The Benefits of Advanced Sound Masking Technology
VoiceArrest™ Sound Masking System
The VoiceArrest™ Sound Masking System is measurably the most effective sound masking system available. Here are a few of the benefits you will enjoy as a result of new advanced technology.
Comfortable, Stress Relieving Privacy
Open-style
offices, when they have even low-level noise, result in significantly
higher levels of stress for employees. These stressed workers
also make 40 percent fewer attempts to solve difficult problems
in comparison to their colleagues in quiet offices. In addition
to lower levels of productivity and increased stress, these
employees face the constant distraction of open office conversations.
The VoiceArrest™ system was designed specifically with acoustic comfort in mind. Gone are the constant distractions that make it difficult to concentrate. Gone are the worries about a lack of privacy for confidential conversations. And gone is the environment that adds stress to its employees' lives!
Through the use of four-channel sound masking technology, the VoiceArrest™ System
simulates the full, yet gentle whooshing sound of a high-end
HVAC system; this soft background noise is focused on the frequency
of human speech and covers conversations and other distractions.
It's like listening to quadraphonic surround sound. The sound
is full, yet you can't pinpoint exactly where it's coming from.
The even distribution of sound allows it to disappear into
the background virtually unnoticed.
Consistently Higher Privacy
The
VoiceArrest™ Sound Masking System provides your workplace
with a more effective level of privacy. Through the use of
Direct Field Technology, the background masking is perfectly
balanced in both volume as well as frequency content.
This improves your privacy in two principal ways:
- Greater levels of privacy per decibel of sound output.
- Consistent privacy at all points within the coverage area.
Quieter, Less Intrusive Privacy
The uniform
sound and consistent volume distribution of the sound delivered
by the VoiceArrest™ Sound Masking System permits its
operation at substantially lower sound levels than competitive
systems, while still maintaining its effectiveness. While
other masking systems must operate at 48-51 decibels in order
to provide acceptable privacy conditions for the majority
of occupants, the VoiceArrest™ System provides equivalent
privacy at 45 decibels under the same conditions. The increased
efficiency of the VoiceArrest™ System
provides effective privacy with a quieter, less intrusive
sound.†This also allows for higher settings for the few,
unique applications that requires greater privacy than a
typical office setting, while keeping the sound output within
the noise comfort levels.
Controlled
Placement of Privacy
Old
plenum-based systems employ the air space above the ceiling
tiles to distribute the sound masking white noise,
but they often encounter issues in space shared by both open
and closed office areas. When masking is delivered to the
open area at appropriate levels, the sound also echoes
into the enclosed office space and builds up to excessive
levels, even if there are no masking loudspeakers above
it. With the old systems, the only solution is to decrease
the volume, and therefore the privacy coverage, in the
adjacent open areas. The Direct Field Technology used by
the VoiceArrest™ System
allows the masking sound intended for the open office area
to be limited to the open area, with no unwanted sound leaking
into offices or conference rooms. Sound masking in any enclosed
spaces would be set as a separate zone controlled independently
with its own levels and settings.
Privacy + Paging
+ Music
The
VoiceArrest™ Sound Masking System also easily adds
paging and/or music to your environment using the same speakers
that deploy the sound masking. The high quality speakers,
in addition to their specific placement, is how our system
provides the cleanest paging in the market, without the usual
startle effect for customers. Cost Effective Privacy
Given
the technological and performance advantages of the VoiceArrest™ System
in comparison to the old plenum-based systems, people expect
it to be more expensive. However, with new technology and
efficient design, the VoiceArrest™ Sound
Masking System provides state-of-the-art speech privacy at
a modest, competitive price.
The VoiceArrest™ Sound Masking System is even more
cost-effective when compared to other methods of improving
speech privacy, such as upgrading to acoustic ceiling tiles,
adding absorbent wall panels, or raising the height of furniture
panel. Ready to find out how the VoiceArrest™ Speech
Privacy System can raise the privacy levels of your
workplace? Contact one of our acoustic consultants today!
