Overview
Sometimes known as White Noise, masking systems are particularly useful in ‘covering up’ distracting sounds and increasing speech privacy. A low level broadband sound (similar to the sound of air conditioning) is introduced into the environment and is easily ignored. This adds a useful backdrop to sounds which might otherwise stand out. In an open plan spaces such as libraries, it can drastically reduce the degree of distraction caused by high speech intelligibility allowing students to concentrate on studying.