For projects in Mohali
Recording studio acoustics and soundproofing in Mohali
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. Studios go into basements, terrace rooms and back rooms with neighbours on every side and a generator somewhere in the lane. Isolating from the building has to come before treating the room.
- 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 product
What you are buying, and what it fixes in Mohali
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.
Studios go into basements, terrace rooms and back rooms with neighbours on every side and a generator somewhere in the lane. Isolating from the building has to come before treating the room.
Work reaching us from Mohali is mostly IT campuses, pharmaceutical plants, institutional buildings, offices, schools, clinics.
- New build, decisions still open On a new campus the ceiling and partition can be designed properly, which costs a fraction of fixing it after handover.
- Clean and controlled areas Pharmaceutical spaces where mechanical noise is a design problem rather than a comfort one.
- IT floors, hard finishes Open plans with glass and hard flooring carry every call. The ceiling plane usually has to do the work.
- 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 Mohali.
02 / The build-up
The stack, in the order it is installed
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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 Mohali, agro processing and light engineering plant, with generator sets and machinery close to occupied buildings.
First reflection points. Mirror trick placement on side walls and ceiling, which is a handful of panels rather than a lined room.
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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 Mohali, 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.
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 Mohali, large school and college campuses in concrete and tile, with halls carrying assembly and performance.
Independent leaf. A second wall that does not touch the first. Nothing else comes close for the money.
If you are specifying for a Mohali project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
03 / Local conditions
What we see driving Mohali briefs
- New build, decisions still open
On a new campus the ceiling and partition can be designed properly, which costs a fraction of fixing it after handover.
- Clean and controlled areas
Pharmaceutical spaces where mechanical noise is a design problem rather than a comfort one.
- IT floors, hard finishes
Open plans with glass and hard flooring carry every call. The ceiling plane usually has to do the work.
- Next day from the plant
A few hours by road, so samples and replacements are straightforward.
- The housing stock
Independent houses and RC frame apartments with stone and tile floors, in towns with agricultural and light industrial activity nearby.
- The studio and content scene
Studios go into basements, terrace rooms and back rooms with neighbours on every side and a generator somewhere in the lane. Isolating from the building has to come before treating the room.
04 / Room by room
Room by room, on a typical Mohali job
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Isolation
A measured background level, agreed before anything is bought. On a new campus the ceiling and partition can be designed properly, which costs a fraction of fixing it after handover.
- 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
- Soundproof curtains, 5.5 kg per sq m
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Low frequency
Corner and boundary absorption with real depth, not surface foam. Pharmaceutical spaces where mechanical noise is a design problem rather than a comfort one.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- 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. Open plans with glass and hard flooring carry every call. The ceiling plane usually has to do the work.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, ASTM E90 for the barrier, ASTM C423 for the absorber
- Soundproof curtains, 30
Designers get colour, pattern and CNC options with the absorption figure attached to each. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate and durability
Durability in Mohali, before acoustics is discussed
Mohali 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.
On a Mohali job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Read this first
Six mistakes that turn into a second fit-out
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Buying foam to solve an isolation problem
This is the one that comes back as a second fit-out rather than a snag.
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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
More absorption is not better absorption. Past the target the room goes flat and people raise their voices to compensate.
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Treating it as a generic Mohali job
On a new campus the ceiling and partition can be designed properly, which costs a fraction of fixing it after handover.
05 / Getting it there
How material reaches a Mohali site
| Made at | Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana |
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| Reaches site in | next day |
| Dispatch | 2 to 4 working days |
| To site | next day |
| 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 three hundred kilometres, normally next day on a dedicated truck.
Questions from Mohali projects
What makes recording studio acoustics and soundproofing different in Mohali?
Studios go into basements, terrace rooms and back rooms with neighbours on every side and a generator somewhere in the lane. Isolating from the building has to come before treating the room. On a new campus the ceiling and partition can be designed properly, which costs a fraction of fixing it after handover.
Where should the budget go first on a Mohali 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 Mohali?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Mohali. 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 Mohali site?
made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: next day, 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?
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.