For projects in Chile
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Chile
Screens stacked beside and above each other, each running full range at high level. Bleed between auditoria is the failure everyone hears, and it is decided by the shell, not the finishes. Church buildings, theatres and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
- Screen to screen
- Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line.
- In room response
- Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended.
- Plant and projection
- Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / The product
What you are buying, and what it fixes in Chile
Screens stacked beside and above each other, each running full range at high level. Bleed between auditoria is the failure everyone hears, and it is decided by the shell, not the finishes.
Church buildings, theatres and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
Work reaching us from Chile is mostly offices, apartments, mining and industrial facilities, hotels, hospitals, schools.
- Seismic detailing comes first Movement joints have to stay free. An acoustic layer must respect the structural design rather than stiffen across it.
- Mining and industrial plant Remote facilities with continuous machinery and control rooms where alarms have to be understood. Enclosure and mass do that work.
- A very long country Site location changes the inland leg dramatically. We quote the road leg for your actual destination rather than an average.
- Screen to screen Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for cinema soundproofing are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Chile.
02 / The build-up
The build-up, layer by layer
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Layer 1
SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
A limp, high density sheet that adds mass to a partition, floor or duct without adding depth. In Chile, split units and central plant with condensers on facades and rooftops close to bedrooms.
Floor, floating. Membrane under a resilient layer and a floating deck, so impact energy is broken before it reaches the slab.
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Layer 2
Soundproofing materials
The blocking side of the range taken together: mass loaded vinyl, resilient layers, cavity absorption and the build-ups they belong in. In Chile, church buildings, theatres and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
Resilient bar. Where a full independent leaf will not fit. Effective, and very easy to short circuit with one wrong screw.
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Layer 3
PET felt acoustic panels
A rigid non-woven panel pressed from 100% polyester fibre, a large part of it recycled. In Chile, school buildings are hard surfaced with long corridors and gymnasiums doubling as assembly halls.
On a 25 to 50 mm air gap. The same panel on battens. The air gap moves absorption down in frequency at no extra material cost, and is the cheapest improvement available.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
What decides the build-up in Chile
- Seismic detailing comes first
Movement joints have to stay free. An acoustic layer must respect the structural design rather than stiffen across it.
- Mining and industrial plant
Remote facilities with continuous machinery and control rooms where alarms have to be understood. Enclosure and mass do that work.
- A very long country
Site location changes the inland leg dramatically. We quote the road leg for your actual destination rather than an average.
- Dry in the north, wet in the south
PET felt is stable in both. It does not absorb moisture or degrade in dry heat, which simplifies specifying across regions.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Church buildings, theatres and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
04 / Room by room
Space by space, for Chile briefs
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. Movement joints have to stay free. An acoustic layer must respect the structural design rather than stiffen across it.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 2100 kg per cubic metre
- Acoustic panels, 1800 x 900 mm, image printed into the felt rather than onto a facing
- PET felt acoustic panels, 4 to 24 mm
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In room response
Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended. Remote facilities with continuous machinery and control rooms where alarms have to be understood. Enclosure and mass do that work.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- Acoustic panels, Cut pattern in PET felt, adds visual rhythm without changing the absorber
- PET felt acoustic panels, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
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Plant and projection
Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source. Site location changes the inland leg dramatically. We quote the road leg for your actual destination rather than an average.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Acoustic panels, ASTM C423
- PET felt acoustic panels, 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft
Interior designers tend to arrive with the look already decided. We will tell you which finish gets there without losing the acoustics. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate
What the Chile climate rules in and rules out
Chile is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH.
The failure we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
Consultants get the raw data, not a sales sheet. That is the whole of our side of the job, and it is set out under working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Worth knowing
Six mistakes that turn into a second fit-out
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A shared service void running across the wall line
The ceiling is almost always the largest untreated surface, so leaving it out means paying for panels that cannot reach the target.
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Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen
This is the one that comes back as a second fit-out rather than a snag.
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Doors and lobbies specified late and undersized
Soundproofing fails at the gaps, not the materials. One unsealed service penetration can undo a correctly built wall.
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Treating it as a generic Chile job
Movement joints have to stay free. An acoustic layer must respect the structural design rather than stiffen across it.
05 / Logistics
Getting it to Chile, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | San Antonio or Valparaíso, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via San Antonio |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
Sea freight into San Antonio or Valparaíso, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Chile projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Chile?
Church buildings, theatres and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times. Movement joints have to stay free. An acoustic layer must respect the structural design rather than stiffen across it.
Where should the budget go first on a Chile project?
Screen to screen. Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. In room response. Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended.
Do you have an office or installation team in Chile?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Chile. We give you drawings, build-ups, a BOQ and material that arrives complete, and we will tell you plainly when a job needs a local contractor we cannot be.
How does material get to a Chile site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: San Antonio or Valparaíso, then road to site, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
A shared service void running across the wall line. Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen.
What do you need from us to quote?
A plan, a section through the critical partition or ceiling, and what the room is for. From that we can give a build-up and a BOQ rather than a price per square foot.
Next step
Send the drawings, get a straight answer
We quote from drawings, not from a square foot rate. Send a plan and the section through the critical wall or ceiling and you will get something you can actually build from.