For projects in Noida
Recording studio acoustics and soundproofing in Noida
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 this is, and what it changes in a Noida room
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 Noida is mostly broadcast studios and edit suites, corporate offices, IT floors, apartment towers, schools, clinics.
- Broadcast rooms in ordinary buildings A news floor or edit suite inside a normal commercial shell has to isolate from lifts, corridors and plant before anything else is decided.
- We can be on site An hour from the plant. On a difficult room a visit is worth more than a long exchange of photographs.
- Corporate floors, hard finishes Glass cabins 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 Noida.
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 Noida, 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.
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
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 Noida, banquet halls, marriage lawns and auditoria are large hard volumes where amplified speech and music run late into the night.
Floating floor. Resilient layer and deck, to break impact energy before it reaches the structure.
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Layer 3
Acoustic panels
The full absorber range rather than one product: plain PET felt, printed felt, grooved panels and fabric finishes, chosen by how the room is used and how it has to look. In Noida, large government and private schools in concrete and tile with very large class sizes, and long open corridors that feed every classroom off them.
Wall array. Panels placed at first reflection points rather than spread evenly. Fewer panels, better result.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
03 / On the ground
What the buildings in Noida do to the specification
- Broadcast rooms in ordinary buildings
A news floor or edit suite inside a normal commercial shell has to isolate from lifts, corridors and plant before anything else is decided.
- We can be on site
An hour from the plant. On a difficult room a visit is worth more than a long exchange of photographs.
- Corporate floors, hard finishes
Glass cabins and hard flooring carry every call. The ceiling plane usually has to do the work.
- Towers going up fast
New residential towers where the same separating detail repeats across hundreds of flats.
- The housing stock
Independent houses and builder flats in brick and RC frame, often built floor by floor for different households, so the slab between them was never detailed as a separation.
- 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
Where the money goes on a Noida project
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Isolation
A measured background level, agreed before anything is bought. A news floor or edit suite inside a normal commercial shell has to isolate from lifts, corridors and plant before anything else is decided.
- 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. An hour from the plant. On a difficult room a visit is worth more than a long exchange of photographs.
- 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. Glass cabins and hard flooring carry every call. The ceiling plane usually has to do the work.
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Acoustic panels, ASTM C423
- Soundproof curtains, 30
Interior designers tend to arrive with the look already decided. We will tell you which finish gets there without losing the acoustics. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Conditions
The Noida climate decides the material list
Noida 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.
Consultants get the raw data, not a sales sheet. That is the whole of our side of the job, and it is set out under 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
This is the one that comes back as a second fit-out rather than a snag.
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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 Noida job
A news floor or edit suite inside a normal commercial shell has to isolate from lifts, corridors and plant before anything else is decided.
05 / Logistics
Getting it to Noida, with real dates
| Made at | Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana |
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| Reaches site in | a day |
| Dispatch | 2 to 4 working days |
| To site | a 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.
Same day or next day by road from Palwal. Small consignments on a shared vehicle, full loads on a dedicated truck.
Questions from Noida projects
What makes recording studio acoustics and soundproofing different in Noida?
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. A news floor or edit suite inside a normal commercial shell has to isolate from lifts, corridors and plant before anything else is decided.
Where should the budget go first on a Noida 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 Noida?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Noida. 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 Noida site?
made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: a 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
Send a plan and a section, get a real build-up
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.