One size does not fit all when it comes to effectively managing noise problems, and that’s why Lencore offers a wide range of simple set-it and forget-it fully customizable noise management solutions.
You may love your noise canceling headphones when you’re on a plane and wish to shut out the world around you, but the way to achieve focus and productivity in your professional environment requires a different set of noise reduction techniques. That’s where Lencore’s state of the art sound masking comes in.
Our scientifically formulated Green Sound® employs a unique noise reduction algorithm and is calibrated to ambient speech frequencies at a level that makes intentional conversations in close proximity clear, while reducing noise from background distractions through advanced sound masking. You can achieve this uniform sense of focus anywhere your work requires, from a single room home office to a multi-floor high rise.
As one of the top providers of sound masking speaker systems for both commercial and institutional uses, we believe that sound masking should deliver speech privacy and comfort within the designed environment to allow collaborative and individual workspaces to co-exist. Individuals will produce their best work in a non-stressful, comfortable environment and without proper acoustics this environment is unattainable.
Sound masking systems, when properly designed, dynamically improve comfort and collaboration in the workspace by gently raising the ambient background sound uniformly with a clean, consistently random, broadband, non-intrusive sound. This can also serve as a speech privacy system that makes it more difficult for outside listeners to hear confidential conversations.
Sound Masking is the process of adding unobtrusive background sound to reduce noise distractions, protect speech privacy and increase comfort within the environment to allow collaborative and individual workspaces to co-exist.
You may have experienced something like the sound masking effect when running water at the kitchen sink while trying to talk to someone in the next room or while at the beach and trying to listen to a conversation on the next blanket. You can tell the other person is speaking, but it is difficult to comprehend what they’re saying because the running water and crashing waves have raised the background sound level in your area.
Distractions in the workplace can come in a variety of forms. Loud phone conversations, collaborative talk, an impromptu call for a meeting –– all these things can break an employee’s focus.
However, some environments are so silent, so devoid of distraction that even the smallest disturbance can become a big issue. Loud, noisy environments aren’t ideal, but neither are library-quiet workspaces that make people feel uncomfortable.
Sound Masking is specifically engineered to cover up the frequency of human speech and make conversations less distracting. Simply put, sound masking reduces how far away conversations can be heard and understood by others. It helps achieve the right “signal to noise” ratio by raising the ambient background sound to a level called “speech privacy.” If implemented properly, sound masking should also provide comfort, improving overall concentration and boosting productivity.
Sound Masking does not cancel sound, but rather covers up unwanted noise in an environment, thereby making the space seem quieter and providing both speech privacy and comfort. The intention of sound masking is to make conversations heard from a distance more difficult to understand and less distracting.
Sound is gently introduced into the space through a series of speakers that are controlled from an electronic device. This sound, which is similar to the ‘hush’ of an air-conditioner, fades into the background and is set at a level slightly above indirect speech. This scientifically designed sound then makes conversations less distracting and allows you to focus on your work. The sound produced is engineered to be comfortable to the human ear, ensuring it fades into the background hum of the workplace and masking sound without causing discomfort.
As the corporate world has shifted to a hybrid home/office split, spaces that are less than full may feel eerily quiet without the normal hustle and bustle of daily activity. Sound masking, in this case, will make a space feel more comfortable because the act of adding noise to the space will remove that ‘eerie’ feeling of reduced occupancy.
When speech privacy and controlling noise are your chief concerns, Lencore’s solutions are ready to win your confidence so your conversations remain confidential.
Confidentiality sound masking is crucial in protecting sensitive and privileged information such as attorney-client information, government secrets, confidential business plans, and sensitive patient information.
Government Compliance & Trust: Lencore’s sound masking products comply with the Buy American Act (BAA) and Trade Agreements Act (TAA), reinforcing our commitment to secure, U.S.-manufactured solutions for federal and government use. By ensuring compliance, we support the protection of sensitive data and provide reliable technology trusted by government organizations, hospitals, and financial institutions globally.
Government organizations, top-tier hospitals, and financial institutions all around the world depend on Lencore’s technology to keep information safe and secure, and clients and patients comfortable and providing 5-star reviews.
We have sound masking solutions to fit environments of every size and budget.
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Sound masking works very well and is based on the simple premise that louder sounds cover (mask) quieter sounds. The way in which this is achieved and its level of effectiveness can vary greatly depending on the selected solution. Lencore provides the most effective and comfortable sound masking solution available with our scientifically formulated Green Sound.
The goal of sound masking is to introduce the addition of an unobtrusive background sound, like airflow, or waves on a beach. Sound masking will significantly reduce the intelligibility of human speech and reduces distractions. If implemented properly, sound masking should also provide comfort, improving overall concentration and boosting productivity.