Sound Masking for improved privacy, concentration and productivity

It’s too loud. It’s too quiet. Which one is it?  Well, it could be both.

Distractions can be obvious like loud conversations or phones ringing. And spaces that are too quiet and devoid of distraction can cause any small disturbance to become a big problem. Neither are ideal. Whether too loud or too quiet, distraction from noise interrupts concentration resulting in loss of productivity.

KONTEK integrates Sound Masking solutions to help improve room acoustics that:

·       Reduce noise distractions

·       Protect speech privacy

·       Provide comfort to improve concentration

·       Increase work productivity

Radius of Distraction

Sound masking is a critical component of acoustic design. It does not cancel sound or eliminate speech noise; it simply reduces how far away conversations can be heard and understood. Covering unwanted excessive sound can be accomplished by strategically adding an engineered blend of frequencies with the right signal to noise ratio by raising the ambient background sound, often called ‘white noise’, to a level called speech privacy that’s perfect for covering up speech and incidental background sound to achieve acoustical comfort.  

Speech Privacy

By adding ambient noise to an environment, speech becomes less intelligible and therefore conversations are more private. Whether in a conference room or doctor’s office, speech privacy can be achieved by spreading engineered broadband sound across the space, artificially increasing the background sound level so sensitive conversations cannot be overheard.

What does Sound Masking sound like?

The “sound” of Sound Masking is what is heard when it’s difficult to comprehend when others are speaking because the ambient background level in your space sounds like airflow from the HVAC, or crashing waves in the distance, leaves rustling or the murmur of a crowd in a busy restaurant.