Threshold Acoustics

An inspiring collaboration is right! We so enjoyed working on this article with David Odeh and Jay Taylor we loved watching 1,800 tons of structural steel move nimbly between forms. Check out our cover article in Modern Steel Construction to read more!

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We're excited to be part of the amazing team getting LSO St. Luke's Future Ready in 2025! If you're wondering "hang on, isn't Future Ready a Dua Lipa album?" you're so close - that's Future Nostalgia, which we were not involved with, aside from listening to it non-stop in 2020. Instead we are working with an incredible team to improve the acoustics to better support LSO St. Luke's already world-class programming! See you again when the doors open! #FutureReady #Symphony #SymphonyOrchestra #OrchestraAcoustics #Acoustics London Symphony Orchestra https://lnkd.in/dapYARKc

When your project has a purpose like "pioneer a new approach to how the world designs, imagines, programs, utilizes, and embraces its cultural infrastructure" its an honor to be in the room. We are thrilled to be a member of the design team taking the meaning behind those words and transforming them into a built reality.

Can you find Senior AV Consultant Maddie Daily inspecting the deployment of the main line arrays during close-out at Groton in the image? Maddie was added to the project in the final stages to attend close-out, or commissioning, which she considers vital to every project. Close-out allows a chance to evaluate the integrity of the design agreed upon by the client and design team. It gives consultants a chance to hear the systems that have, until then, existed only on paper. For Maddie, it’s a chance to grow as an AV system designer.   “You do all this work, put hours into getting something drawn, and then you see it fabricated. It’s a life-altering experience in this industry - Holy *** people are building the things I told them to build!”    The thrill is a double-edged sword, however: “You’re forced to see a younger version of yourself, a piece of yourself from 3 – 7 years ago [when you first designed the system]. Your systems are a reflection of you and you have to be honest with yourself. A choice you made 3 years ago has ramifications.” Being able to experience the system as the user helps Maddie grow: she learns what works, what could be improved, hears the users’ feedback, and then brings that knowledge to the next project.   “Every AV system in every building is special. If I’m not questioning myself from 3 years ago then I’m not growing as a designer.”   Congrats on a successful close-out at Groton, Maddie! Groton Hill Music Center #AudioVideo #ThresholdAcoustics #AVSystem #AVSystemDesign

“How might a performing arts centre feel as open and inclusive as a park?”   What an honor to be the acoustic and AV consultants working together with KPMB, Hindle Architects, Tawaw Architecture Collective, and FDA toward an answer for the Calgary Arts Commons Transformation!   We hope you enjoy the first visual representation of the ACT Expansion – inspired by Alberta’s dramatic landscapes and purpose-built to reflect the spirit of the community it will serve, our favorite part might be the intention behind the design: a place where everyone is welcome, as open and inclusive as a park. Congrats to the whole team for this milestone! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gAC_ujAR KPMB Architects, HINDLE ARCHITECTS, Tawaw Architecture Collective Inc.,Fisher Dachs Associates, Theatre Planning & Design

After decades of dedicating our services to the greater education of our industry and acting as translators between end users and designers, Threshold is excited to take the firm in an exciting new direction – introducing our Studio Approved SOUNDBYTE™: the world’s FIRST soundwave cryptocurrency. How does it work? Simple: once you’re on the Soundscape, our distribution ledger, you’ll connect with the blockchain. You’ll know when you’re on our blockchain when you hear the sound of a woodblock percussion instrument. From there you’ll set up an account. When the appreciation of SOUNDBYTE goes up or down you’ll hear either a happy slide whistle or a sad slide whistle. You can exchange your SOUNDBYTES for so many things: the sound of a dog bark, a tugboat toot, an exasperated sigh at all of this. Excited? Jump on the bandwagon with us! This crypto won’t be around forever! Join TODAY ONLY! #aprilfools #acoustics #audiovideo #threshold

Say it together now: we love a Timelapse! So many conversations, drawings, and models go into the arrangement of these acoustic panels. Seeing them installed means we're that much closer to hearing the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras shine in front of a packed house. Congrats to BYSO, Consigli Construction Co., Inc. and Sasaki.

With all the projects that opened in 2023 (seriously, it was a banner year) we wanted to take a moment and appreciate our consultants and the hard work they do, especially on the heels of an incredible, intensive project like Steelhouse Omaha at Omaha Performing Arts. Here Brandon Cudequest kneels in front of the subwoofer pit at the Steelhouse. It may be an odd thing to focus on, but it points to the level of detail that makes Steelhouse exceptional: virtually every aspect of the venue was rattle tested during commissioning. Brandon and others walked the venue while playing music at louder than normal volumes to check for audible vibrations.  The design ethos of Steelhouse was to create as transparent a listening experience as possible, which meant the various metal wall and ceiling finishes could not buzz, hum, or rattle. Roughly three months before opening, the team discovered that the metal mesh at the subwoofer pit rattled when playing kick drum samples. “I’m holding my arm against the mesh to stiffen the panel, which decreases how much they shake when exposed to extremely loud sound pressure levels.” Based on his testing and listening, Brandon recommended the contractor weld additional stiffeners to the subwoofer pit, and it buzzed no more! “Our work lets the loudspeaker system shine with high fidelity. The room is uniquely sound absorptive which allows the mix engineers to drive the system to loud volumes that would otherwise be very intense and painful. But here, these intense levels are very enveloping. Everyone who has come in and listened so far has really enjoyed the experience.” Of course, he wore hearing protection to the concert. Listening to The Killers at 110+ decibels is a fun occupational hazard. “The audience, the excitement, the applause after that first song…I dare someone to find a more exciting environment.” Congrats, Brandon – you earned it!