Podcast episodes
Season 1
Modernizing Music Practice Rooms at The Berklee College of Music
This conversation focuses on a music practice rooms project involving IAC Acoustics and QuietStar Industries at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Hear from industry experts Rodrigo Muzquiz from IAC and Steve Dutton from QuietStar as they detail this unique project and review how several critical obstacles were overcome to produce tremendous results.
How To Control Data Center Noise
This episode focuses on the rapidly growing Data Center industry and how critical controlling noise is for employees at the facility and neighboring areas to follow city ordinances. Hear from Kinetics noise control experts, John Sofra and Robert Hassler, as they sit down for a thorough discussion on the noise issues data centers face and solutions that can be implemented.
Innovations in Architectural Acoustic Doors
This discussion is led by Noise Barriers’ Regional Sales Manager, Kevan Mann, and Noise Barriers' Mid-West & West Regional Sales Manager, James Thomas. Noise Barriers was formed by a group of highly motivated and experienced individuals with the desire to provide a vast array of noise control products and services. The Noise Barriers product family includes architectural and industrial doors, windows, barrier systems, absorption panels, enclosure systems, audiometric exam rooms, music practice rooms, and specialty products. To learn more about Noise Barriers Architectural Doors, visit here: https://www.noisebarriers.com/quietswing-architectural-doors Information on the QuietSwing Alexis® Door can be found here: https://www.noisebarriers.com/alexis
Why is Audiology Testing Important and What Role do Audiology Booths Serve in the Process?
This discussion between Mary Neill, an audiologist with Hearing Diagnostics LLC, and Rodrigo Muzquiz, IAC’s Architectural Enclosures Sales Manager, dives into the details of audiology testing and audiology booths. Since 1949, IAC Acoustics has built over 40,000 audiometric rooms in hospitals, clinics, universities, schools, labs, and medical centers across the US and around the globe, making them the world’s leading supplier of audiometric testing and medical research facilities. Mary Neill joins us with over 30 years of acoustics experience, helping to explain the importance of audiometric testing. For information about IAC Acoustics, visit here: https://www.iacacoustics.com/ For information about Hearing Diagnostics, visit here: https://www.hearingdx.com/
Why is Isolation So Important for a Recording Studio and What are Some Best Practices for Designing One?
Why is Isolation So Important for a Recording Studio and What are Some Best Practices for Designing One?
On this episode of Catalyst Conversations, we went outside of Catalyst to find our guests, and are thrilled to share we’ll be speaking with John Storyk, a founding partner of Walter-Storyk Design Group (WSDG) and a registered architect and acoustician, and Keith Peterson of the manufacturer’s representative firm, K. Peterson & Associates. During the conversation, we’ll discuss what goes into designing a recording studio, and why isolation is important in these spaces. In addition, John and Keith each share some of the best practices they’ve learned over their decades-long careers. John has extensive experience designing studios for the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, and Jay-Z, just to name a few. John and Keith have each worked with several of Catalyst’s brands and share their insights on their favorite products to work with. While this episode is a little longer than our previous ones, this is definitely one that you won’t want to miss! Learn more about WSDG: https://wsdg.com/ Learn more about KPA: https://kpa.design/