revbobuk Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Folks - I'm looking for someone to assess a building with a view to acoustic treatment. Anyone know any professionals in the Dorset area they would recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Not Dorset but they work all over the world... I can't speak highly enough of Sandy Brown Associates for all matters acoustic. I've used them on numerous projects and always had very positive experiences. They're very much attuned to the real world in that they can tell you the perfect way to do things but then (if budgets intervene) suggest good compromise solutions to get the most for your money. SANDY BROWN ASSOCIATES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Salisbury close enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McIvy Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 ..... and with Salisbury in mind........ Highly qualified and experienced Acousticians: Hayes McKenzie Partnership - in particular Seth Roberts, who is their specialist Architectural Acoustics Consultant. Good Guy! www.hayesmckenzie.co.uk email: salisbury@hayesmckenzie.co.uk ( I have no business interest them!) Regards, McIvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lewis Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Bob, Are you looking to improve the acoustic response within the building or is there a problem with noise transmission in or out of the building (or indeed both!) ? It's always worth checking the Institute of Acoustics members section . However, not every "architectural acoustics" person is good at sorting out venues for music and not every firm that builds recording studios is good in broader areas of acoustics... If you were looking for an individual consultant, I would certainly recommend Paul Malpas. A company with a good track record in in theatre and acoustics is Charcoal Blue. There are many others - both big and small! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revbobuk Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 It's the former - the room is way too reverberant (hard wood-panelled roof, concrete block walls, very thin carpet on concrete floor), and I need someone to advise on what might work to quieten it down. Sound transmission isn't an issue. What I want to avoid is spending money on changes that don't work; and while I know the general priciples, and could make some suggestions (as others have already done) there is, I think, some wisdom in having an expert say 'you'll get the best reduction in bang for your buck by doing this...', rather than just adding tiles to the roof, traps in the corners, and curtains to the walls without some sort of plan. Thanks guys - this is all very helpful. Will follow some of these up next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Max Hodges is not quite so close, but he is happy to travel. Salisbury close enough? +1 for this one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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