, coordinated with the consultant’s design, rather than settings based only on open-plan activity.
Project experience
ANU Research School of Social Sciences: masking coordinated with floor-to-ceiling partitions.
ANU Mathematical Sciences Institute: a combined strategy of isolation, absorption and controlled ambient sound.
Discuss your acoustic brief
Send the floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, room uses, partition details and privacy requirements. We can coordinate a proposal and commissioning approach with your acoustic consultant.