For projects in Vellore
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Vellore
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. Kalyana mandapams, temple halls and auditoria are very large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
- 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 material
What this material is and where it earns its place in Vellore
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.
Kalyana mandapams, temple halls and auditoria are very large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Work reaching us from Vellore is mostly teaching hospitals, engineering campuses, lecture theatres, hostels, offices, hotels.
- Clinical privacy Consult and counselling rooms where conversations must not carry. That is a partition and door question before it is a panel question.
- Lecture theatres Large teaching rooms where every seat has to hear clearly, usually in concrete and tile.
- Hostels and residences Students living next to each other and to corridors, where separating detail does the work.
- 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 Vellore.
02 / The build-up
The stack, in the order it is installed
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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 Vellore, 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.
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
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 Vellore, kalyana mandapams, temple halls and auditoria are very large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Mixed finish. Plain felt where it is out of eye line, printed or grooved where it is seen.
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Layer 3
Acoustic carpet and rugs
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. In Vellore, very large school and college campuses in concrete and tile, with auditoria and seminar halls used constantly.
Over a resilient underlay. Where impact noise to the floor below is the actual complaint, the underlay does that work, not the carpet.
For a Vellore practice, the useful thing is a detail you can put in a drawing set, not a brochure. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
What the buildings in Vellore do to the specification
- Clinical privacy
Consult and counselling rooms where conversations must not carry. That is a partition and door question before it is a panel question.
- Lecture theatres
Large teaching rooms where every seat has to hear clearly, usually in concrete and tile.
- Hostels and residences
Students living next to each other and to corridors, where separating detail does the work.
- Five days by road
A long run, confirmed before dispatch, with samples sent ahead of the order.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Kalyana mandapams, temple halls and auditoria are very large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
04 / Room by room
Where the money goes on a Vellore project
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. Consult and counselling rooms where conversations must not carry. That is a partition and door question before it is a panel question.
- Acoustic panels, 9 to 24 mm, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, up to 2440 x 4270 mm, 1200 to 3600 GSM
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, 4 mm
- PET felt acoustic panels, 4 to 24 mm
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In room response
Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended. Large teaching rooms where every seat has to hear clearly, usually in concrete and tile.
- Acoustic panels, 1800 x 900 mm, image printed into the felt rather than onto a facing
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, High density polyester
- PET felt acoustic panels, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
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Plant and projection
Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source. Students living next to each other and to corridors, where separating detail does the work.
- Acoustic panels, Cut pattern in PET felt, adds visual rhythm without changing the absorber
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, Felt
- PET felt acoustic panels, 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft
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
What the Vellore climate rules in and rules out
Vellore 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 / Read this first
The six errors that cost the most
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A shared service void running across the wall line
The ceiling is almost always the largest untreated surface, so leaving it out means paying for panels that cannot reach the target.
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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
Soundproofing fails at the gaps, not the materials. One unsealed service penetration can undo a correctly built wall.
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Treating it as a generic Vellore job
Consult and counselling rooms where conversations must not carry. That is a partition and door question before it is a panel question.
05 / Supply
What the route into Vellore actually looks like
| Made at | Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana |
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| Reaches site in | five days |
| Dispatch | 2 to 4 working days |
| To site | five 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 twenty two hundred kilometres, normally five days on a dedicated truck.
Questions from Vellore projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Vellore?
Kalyana mandapams, temple halls and auditoria are very large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music. Consult and counselling rooms where conversations must not carry. That is a partition and door question before it is a panel question.
Where should the budget go first on a Vellore 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 Vellore?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Vellore. 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 Vellore site?
made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: five 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
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.