Sound baffle

Imagine you and your friend are playing with two toy cars. When the engines of the cars are revving and the wheels are squeaking, it might be too loud for your ears, right?

Now, imagine you put a big soft pillow in between the cars. What happens? The pillow absorbs some of the sound waves, so you can hear the engines and wheels less loudly.

A sound baffle is like a big pillow, but for sounds in a room or a building. When there are a lot of noises, like people talking, machines humming, or music playing, it can get very loud and hard to hear properly. A sound baffle helps to reduce the echoes and noise by absorbing the sound waves, bouncing the sound back and forth, or blocking the sound from going somewhere else in the room.

Sound baffles can look different, like big soft panels on the walls or ceilings, pillows or foam mats on the floors, curtains, or even plants. They are especially useful in places like recording studios, classrooms, restaurants, hospitals, or concert halls to make them quieter and more comfortable for people's ears.