Studio Acoustics: Isolation and Treatment Together
A studio has to solve two problems at once: keep the outside world out, and control what the inside actually sounds like. Get the isolation wrong and traffic noise turns up in a vocal take. Get the internal acoustics wrong and every recording carries a flutter or a boom that no amount of mixing fully removes. There's no hiding either mistake once it's on the record.
Isolation and treatment, specified as one system
The most common failure in studio projects is treating sound isolation and internal acoustic treatment as two separate jobs, handled by different people at different times. We specify both together, as one system, because they genuinely interact: an isolated room with poor internal acoustics still sounds wrong, and beautifully tuned internal acoustics mean nothing if traffic noise is bleeding through an untreated shell.
Tuned to a target response, not a generic comfort level
A studio doesn't just need to be quiet, it needs to sound a specific way, and that target depends entirely on what it's used for. Treatment is specified against a target frequency response suited to the room's actual use, voice, music, broadcast, rather than a general noise-reduction goal. A voiceover booth and a live-room for a band are solving genuinely different acoustic problems, even though both are technically "recording spaces."
Bespoke builds for rooms that don't fit a standard layout
Studios are rarely built in ideal rectangular rooms with generous ceiling height. We engineer custom acoustic solutions for irregular studio shapes that standard panel layouts simply can't cover properly, working with the room's actual geometry rather than forcing a generic kit into a space it wasn't designed for.
Finishes that don't look like a studio, if that's what you want
Micro-perforated and printed panel finishes mean a studio doesn't have to look like a studio, foam-lined and industrial, if that's not the brief. Installation is scheduled around your recording or broadcast timetable specifically, so downtime is minimised rather than dictated by a standard contractor's schedule.
Common questions
Do you handle isolation as well as internal acoustics? Yes, we specify both together so the room performs as a whole system, not two separate fixes bolted together after the fact.
Can treatment be tuned to a specific use, like voice or music? Yes, absorption and diffusion are specified against a target response for your intended use, not a generic acoustic package.
Can you work with an unusual room shape? Yes, custom acoustic solutions are engineered specifically for irregular studio spaces.
Getting your room tuned properly
See our studio acoustics page or book a free survey to get isolation and internal treatment specified together, as one system, from the start.
Related product guides: 3D acoustic panels, acoustic wood panels.
From first survey to final finish
One team handles all seven stages, the same way on every project, so you always know what happens next.
A surveyor visits the site, or works from your drawings and photos when a visit isn't practical. Either way, the room, its surfaces and how it is used are recorded before any advice is given.
Reverberation, ambient noise and noise transfer are read against what the space is used for. The findings arrive as a written report with recommendations, yours to keep with no obligation to proceed.
Treatment is modelled against a reverberation target, then drawn up with panel positions, fixings and finishes. Nothing moves forward until you have approved the design.
Every quotation comes with the specification behind it, listing products by type, quantity and finish with costs set out line by line. What is quoted is what the design calls for.
Panels, baffles, ceilings and screens come from our Acoustic Solutions range and are supplied to the approved specification. What arrives on site matches what was designed.
Our own engineers fit to the approved drawings, checking positions and fixings as they go. One team supplies and installs, so nothing is handed between contractors.
Optional: after fit-out the space can be measured again and compared with the original survey, so the improvement is measured rather than assumed. Results are reported against the relevant standards and the written record goes into your building file.
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