ACOUSTICAL CEILING CLOUDS

CASTISIMO and ZAPATA

For years, acoustic clouds and canopies have been used to control sound. They can be made of ridged material to reflect sound waves or soft material to absorb it depending on their purpose.

In theatres, reflective clouds are often visible in the form of hard, curved devices that are arrayed and suspended above the stage. Theatres use theses types of clouds to reflect sound back toward the stage so that the musician can get a sense of intimacy.

These reflective type acoustic clouds provide the natural ambiance of a smaller room within a cavernous hall, thus allowing the performer to better interact within the acoustic environment.

Absorbing acoustic clouds, like the Primacoustic Stratus, perform the opposite function: instead of reflecting energy back into the space, the absorbing properties are used to remove unwanted reflections.

Basic forms of these devices are known as acoustic clouds and are often used in highly reflective environments such as swimming pools, bottling plants, printing presses and other commercial installations where controlling echo or reducing the reverberant time can make the workplace a more comfortable and safe place.

This theater uses reflective clouds to help send sound from the stage back into the space.

This dance studio uses absorbing clouds to cut down the room's reverberation time.

• Reduce reflective Sounds in large open areas.

• Suspended horizontally from the ceiling. Ceiling Clouds effectively reduce reflected sound in large areas such as shopping malls, convention centers, theaters, and arenas. Custom sizes and shapes are available.

• Easy to install, the Ceiling Cloud is suspended horizontally with a clip/eyelet combination.

• Large sized clouds reinforced with tee bar stiffener/hangers.

An array of three clouds suspended over the mix position in a small home studio.

Six clouds are placed over the drum kit in a jazz rehersal space.

An array of clouds suspended over the vocal area in a large studio.