For projects in Ghana
Recording studio acoustics and soundproofing in Ghana
Two jobs that must not be confused: keeping the building out, and making the room honest inside. The first is mass and decoupling and has to be built first. The second is absorption and diffusion and can be tuned later. A strong music and content scene working inside converted rooms with generators nearby.
- Isolation
- A measured background level, agreed before anything is bought.
- Low frequency
- Corner and boundary absorption with real depth, not surface foam.
- Early reflections
- Controlled at the mix position, and only there.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / The material
What you are buying, and what it fixes in Ghana
Two jobs that must not be confused: keeping the building out, and making the room honest inside. The first is mass and decoupling and has to be built first. The second is absorption and diffusion and can be tuned later.
A strong music and content scene working inside converted rooms with generators nearby.
Work reaching us from Ghana is mostly offices, hotels, places of assembly, schools, hospitals, apartments, studios.
- Generators run regularly Standby generation sits close to occupied space in most commercial buildings. Enclosure at the source is what works, not absorption on a wall.
- New concrete construction Walls carry mass, so the recurring problem is hard, live interiors rather than sound passing between rooms.
- Large assembly spaces Halls and places of assembly used by big congregations, where intelligibility fails long before anyone calls the room echoey.
- Isolation A measured background level, agreed before anything is bought.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for studio soundproofing are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Ghana.
02 / The build-up
What goes where, from the structure in
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Layer 1
Acoustic foam and BassBloc
Open cell foam shapes for high frequency control, and BassBloc, a high density absorber built for the low mid range where ordinary foam does nothing. In Ghana, split units and generator sets close to occupied areas, running through outages.
Corner loading. Low frequency energy collects in corners, so absorber in the corners does more than the same area spread across a wall.
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Layer 2
SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
A limp, high density sheet that adds mass to a partition, floor or duct without adding depth. In Ghana, church buildings and event halls carry amplified music at high level in hard volumes.
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 3
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 Ghana, classrooms are hard and naturally ventilated with large class sizes and open corridors.
Independent leaf. A second wall that does not touch the first. Nothing else comes close for the money.
If you are specifying for a Ghana project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
03 / On the ground
What we see driving Ghana briefs
- Generators run regularly
Standby generation sits close to occupied space in most commercial buildings. Enclosure at the source is what works, not absorption on a wall.
- New concrete construction
Walls carry mass, so the recurring problem is hard, live interiors rather than sound passing between rooms.
- Large assembly spaces
Halls and places of assembly used by big congregations, where intelligibility fails long before anyone calls the room echoey.
- Tema is next to the market
The port sits beside Accra, so most deliveries have almost no inland leg.
- The housing stock
Concrete and block construction with hard floors, in compounds and estates where units sit close together.
- The studio and content scene
A strong music and content scene working inside converted rooms with generators nearby.
04 / Room by room
What each space in a Ghana project needs
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Isolation
A measured background level, agreed before anything is bought. Standby generation sits close to occupied space in most commercial buildings. Enclosure at the source is what works, not absorption on a wall.
- Acoustic foam and BassBloc, 1800 x 900 mm
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- Soundproof curtains, 5.5 kg per sq m
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Low frequency
Corner and boundary absorption with real depth, not surface foam. Walls carry mass, so the recurring problem is hard, live interiors rather than sound passing between rooms.
- Acoustic foam and BassBloc, 20 mm
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Soundproof curtains, Up to 30 dB
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Early reflections
Controlled at the mix position, and only there. Halls and places of assembly used by big congregations, where intelligibility fails long before anyone calls the room echoey.
- Acoustic foam and BassBloc, 100 kg per cubic metre
- Soundproofing materials, ASTM E90 for the barrier, ASTM C423 for the absorber
- Soundproof curtains, 30
If the visual is fixed and the room still has to perform, that is a solvable problem and a conversation worth having early. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Conditions
Why the climate in Ghana changes the material, not the target
Ghana is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them.
The failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
Where a consultant is already engaged on a Ghana project, we supply to their specification and send the test reports rather than describing them. More on working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Straight talk
Where this kind of project usually fails
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Buying foam to solve an isolation problem
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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Treating the room before the shell is isolated
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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Killing the room completely and calling it controlled
A room can be over-treated. Past the target it stops sounding controlled and starts sounding dead, and you paid for that.
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Treating it as a generic Ghana job
Standby generation sits close to occupied space in most commercial buildings. Enclosure at the source is what works, not absorption on a wall.
05 / Supply
Getting it to Ghana, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Tema, next to Accra, then a short road run to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Tema |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
Sea freight into Tema, then a short road run to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Ghana projects
What makes recording studio acoustics and soundproofing different in Ghana?
A strong music and content scene working inside converted rooms with generators nearby. Standby generation sits close to occupied space in most commercial buildings. Enclosure at the source is what works, not absorption on a wall.
Where should the budget go first on a Ghana project?
Isolation. A measured background level, agreed before anything is bought. Low frequency. Corner and boundary absorption with real depth, not surface foam.
Do you have an office or installation team in Ghana?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Ghana. 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 Ghana site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Tema, next to Accra, then a short road run to site, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
Buying foam to solve an isolation problem. Treating the room before the shell is isolated.
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
Tell us the room, we will tell you the build-up
One drawing gets you a proper answer. Build-up, quantities, a delivered date, and an honest note on anything we think is the wrong approach.