What is Sound Masking?

Every work environment is different, but one thing never changes: when people work close together, conversations travel. That means reduced privacy, higher distraction, and, depending on your industry, real risk. In many offices, conversational noise is the number one source of lost focus, driving error rates up and productivity down.

Sound masking is a precise acoustic technology that adds a gentle, engineered layer of sound to make speech less intelligible. The result? Fewer distractions, greater concentration, and dependable privacy. From corporate offices and call centers to counseling rooms, financial institutions, healthcare facilities, government environments, and more—sound masking creates spaces where people can work, talk, and think with confidence.

When companies reduce conversational distractions by implementing our SIMPLE sound masking solutions

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Focus

Improves by 48%

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Distractions

Decrease by 51%

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Error Rates

Decrease by 10%

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Stress

Decreases by up to 27%

How does sound masking work?

Small speakers are placed in the ceiling of your office area which emit a low-level background sound.

When utilized to boost productivity, speakers are placed uniformly throughout the office in order to render speech and other distracting sounds unintelligible from a distance.

When utilized to ensure privacy, speakers are placed strategically outside private offices and conference rooms to ensure conversations are contained within each room and can’t be overheard.

Most applications employ a combination of both approaches and a well-configured system will …