BAD™ Panel

RPG BAD™ Panel

The RPG BAD™ Panel consists of a binary mask attached to the face of a semi rigid fiberglass panel. The panel is upholstered in a decorative fabric to completely conceal the acoustical functionality. The BAD™ Panel extends the acoustical performance of traditionalabsorptive fabric wrapped panels and allows wide area coverage without excessive deadening.

Problem
Traditional fabric wrapped panels offer a cost effective, low profile aesthetic approach to providing reflection and reverberation control. However, these panels offer little sound diffusion and large area application may lead to an acoustically "dead" space. Variable impedance arrays offer some help, but cannot provide diffusion at mid and high frequencies.

Solution
RPG® developed an innovative variable impedance panel by fabric wrapping a resorptive binary template consisting of reflective areas and holes over a semi rigid fiberglass panel. The resulting Binary Amplitude Diffsorbor™ Panel provides mid and high frequency diffusion
and low frequency absorption.

Features

• Simultaneous diffusive and absorptive sound control in a thin, decorative, cost effective panel
• Optimal binary reflection amplitude grating containing resorptive elements
• Acoustical functionality concealed with decorative upholstered fabrics or commercial stretch fabric systems

Benefits

When space is limited, provides sound diffusion in a shallow depth flat panel - Simultaneously offers diffusion and absorption for an integrated design - Reflections can be diffsorptively attenuated without creating a "dead" space - Extends the performance of absorptive fabric wrapped panels and stretch fabric systems at competitive prices - Can be used for wide area coverage without excessive absorption - Can be used to provide acoustic gain in conference rooms, classrooms, and auditoriums to improve speech intelligibility and reduce fatigue.  Diffsorptive surfaces provide greater sound coverage for speech and music.  Suitable as stretch fabric core material.

Applications
Conference rooms, Classrooms, Teleconference and Distance Learning
Centers, Recording and Broadcast Studios
A/V rooms, Cinemas and Home Theaters
Financial Exchanges, Music Rehearsal Rooms, and Auditoriums.