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Recording studio acoustics and soundproofing in Nigeria
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 very large music and film industry working out of rooms inside commercial and residential buildings with constant generator noise.
- 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 / What it is
The material, and what it actually does on a Nigeria job
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 very large music and film industry working out of rooms inside commercial and residential buildings with constant generator noise.
Work reaching us from Nigeria is mostly places of assembly, offices, hotels, generator and plant enclosures, schools, hospitals.
- Generators are a permanent condition Standby generation runs constantly in many buildings and sits close to occupied space. Enclosure and mass, not absorption, is the answer.
- Very large assembly halls Congregations in the thousands in hard concrete volumes. Intelligibility fails long before anyone describes the room as echoey.
- Port congestion is real Lagos can be slow to clear. We quote a realistic window rather than a best case, and we will say if another port suits you better.
- 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 Nigeria.
02 / The build-up
What goes where, from the structure in
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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 Nigeria, split units and diesel generator sets, with generation running often enough that enclosure matters more than the HVAC.
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 Nigeria, church buildings and event halls are large hard rooms carrying amplified music at very high level.
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
Soundproof curtains
A layered curtain with a mass loaded vinyl core, used where an opening has to stay an opening. In Nigeria, classrooms are hard with large class sizes, and school halls carry assembly and performance in one volume.
Double layer at a doorway. Two curtains with an air gap where a single layer will not reach the target.
Architects working in Nigeria 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 / Local conditions
What we see driving Nigeria briefs
- Generators are a permanent condition
Standby generation runs constantly in many buildings and sits close to occupied space. Enclosure and mass, not absorption, is the answer.
- Very large assembly halls
Congregations in the thousands in hard concrete volumes. Intelligibility fails long before anyone describes the room as echoey.
- Port congestion is real
Lagos can be slow to clear. We quote a realistic window rather than a best case, and we will say if another port suits you better.
- Humid and hot
PET felt does not hold moisture or feed mould, which matters where mineral products sag within a couple of seasons.
- The housing stock
Concrete and block construction with hard floors. Estates and apartment blocks sit close together with generators between them.
- The studio and content scene
A very large music and film industry working out of rooms inside commercial and residential buildings with constant generator noise.
04 / Room by room
What each space in a Nigeria project needs
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Isolation
A measured background level, agreed before anything is bought. Standby generation runs constantly in many buildings and sits close to occupied space. Enclosure and mass, not absorption, is the answer.
- Soundproofing materials, 2100 kg per cubic metre. 2.5 mm STC 30 at 5.25 kg per sq m, 4 mm STC 34 at 8.4, 6 mm at 12.6
- Acoustic panels, 1800 x 900 mm, image printed into the felt rather than onto a facing
- Soundproof curtains, 5.5 kg per sq m
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Low frequency
Corner and boundary absorption with real depth, not surface foam. Congregations in the thousands in hard concrete volumes. Intelligibility fails long before anyone describes the room as echoey.
- 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
- Soundproof curtains, Up to 30 dB
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Early reflections
Controlled at the mix position, and only there. Lagos can be slow to clear. We quote a realistic window rather than a best case, and we will say if another port suits you better.
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Acoustic panels, ASTM C423
- 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 / Climate and durability
Durability in Nigeria, before acoustics is discussed
Nigeria 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 / Worth knowing
Six mistakes that turn into a second fit-out
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Buying foam to solve an isolation problem
It sounds like a small detail until the room is finished and the complaint arrives.
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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
We would rather calculate the area and sell you less of it than line every surface and call it thorough.
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Treating it as a generic Nigeria job
Standby generation runs constantly in many buildings and sits close to occupied space. Enclosure and mass, not absorption, is the answer.
05 / Getting it there
How material reaches a Nigeria site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Lagos or Onne, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Lagos or Onne |
| 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 Lagos or Onne, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Nigeria projects
What makes recording studio acoustics and soundproofing different in Nigeria?
A very large music and film industry working out of rooms inside commercial and residential buildings with constant generator noise. Standby generation runs constantly in many buildings and sits close to occupied space. Enclosure and mass, not absorption, is the answer.
Where should the budget go first on a Nigeria 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 Nigeria?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Nigeria. 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 Nigeria site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Lagos or Onne, 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, 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
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.