Sound Hole Acoustic Panel
From $179.00
Your mic hears the room
A bare room makes a recording sound thin and echoey, no matter how good the microphone is. The sound bounces off the walls and comes back into the mic a split second later.
Acoustic panels on the walls around you soak up a lot of those reflections, so your voice or instrument sounds closer and cleaner. They work best on mid and high frequencies, the range where voices live. Deep bass needs much thicker treatment than a wall panel.
Looks good on camera
If you film your podcast, the wall behind you is part of the show. Our business panels include soundwave, deep felt and stripe designs, and any of our art panels make a better backdrop than grey foam.
Where to put them
Start with the wall in front of you (the one your voice hits first) and the walls to your left and right at head height. Then the wall behind you.
Good places to start
If you're not sure where to begin, these are popular picks for this kind of space: Mics and Headphones, Midnight Felt, Piano Keys and Sound Hole. Each one comes as a single panel or in packs of 4, 8 or 12, so you can do one wall or the whole room.
Questions people ask
Will acoustic panels soundproof the room?
No. Acoustic panels absorb sound inside the room, so there's less echo and it's easier to talk and hear. They won't stop noise going through walls, floors or doors to the space next door. That takes building work.
How many panels do I need?
It depends on the size of the room and how hard the surfaces are. A good start is a pack on the biggest bare walls, spread out rather than bunched in one spot. If it still sounds lively, add more on the facing walls. Tell us the room size and we're happy to help you guess.
Are the panels fire rated?
We're still confirming fire testing with our maker. If your building or inspector needs rated panels, contact us before you order and we'll tell you exactly what we can and can't promise.