One of the features this successful podcaster had built in their new custom PNW home was a dedicated space for podcasting, but the architect and also the builder did not address acoustics. The very rural space had adequate internet bandwidth and network infrastructure for the job, but once they went to work using the space were met with a terrible, boomy acoustic space with a TON of flutter echo. Quite bad for serious vocal reproduction; both audience and guest presenters for the show reported difficulties hearing content and each other.
As their AV and networking integration firm on the greater building project, we heard about their acoustic woes and we offered to submit a proposal to correct the acoustic environment using a camera- friendly acoustic system utilizing full fabric stretch walls of Class A flame rated fabric covering the actual Owens-Corning # 703 compressed glass fiber absorption panels. We did the math and put in just the correct amount of absorption to hit the target spoken word RT of .8 sec, giving the space just enough liveness left in the acoustic signature.
An ISF calibrated Samsung Frame TV for production video monitor and also as a presentation display topped off the spaces capabilities and now the sound is smooth, powerful and intelligible.
