The Entire Office Benefits with Targeted Sound Masking

Sound masking technology is used to ensure speech privacy and noise control throughout the workplace.  With many systems, however, when volume is increased to improve effectiveness for workers in one area, it will be too loud for those in other areas. And if the volume needs to be lowered, speech privacy and noise control are sacrificed for everyone.
 
This pattern will repeat at unpredictable points across the workspace, so getting this right depends on the size of the sound masking zones and the degree to which you can control each zone.
 
LogiSonLogiSon offers the smallest zones in the industry – with 1 to 3 loudspeakers – to maximize local control across the entire workplace. Implemented by NET100, the LogiSon sound masking system can be adjusted exactly where needed to achieve optimal speech privacy, noise control, and comfort.
 
With LogiSon, each zone can be adjusted with 100 volume steps in 0.5 dBA increments and 1/3-octave frequency control over the complete sound masking spectrum. This allows sound masking to be tuned to local conditions, ensuring that it’s comfortable and effective across your entire workspace.
 
Many providers offer sound masking systems with much larger adjustment zones. This results in the masking sound fluctuating as it interacts with structural elements and furnishings of the workspace – even if loudspeakers are set to the same volume and frequency. And if precise changes cannot be made in specific areas, you’ll have to settle for setting each zone to a level that’s merely best on average.
 
Other sound masking providers direct their loudspeakers downward in an attempt to compensate for environmental factors influencing the sound. In reality, this approach simply doesn’t provide the control needed to get the best result.
 
Some large-zoned systems try to address this problem by providing audio transformers at each loudspeaker, but these can only offer coarse volume adjustments – and there’s no control over frequency. No matter how the loudspeakers are installed or what adjustments are made, large zones will create this effect.
 
With LogiSon’s small-zone sound masking solution, you’re not forced to choose between comfort and performance. Through LogiSon’s TARGET tuning software, each zone is automatically set to the desired sound masking. A detailed report is also generated so you can verify the performance of all zones.
 
Contact NET100 to discuss your sound making needs or schedule a site survey: 703-995-5200 or info@net100ltd.com.