For projects in Hyderabad
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Hyderabad
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. Auditoriums, banquet halls and places of worship are large hard volumes in concrete and stone where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey.
- 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 this is, and what it changes in a Hyderabad room
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.
Auditoriums, banquet halls and places of worship are large hard volumes in concrete and stone where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey.
Work reaching us from Hyderabad is mostly IT campuses, film and content studios, pharma plants, hospitals, schools, hotels.
- Campus floors at scale Large open plans with glass and hard flooring, repeated across many buildings. Consistency across the order is the value.
- A working film industry Shooting floors, dubbing rooms and content spaces where the shell has to isolate before anything else is decided.
- Pharma and clean areas Manufacturing plant next to controlled spaces, where mechanical noise is a design problem rather than a comfort one.
- 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 Hyderabad.
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 Hyderabad, split units, VRF outdoor banks and diesel generator sets sit close to occupied areas, often on the same terrace as a bedroom. Generator enclosure and condenser screening are the recurring jobs.
Duct and plant wrap. Membrane wrapped over the duct with a decoupling layer beneath, sealed at every lap.
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Layer 2
Acoustic carpet and rugs
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. In Hyderabad, auditoriums, banquet halls and places of worship are large hard volumes in concrete and stone where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey.
Zoned. Carpet in the circulation and meeting zones, hard floor elsewhere, so the treatment sits where the noise is made.
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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 Hyderabad, large private school and university campuses with lecture halls and hostels built to a repeating detail.
Over a porous backing. Panel over mineral or PET backing where the room needs genuine low mid control.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
03 / Local conditions
The Hyderabad conditions that change the answer
- Campus floors at scale
Large open plans with glass and hard flooring, repeated across many buildings. Consistency across the order is the value.
- A working film industry
Shooting floors, dubbing rooms and content spaces where the shell has to isolate before anything else is decided.
- Pharma and clean areas
Manufacturing plant next to controlled spaces, where mechanical noise is a design problem rather than a comfort one.
- Granite and hard ground
Buildings sit on rock, and rock transmits. Structure-borne noise from plant travels further here than people expect.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Auditoriums, banquet halls and places of worship are large hard volumes in concrete and stone where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey.
04 / Room by room
Space by space, for Hyderabad briefs
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. Large open plans with glass and hard flooring, repeated across many buildings. Consistency across the order is the value.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 2100 kg per cubic metre
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- Acoustic panels, Cut pattern in PET felt, adds visual rhythm without changing the absorber
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In room response
Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended. Shooting floors, dubbing rooms and content spaces where the shell has to isolate before anything else is decided.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Acoustic panels, ASTM C423
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Plant and projection
Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source. Manufacturing plant next to controlled spaces, where mechanical noise is a design problem rather than a comfort one.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, ASTM E90 for the barrier, ASTM C423 for the absorber
- Acoustic panels, 9 to 24 mm, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, up to 2440 x 4270 mm, 1200 to 3600 GSM
For a Hyderabad interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate and durability
The Hyderabad climate decides the material list
Hyderabad 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.
If a consultant has set the target, we will quote against their figures rather than ours, and stay out of the scope they own. More on working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Straight talk
What we watch go wrong on jobs like this
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A shared service void running across the wall line
Square metre for square metre the ceiling is the cheapest result in the room. Skipping it and buying wall panels instead is the most common way to overspend.
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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
A 6 mm undercut under a door leaves a hole the size of a brick. The wall around it is then decorative.
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Treating it as a generic Hyderabad job
Large open plans with glass and hard flooring, repeated across many buildings. Consistency across the order is the value.
05 / Route to site
What the route into Hyderabad actually looks like
| Made at | Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana |
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| Reaches site in | four days |
| Dispatch | 2 to 4 working days |
| To site | four days |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
By road from Palwal, roughly fifteen hundred kilometres, normally four days on a dedicated truck.
Questions from Hyderabad projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Hyderabad?
Auditoriums, banquet halls and places of worship are large hard volumes in concrete and stone where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey. Large open plans with glass and hard flooring, repeated across many buildings. Consistency across the order is the value.
Where should the budget go first on a Hyderabad 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 Hyderabad?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Hyderabad. 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 Hyderabad site?
made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: four days, dispatch: 2 to 4 working days. Standard items dispatch in 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. 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?
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
A plan and a section is enough. We will come back with a build-up, a BOQ and a delivered date, and we will say so if what you are asking for will not work.