An isolating hanger and method of making is disclosed for mounting a ceiling from an upper support. The isolating hanger comprises a one piece bendable wire having a spring shape defined between a first and a second wire end. The spring shaped is tempered for transforming said spring shape into a resilient spring. The remaining bendable wire ends affix the upper support to the ceiling for isolating vibration between the ceiling and the upper support.

A computer-based method for modifying a sound source. The method includes: accessing, by an acoustic processing facility including at least one processor, a multi-dimensional sound signature of an acoustic environment, wherein the multi-dimensional sound signature comprises a time-based sound reflection sequence for the acoustic environment; and receiving sound source data from a sound input device in a recording space. The method further includes modifying, by the acoustic processing facility, the sound source data based at least in part on the multi-dimensional sound signature to generate a modified sound source data; and recording the modified sound source data on a sound recording device.

An acoustic structure includes: at least one hollow section defined by a pair of opposed transparent or translucent wall members and a plurality of connecting wall members interconnecting the pair of wall members, and at least one opening portion communicating an interior space inside the hollow section to an exterior space. At least some of the connecting wall members may have colorless or colored transparency or translucence. Further, a mirror surface may be provided on any desired portion of the wall members defining the hollow section. Furthermore, a lighting device may be disposed near the outside or inside of the hollow section. Because light or a scene on the opposite side of the acoustic structure is visible through the transparent or translucent wall member, design quality and usability of the acoustic structure can be enhanced.

An acoustic structure includes: at least one hollow section defined by a pair of opposed transparent or translucent wall members and a plurality of connecting wall members interconnecting the pair of wall members, and at least one opening portion communicating an interior space inside the hollow section to an exterior space. At least some of the connecting wall members may have colorless or colored transparency or translucence. Further, a mirror surface may be provided on any desired portion of the wall members defining the hollow section. Furthermore, a lighting device may be disposed near the outside or inside of the hollow section. Because light or a scene on the opposite side of the acoustic structure is visible through the transparent or translucent wall member, design quality and usability of the acoustic structure can be enhanced.

An acoustic system improves the acoustic quality in a room for speech. The acoustic system includes a room having a first zone, a second zone, and a ceiling. The ceiling includes a plurality of ceiling tiles. The ceiling tiles include a first group of ceiling tiles having sound absorbing properties and a second group of ceiling tiles having sound diffusing properties.

An acoustic system improves the acoustic quality in a room for speech. The acoustic system includes a room having a first zone, a second zone, and a ceiling. The ceiling includes a plurality of ceiling tiles. The ceiling tiles include a first group of ceiling tiles having sound absorbing properties and a second group of ceiling tiles having sound diffusing properties.

An acoustic panel for use in an interior space is disclosed along with a system and method for using two or more of such panels to improve the acoustics of the interior space. Each acoustic panel comprises a substrate and a plurality of nodules affixed to the substrate wherein each nodule has a width and a substantially right triangular shape across the entire width with a first leg of the right triangular shape substantially perpendicular to the substrate, a base of the right triangular shape substantially parallel to the substrate and a hypotenuse, the first leg of each nodule having a height that is substantially less than a length of a quarter wave formed in the interior space by a lower frequency signal. For any one particular acoustic panel, the nodules are oriented such that their hypotenuse slopes right, left, down or up as determined for each nodule by a predetermined, generally desired direction for redirecting the sound while providing fractal-chaotic differentiality in the portion of the sound waves that are reflected by the acoustic panel.

An acoustic lens is presented that redirects high frequency voice sounds over a barrier to improve the intelligibility of speech when a protective barrier is used to isolate people from each other. The acoustic lens includes curved sheets to delay sound to create focal points on each side of a barrier, where the focal points are lower than the top of the barrier.

A panel coating system for simple and efficient installation of a removably attachable layer to a panel.

A panel coating system for simple and efficient installation of a removably attachable layer to a panel.