Small business owners have unique opportunities and challenges when it comes to surviving and thriving. In honor of May being Small Business Month, Oeler Industries, Inc. is sharing some differentiating factors to keep your customers and employees happy… from one small business to another. 

Sound propagates from its source as a pressure wave, which then interacts with the structures around it through vibration. In the world of noise control, if the sound cannot be reduced directly at the source, the waves will continue on their journey in direct or reverberant paths. Understanding these sound paths is critical for reducing unwanted sound.

Think of how a musician sounds while performing at a huge stadium.

Or imagine the cacophony of traffic exiting a parking garage after a local football team’s game.

Both of those are excellent examples of reverberant sound. You aren’t just hearing the sound from the source; you’re also hearing it bounce off hard, reflective surfaces.