Sound Masking Installer Program
Office Sound Masking for System Integrators & Low-Voltage Contractors
Sound masking is increasingly required in all types of workspaces. Adding Soft dB sound masking systems to your technology lines will help you deliver a better experience for your clients, step above your competition, and increase profitability without the complexity.
Help Your Clients Achieve Better Acoustic Privacy and Comfort With a Sound Masking System That Actually Delivers
We're built differently than most sound masking vendors out there. We're an acoustics company first, with over 30 years of research and development, a team stacked with PhDs and acoustical engineers, and multiple notable patents on adaptive sound masking for office spaces and healthcare facilities. The ASTM standards used to evaluate the performance and uniformity of sound masking in open offices? Our engineers don't just follow those standards — they actually help write them.
That depth shows in the tech: our system automatically calibrates to each room's unique acoustic signature, self-adjusts masking volume as the office gets louder or quieter, and deploys hassle-free in virtually any workspace design with every imaginable ceiling configuration — open floor plan, short plenum, high exposed ceiling, raised access flooring, mixed-use partitioned.
With 10,000,000 ft² of office space covered every year, chances are you've already been in a room running our sound masking system without noticing. Which is exactly the point.
Why Choose Soft dB Sound Masking for Your Clients?
- Adaptive sound masking volume based on office noise levels
- Automated system calibration based on the unique room attributes
- Paging, background music, and sound masking all from a single speaker
- Independently adjustable output channels for flexible and effective multizone control
- Full 1/3 octave band and 340 narrow band equalization for superior fine-tuning
- Powerful system management software with simple graphical user interface
- Multiple communication, networking and remote control options
- Seamlessly integrates with Crestron building management systems
- Exceeds LEED and WELL acoustic performance requirements
Become Our Partner
Become a Certified Sound Masking System Installer
Step 1 Register as a Partner and Receive Training
Receive hands-on training on key sound masking principles, speaker placement, system calibration, and optimal zoning strategies. Get the knowledge your need to own compliance with today's acoustic performance standards.
Step 2 Access Key Resources and Advanced Support
Gain total access to our professional sound masking equipment, detailed installation guides, system specifications, design guidelines, and dedicated support from our expert design team to ensure smooth project execution.
Step 3 Grow Your Business and Get Financial Rewards
Because our integrators are essential to every successful sound masking project, we developed the Elite Rewards Program to highlight your expertise and deliver tangible financial rewards. It's a partnership where everyone wins.
These Global Leaders Chose Soft dB Sound Masking
Whether your client is a regional firm or a Fortune 500 operation, they get the same sound masking technology trusted in some of the most acoustically demanding workspaces in the world. Scale doesn't change how we design our system or how we support you. Soft dB sound masking deploys just as well in a 20-person office as it does across a global headquarters.
Sound Masking System Components You Can Trust
Every Soft dB sound masking system is designed around three perfectly integrated components: networkable multizone controllers that automatically tune and adapt the sound masking signal to the room in real time, a wide range of speakers designed to deliver uniform coverage regardless of ceiling type, and intuitive system management software that takes you from system design and calibration all the way to daily zone control, all from a single interface. Each system component is designed to disappear into the space it serves, and to scale just as easily from a 10-person office to a multi-floor campus. We didn't invent office sound masking, but we continuously strive to make it better and simpler.
Multizone Controllers
Controllers are the brains of our sound masking system. They communicate with each other and generate the perfect broadband sound signal, while ensuring that each speaker group emits just the right amount of masking sound across the different office zones covered. They're also powerful multi-input amplifiers that can handle paging and ambient music channels.
Sound Masking Speakers
Whether they're installed in the plenum space, flush mounted in drywall ceiling, hidden under raised floors, or hung in exposed ceilings, our speakers are engineered to emit a soft and diffused masking sound without any variations in intensity anywhere. Regardless of room design and acoustic response, they deliver smooth sound masking and clear voice paging.
Management Software
Think building automation system, but for sound masking. Our management software integrates the design, commissioning, and daily operations stages of sound masking in a graphical interface showing all system components and wiring diagrams on top of the office layout. Adjusting the masking or paging volume and EQ settings for select office zones is simpler than ever.
Our Soft dB sound masking system covers 21 floors in two adjoining buildings and 14 floors in a third building. This system is an absolute pleasure to work with and manipulate when changes are necessary. I have personally operated many sound masking systems in the past and never experienced something so user-friendly with almost unlimited system functionality.
Andrew Svedin, Chief Engineer, CBRE
Certified Integrator Recognition
As a Soft dB Certified Integrator, you'll receive a certification badge to proudly display on your website and sound masking proposals, as well as a welcome kit filled with Soft dB swag items. You'll also be featured on our website as a top-tier Soft dB sound masking system installer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Certified Integrators Program?
The Soft dB Integrators / Low Voltage Partner Program is a dedicated partnership initiative designed for professionals in the low-voltage, AV, and building technology sectors. Our goal is to build a network of skilled partners capable of designing, installing, and maintaining Soft dB’s advanced sound masking systems across North America. Because our integrators are essential to every successful sound masking project, Soft dB developed the Elite Integrators Rewards Program to honor your expertise and provide tangible financial rewards—creating a partnership where everyone wins.
Who can apply to become a certified integrator?
This program is ideal for professionals and companies working in:
- Low-voltage contracting and integration (AV, IT infrastructure, security, and building automation)
- Electrical contracting firms seeking to expand into acoustic and sound masking solutions
- System designers, consultants, and network integrators looking to diversify their offerings
- Facility technology providers managing multi-site or large-scale commercial projects
What are the benefits of becoming a certified installer?
- Eligibility to join the Elite Rewards Program, Integrators can receive 1%, 3% or 5% Cash back according to Tier.
- Master Soft dB’s sound masking systems through expert-led online or in-person training.
- Earn your Soft dB Certified Integrator digital and printed logo and be featured on our website.
- Access a partner library with product specs, wiring diagrams, and installation guides.
- Collaborate directly with Soft dB’s design team for project validation and acoustic layout support.
- Receive qualified project leads from Soft dB’s sales and marketing team.
Is there a fee to join the program?
All active integrators or low-voltage contractors actively installing Soft dB Sound Masking Systems are eligible to enroll and become members. Enrollment is free and easy through your Soft dB sales manager or via Soft dB’s integrators page.
What does the training involve?
The training program includes online tutorials, hands-on sessions, and assessments covering sound masking technology, installation techniques, system design, and troubleshooting. The program is designed to be comprehensive yet flexible to accommodate working professionals.
Need a Sound Masking Demo, Project Quote, or Help With System Design?
Our acoustical engineers can quickly provide you with detailed hardware cost estimates, optimal speaker placement, design guidelines, and wiring diagrams for a sound masking system truly tailored to your client's space.
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