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It's All About Acoustics Event in the Netherlands

It's All About Acoustics Event in the Netherlands

Mafico and Vicoustic joined forces to host the event All About Acoustics for an audience of dozens of enthusiasts in room acoustic treatment applications.

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How to Reduce Echo in a Room: Acoustic Tips and Solutions

How to Reduce Echo in a Room: Acoustic Tips and Solutions

Echo in a room can be disruptive, making conversations unpleasant. Hard surfaces like wood and glass reflect sound, increasing reverberation. To minimize this effect without compromising aesthetics, Vicoustic’s acoustic panels provide an effective solution. Not only do they enhance sound...

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How to Improve Sound Clarity in Open Offices and Meeting Rooms

How to Improve Sound Clarity in Open Offices and Meeting Rooms

Modern office spaces are often designed with open layouts and sleek meeting rooms that promote collaboration and communication. However, these spaces can also bring significant acoustic challenges, including echoes and excessive sound reverberation, which can disrupt productivity and sound clarity. ...

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Mocha Mousse, Pantone® Color of the Year: How to Integrate it into Acoustically Treated Spaces

Mocha Mousse, Pantone® Color of the Year: How to Integrate it into Acoustically Treated Spaces

The Pantone® Color of the Year 2025 Mocha Mousse combines earthy and neutral tones that evoke comfort and sophistication. Ideal for cozy environments and spaces where acoustic treatment is important. Why is Mocha Mousse the Choice of the Year? Mocha...

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Sound Meets Science: The Essentials of Room Acoustic Treatment in Essential Install

Sound Meets Science: The Essentials of Room Acoustic Treatment in Essential Install

For installers aiming to create immersive, acoustically optimised spaces, room treatment is no longer just about function, it's also about form. Mário Inácio, Senior Acoustic Consultant at Vicoustic explains why, in an article published in Essential Install Magazine December 2024.

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Why Are Restaurants so Noisy?

Why Are Restaurants so Noisy?

Dining out is about more than food; it’s about the experience. However, many restaurants unintentionally undermine this experience with poor acoustics.  Background noise and reverberation are common complaints, with studies by Zagat and other surveys revealing that excessive noise is...

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Acoustics are the canvas for a good sounding room

Acoustics are the canvas for a good sounding room

The Vicoustic Academy was really interesting in teaching how to understand acoustics and calculate the right treatment, says Garmt van der Zel, Product Manager at Mafico, based in the Netherlands, one of many partners who attended the 11th Edition of the Vicoustic Academy and 2nd Vicoustic Convention 2024, last October.

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Restaurants

Restaurants

Restaurant noise build-up The sounds and images shown in this example portray a restaurant, with people having dinner, moving and talking generating a background noise, in an untreated and a treated restaurant space. This restaurant has 100 m2 (a volume...

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How to Reduce Echo in a Swimming Pool Area: Acoustic Solutions for Public Baths

How to Reduce Echo in a Swimming Pool Area: Acoustic Solutions for Public Baths

Indoor swimming pools and public baths often face a common challenge: excessive echo and reverberation. The large, open spaces and hard surfaces of tile, water, and glass amplify sound, creating a noisy atmosphere that can be unpleasant for visitors. However,...

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