How to Reduce Echo in a Room with Tall Ceilings

For more rooms with tall ceilings, you’ll need a lot of acoustic material to control the reverb. How much will be determined by the particular use case. Use our acoustic calculator to get an estimate of how much material coverage you’ll need. As you go through the next steps, you can narrow which material you’re looking at, which you’ll need to generate results.

Ceiling treatment is often the easiest approach because the ceiling is so far away from the ground that most people will simply not notice. That leaves you with a lot of flexibility with material selection. When covering a large, tall ceiling, we always start by recommending EcoVerb™ Acoustic Roll. The cost is so small relative to the amount of absorption you can get, and it has a black fabric facing to help it “disappear”. It’s a popular pick for reducing the noise in a restaurant or in catering halls.

For alternatives, you can hang acoustic ceiling baffles or acoustic cloud panels. Both work great in these spaces because baffles (and sometimes clouds) require more hang-down room. Not only do they absorb on all 6 sides, they can also create a unique design. Our PolyZorbe™ Acoustic Baffles are a great pick for a classy, clean design.

When soundproofing loud gymnasiums or other spaces like it, adding acoustic panels to the upper walls is a popular method for adding absorption. Timberwool™ Wood Fiber Painted Acoustic Panels are often selected to match school colors, but you aren’t limited to the upper walls. Upper walls are just more popular because it is, again, up and out of the way of sight and reach.