An essential functional aspect of our sound design for gardens is the creation of immersive sound fields which mitigate the perception of outside traffic noise. The cocoon of sound envelops the listener, turning the focus inwards in a psychoacoustic principle known as the Precedence Effect. Large-scale spatialization, with 16-24 speakers for a typical garden, creates patterns of sonic movement that transform the aesthetics of the space. This is not noise-canceling headphone technology, nor is it about drowning out the noise pollution with louder noises. Instead, a sound field of aesthetically pleasing sounds takes foreground presence.

Please contact Livingston Sound for a demonstration of these effects at a garden near you. We have simple solutions and advanced technology solutions for a very pervasive outdoor problem.

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