For projects in Medina
Auditorium acoustics and soundproofing in Medina
A large hard volume where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey. The target is intelligibility at the back row, which is a reverberation and early reflection problem, not a loudspeaker problem. Mosques, conference halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes where intelligibility over a long reverberation tail is the whole brief.
- Reverberation time
- Set against use. Speech and music want different numbers, and a dual use hall needs a decision.
- Early reflections
- Shaped surfaces that send energy to the rear seats rather than absorbing everything.
- Rear wall
- The single worst surface in most halls, and the first one to treat.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / The product
What you are buying, and what it fixes in Medina
A large hard volume where speech falls apart long before anyone calls the room echoey. The target is intelligibility at the back row, which is a reverberation and early reflection problem, not a loudspeaker problem.
Mosques, conference halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes where intelligibility over a long reverberation tail is the whole brief.
Work reaching us from Medina is mostly new hotels, residential towers, assembly and function halls, offices, clinics, schools.
- Decisions still on paper On a new build the isolation layer costs a fraction of what it costs to retrofit. Send the drawings early and we will mark where the build-up will fail before it is built.
- Large halls, long reverberation Big assembly spaces in concrete and stone hold sound for a long time. Absorption has to be placed where it recovers intelligibility, not spread evenly to hit a number.
- Long programmes need consistent stock A tower fitted out over many months needs the last delivery to match the first. We hold batch consistency and tell you if a colour is changing.
- Reverberation time Set against use. Speech and music want different numbers, and a dual use hall needs a decision.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for auditorium acoustics are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Medina.
02 / The build-up
How the layers stack, from the structure inwards
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Layer 1
Wood wool acoustic panels
Wood fibre bound into a rigid board with an open texture. In Medina, cooling runs year round at high load, so chillers, AHUs and large duct runs are constant sources. Plant room lining and duct attenuation carry most of the result.
Direct fix. Mechanically fixed to the soffit or wall. Durable and simple.
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Layer 2
Wooden slat acoustic panels
Timber slats on an acoustic backing. In Medina, mosques, conference halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes where intelligibility over a long reverberation tail is the whole brief.
Slats on a cavity. Backing plus an air gap behind moves absorption lower, which matters in music rooms.
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Layer 3
Ceiling baffles and clouds
PET felt suspended from the soffit, vertically as baffles or horizontally as clouds. In Medina, new school and university buildings are large, hard and highly glazed. Lecture theatres and sports halls are the spaces that fail first, and ceiling absorption is the practical fix.
Horizontal clouds. Flat rafts over the occupied zone, which also reflect early speech energy back down where it helps.
Architects working in Medina usually need the build-up before the product. We will draw the section and mark what does the work. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
The Medina conditions that change the answer
- Decisions still on paper
On a new build the isolation layer costs a fraction of what it costs to retrofit. Send the drawings early and we will mark where the build-up will fail before it is built.
- Large halls, long reverberation
Big assembly spaces in concrete and stone hold sound for a long time. Absorption has to be placed where it recovers intelligibility, not spread evenly to hit a number.
- Long programmes need consistent stock
A tower fitted out over many months needs the last delivery to match the first. We hold batch consistency and tell you if a colour is changing.
- Quiet city, loud buildings
The noise that reaches guests here is rarely from the street. It is the corridor, the next room and the plant, which is a detailing problem rather than a facade problem.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Mosques, conference halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes where intelligibility over a long reverberation tail is the whole brief.
- School and campus buildings
New school and university buildings are large, hard and highly glazed. Lecture theatres and sports halls are the spaces that fail first, and ceiling absorption is the practical fix.
04 / Room by room
Where the money goes on a Medina project
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Reverberation time
Set against use. Speech and music want different numbers, and a dual use hall needs a decision. On a new build the isolation layer costs a fraction of what it costs to retrofit. Send the drawings early and we will mark where the build-up will fail before it is built.
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, MDF, FR MDF, HDF or HDHMR
- PET felt acoustic panels, 9, 12, 18 and 24 mm standard, tolerance plus or minus 5 percent
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, Made to the drawing, standard and custom
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Early reflections
Shaped surfaces that send energy to the rear seats rather than absorbing everything. Big assembly spaces in concrete and stone hold sound for a long time. Absorption has to be placed where it recovers intelligibility, not spread evenly to hit a number.
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 13-3, 14-2, 28-4 and 59-5
- PET felt acoustic panels, 4 to 24 mm
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, Both faces work, which is why suspended area outperforms the same area laid flat
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Rear wall
The single worst surface in most halls, and the first one to treat. A tower fitted out over many months needs the last delivery to match the first. We hold batch consistency and tell you if a colour is changing.
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 2440 x 192 mm and 2440 x 128 mm
- PET felt acoustic panels, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, ASTM C423
For a Medina interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Durability
Why the climate in Medina changes the material, not the target
Medina is hot and dry for most of the year, with dust and high daytime surface temperatures, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
Dust is the enemy of open-cell products. PET felt does not shed, does not hold dust in the way fabric-wrapped glass wool does, and wipes down. Timber needs a stable indoor RH or it moves.
The failure we design against here is dust ingress and thermal movement in long runs.
On a Medina job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Read this first
Where this kind of project usually fails
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Absorbing the whole room and losing the back rows
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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Adding speakers to fix a reverberation problem
It sounds like a small detail until the room is finished and the complaint arrives.
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Ignoring the rear wall because it is behind the audience
It sounds like a small detail until the room is finished and the complaint arrives.
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Treating it as a generic Medina job
On a new build the isolation layer costs a fraction of what it costs to retrofit. Send the drawings early and we will mark where the build-up will fail before it is built.
05 / Getting it there
Supply into Medina, start to site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Jeddah or Yanbu, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Jeddah or Yanbu |
| 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.
Sea freight into Jeddah or Yanbu, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Medina projects
What makes auditorium acoustics and soundproofing different in Medina?
Mosques, conference halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes where intelligibility over a long reverberation tail is the whole brief. On a new build the isolation layer costs a fraction of what it costs to retrofit. Send the drawings early and we will mark where the build-up will fail before it is built.
Where should the budget go first on a Medina project?
Reverberation time. Set against use. Speech and music want different numbers, and a dual use hall needs a decision. Early reflections. Shaped surfaces that send energy to the rear seats rather than absorbing everything.
Do you have an office or installation team in Medina?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Medina. 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 Medina site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Jeddah or Yanbu, then road 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.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
Absorbing the whole room and losing the back rows. Adding speakers to fix a reverberation problem.
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
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.