Primacoustic

At the Winter NAMM Show, Primacoustic announced the Machine Room computer silencer; a $699 fan-cooled enclosure designed to quiet down computers in recording studios, broadcast facilities and post production suites.

The Machine Room features three chambers that work together to handle the task. At the bottom rear, cool air is sucked into the Machine Room through a porous foam air filter, into an air distribution chamber. This dissipates the fresh air to provide an even flow around the computer inside the main chamber.

To reduce self noise, the inner walls around the computer are treated with absorptive open cell acoustic foam. Through natural convection, warm air rises to the top where it is then sucked into the output manifold by an ultra-low noise multi-blade fan. The manifold ducts are also lined with open cell acoustic foam to reduce noise from the computer and air-flow turbulence. Air travels around several corners before exiting. The warm air is then pushed out the rear top side leaving the noise behind.

“The challenge with using computers in the same room that you are recording in is PCB fan noise and hard disc whirr,” says Primacoustic’s Jay Porter. “The Machine Room helps reduce the noise by allowing the user to contain the computer and noise inside the enclosure.”

At $699, this is beyond the range of most, but this could be a problem solver for professional recording setups. Read more…

Winter NAMM Show: Primacoustic announced the FlexiBooth, a  $399 cupboard shaped acoustical device designed to turn any room into a  functional voice-over booth by simply opening the doors.

“With most studio production moving out of large commercial spaces into smaller and more affordable self-contained rooms, incorporating a traditional vocal booth within a room is becoming increasingly difficult to do,” says Primacoustic President Peter Janis.

“Building a ‘room inside a room’ is not only cost prohibitive, but requires significant real-estate that may simply not be available. The FlexiBooth solves the problem by providing the engineer with a wall mounted solution that can spring into action by simply opening up two doors. This means that home based post production facilities and podcasters can now achieve studio quality sound at an affordable price.” Read more…

NAMM Update: Primacoustic announced two new bass traps to augment its line of acoustical solutions, the Fulltrap and Halftrap.

Both units ship flat for easy handling plus cost effective freight and then can be easily assembled and mounted in corners or on walls in minutes. They feature an attractive black wood-composite outer shell, fiberglass absorptive panel, inner resonating membrane and easy mount wall adaptors.

According to company president Peter Janis: “The challenge with bass traps is that for them to be effective, they must be large, deep and incorporate an air cavity where the bass can be absorbed. Because of the size, they become expensive to ship. For this reason, most acousticians tend to suggest a built-in bass traps as part of the room design which of course makes them somewhat expensive.”

“We looked at the huge success Ikea is enjoying by providing easy to assemble kits that the average person can put together with only a screwdriver, stapler and hammer. We then applied this concept to creating a bass trap and the result is our new Primacoustic Fulltrap.” Read more…

Primacoustic announced the Broadway series of fabric covered accoustic panels at the 2007 NAMM show.

In an effort to address the growing demand for acoustic control in schools, churches, home theatre and project studios, Primacoustic will introduce a new range of fabric covered acoustic panels made from high-density fiberglass.

The range will include a variety of sizes and colors and be available in 1″, 2″ and 3″ thicknesses for absorption down to 500Hz. Panels have been tested to meet ASTM requirements, making them suitable for the most demanding Class-1 flame resistant installations.

Primacoustic has introduced the Venice series of acoustical treatment panels. Designed as a total solution, the Venice panels act as a broadband absorption system to deal with frequencies from 500Hz and up. With a total length of 52″ and a width of 12″ the Venice system comes complete with backing panels that make installation with finishing nails a breeze and re-modeling and re-location is a snap.

Utilizing the latest release Primacoustic 3″ thick Z-Foam the panel pieces are glued to the integral corrugated plastic backing panels. Once the glue has cured the panels can easily be mounted around the room perimeter. Since the panel has a slim profile placement in a symmetrical pattern is easy, as the panels are designed to fit into difficult room architecture. Acting as a broadband absorber the panels are useful for reducing primary reflections and flutter echo that plague recording studios and home theatre environments.

According to Primacoustic Product Manager, Andrew Meissner: “Venice panels really ad to the architectural flair of the rooms they are placed in. The fact that people can move them at will and change the look and personality of their room is a feature that everyone loves. Also the thin profile lets you deal with difficult areas, such as between doors and windows, when you are trying to solve all primary reflection and flutter echo issues. I am amazed at how easy room designs have become since we introduced the Venice panels and installation is as simple as working out a room grid with 18″ to 24″ spacing between panels”

Made from high density dark charcoal open-cell acoustic foam, the Venice systems come in a set of 4 per box. Each panel is 52″ high, 12″ wide and 3″ thick.

More information is available at the Primacoustic site.