The Soundmask Blog

  • Weploy case study

    Weploy case study

    Weploy is a Melbourne on-demand recruitment platform. Their head office is a warehouse, retrofitted to integrate their minimalist design style. It’s an aesthetically pleasing space, but unfortunately indiscreet. Due to the glass walls and no ceilings, anyone could hear the private discussions and confidential meetings happening in the board room and CEO’s office. Weploy approached Soundmask…

  • How does sound masking work?

    How does sound masking work?

    Sound masking works by adding a background sound to a space. This is usually because background sound levels are too low. A simple example of a masking sound is a radio or television. Indeed, some doctors offices use a radio to create speech privacy. The sound of the radio reduces the intelligibility of the speech.…

  • That barking dog next door

    That barking dog next door

    A barking dog can sour the most convivial of neighbourly relationships, can’t it? You may not be surprised to hear that we’ve received many calls over the years seeking help for exactly that problem. Unfortunately for the customer, the barking dog exemplifies a key limitation of sound masking: proximity and loudness. Especially when said dog…

  • Our sound masking blog

    Our sound masking blog

    Noise is a part of life. Here at Soundmask, we’ve helped people solve their noise problems using sound masking for over 35 years! So, we’ve learned a lot about what makes a space acoustically comfortable, and what does not. In this blog, we’ll take you through a range of topics related to noise, acoustics, and…

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