Soundproofing and Acoustic Room Treatment Definition in Malaysia

Soundproofing and Acoustic Room Treatment Definition in Malaysia

Soundproofing

In essence, soundproofing is reducing the sound pressure between the source of sound that is generating the actual sound pressure and the receiver of the sound (microphone, human ear).

In other words, soundproofing means that the sound has to be stopped from leaking in or out of the vocal booth. In other words, your recording studio needs to be isolated from the outside world. Volumes are written on the subject, and it still remains a hot topic. Why? Mostly because it is very difficult to achieve considerable soundproofing without considerable investment but people keep trying . . . .

Sound isolation works the same both ways, so there’s no difference in approach to keeping sound in or out. Therefore, recording studio soundproofing is more straightforward and can be easily described and understood from standpoint of physics of sound and building materials.

Acoustic Room Treatment

On the other hand, acoustic treatment is a more sensitive subject, and it involves a lot of acoustic science. What this means is that acoustically treated room sounds differently inside the room.

The goal of acoustic room treatment is not to prevent the sound from getting in or out but to manage the sound generated inside your room by the music played or voice to get a clear audio recording or have a flat listening room.

Why it is called acoustic science€ is because acoustic treatment takes lot of tries and see techniques and the degree at which one can call it a success is very subjective. Some of the factors to consider when taking on an acoustic treatment project includes room size, room shape, building materials used to build the room, objects within the room/studio, position of the microphone or listener, the position of the source of sound, and other considerations.

The main goal of acoustic room treatment, in the context of a recording studio, is to record clear sound without unwanted noise. The goal of acoustic treatment, in terms of a listening room, is to get the acoustic quality of the room from a listener’s point of view to be able to hear the music as it is intended by the artist.

Therefore, when planning to build a recording studio one must first consider acoustic room treatment (shape and size of the room), then the soundproofing (materials and location). But, when building the studio one must first address soundproofing and only after recording studio is built, do the acoustic treatment.