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You don't have to sacrifice style when it comes to sound management.

That's why we wrap our Fabric Acoustic Panels in stunning, high-quality Anchorage, FR701, and Synopsis fabric from Guilford of Maine. And it's not just what's on the outside that counts: each sound panel, made with our eco-C-tex® sound absorption material, has an NRC of 0.95, meaning it absorbs 95% of echoes, reverberations, and mid to high frequencies it comes into contact with.

Looking for design inspiration for your sound management solution? Here's some of our favorite Fabric Acoustic Panels that evoke the look and feel of December:

Fabric Acoustic Panels - FR701 - Red

December is all about the holiday season, with the vibrant reds of such Christmas icons as poinsettias, Santa Claus, and Rudolph's nose everywhere you look. Our Fabric Acoustic Panel wrapped in Red FR701 fabric is cozy and warm, like a mug of hot cocoa enjoyed in front of a roaring fire. Pair it with neutral colors like black, white, or grey for an elegant design, or, if you're feeling particularly festive, pair it up with the next fabric panel on our list....

Fabric Acoustic Panels - Anchorage - Fern

You know we had to break out the reds and greens this December. Our Anchorage Fabric Acoustic Panel wrapped in the color "Fern" evokes the look of Christmas trees, wreaths, ivy, holly, and mistletoe. And even when it's not Christmastime, this beautiful panel adds just the right touch of the outdoors to any indoor space.

Fabric Acoustic Panels - FR701 - Silver Papier

Our sound-absorbing acoustic panel wrapped in Guilford of Maine's Silver Papier fabric is clean, simple, and subtle. Pair it with bright colors for a design that pops, or match it up with white decor features for that "Winter Wonderland" feel without the freezing temperatures.

Fabric Acoustic Panels - Anchorage - Lapis

Taking its name from Lapis lazuli, the semi-precious stone treasured for its intense blue color, the Lapis Anchorage acoustic panel is an excellent choice if you want to evoke the blue and white colors of Hanukkah. It's a bold, beautiful panel ideal for December and beyond.

The United States of America is celebrating its 250th birthday in 2026, and we thought it'd be fun to commemorate America's semiquincentennial by identifying Audimute acoustic panels (all of which are made in the USA) that remind us of each U.S. state.

This week: Louisiana, home to beautiful wetlands, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, and the mouth of the mighty Mississippi River.

For Louisiana, we chose an Audimute acoustic panel that evokes the iconic bald cypress trees rising out from the state's swampy waters: the AcoustiWood® Exotic Acoustic Wood Alternative Panel in the "Zebra" style.

The bald cypress has long been an emblem of the Bayou State; in fact, Louisana designed it as the official state tree in 1963. And while the bald cypress is a popular building material for wooden doors, flooring, and cabinets, you won't find it in our AcoustiWood panels and planks; made from post-consumer cellulose and cotton, they absorb echoes, reverberations, and mid to high frequencies while maintaining the textured appearance of real wood.

Looking for a sound management solution for your home, business, church, or studio? Call us at 1.866.505.MUTE or fill out a Room Analysis Form to get  a free consultation from our Acoustic Specialists!

The United States of America is celebrating its 250th birthday in 2026, and we thought it'd be fun to commemorate America's semiquincentennial by identifying Audimute acoustic panels (all of which are made in the USA) that remind us of each U.S. state.

First up: Arizona, home to the Grand Canyon, portions of the Sonoran Desert, and sweeping Southwestern landscapes.

For Arizona, we chose an Audimute acoustic panel that evokes the look and feel of the state's rich red clay and striking rock formations: the AcoustiStone® Premium Acoustic Stone Alternative Panel in the "Medium Desert Cliff Rock" style.

It's bold, it's beautiful, it looks like the result of millions of years of geologic activity, and it absorbs an average of 95% of echoes, reverberations, and mid to high frequencies. Best of all: no real rocks were used in the making of this acoustic panel — every AcoustiStone acoustic panel features high-quality graphics printed on fabric and wrapped around our eco-friendly sound absorption material, eco-C-tex®.

Looking for a sound management solution for your home, business, church, or studio? Call us at 1.866.505.MUTE or fill out a Room Analysis Form to get free advice from our Acoustic Specialists!

You don't have to sacrifice style when it comes to sound management. That's why we wrap our Fabric Acoustic Panels in stunning, high-quality Anchorage, FR701, and Synopsis fabric from Guilford of Maine. And it's not just what's on the outside that counts: each panel, made with our eco-C-tex® sound absorption material, has an NRC of .95, meaning it absorbs 95% of echoes, reverberations, and mid to high frequencies it comes into contact with.

Looking for design inspiration for your sound solution? Here's some of our favorite Fabric Acoustic Panels inspired by October:

Fabric Acoustic Panels - Anchorage - Pumpkin

October means Halloween, and Halloween means pumpkins. Our Fabric Acoustic Panel wrapped in Pumpkin Anchorage fabric brings together orange and brown to create a panel that evokes autumn leaves, harvest moons, and jack o' lanterns. It's an excellent acoustic addition to spaces with cooler shades and neutral colors.

Fabric Acoustic Panels - Anchorage - Onyx

Our Onyx Anchorage Fabric Acoustic Panel is deep, rich, and versatile: it can blend in with dark spaces or stand out when paired with lighter colors. It's perfect year-round, but we're loving it this October because it reminds us of Halloween nights and jack o' lantern smiles.

Fabric Acoustic Panels - FR701 - Opal

Opal is October's birthstone, and our Fabric Acoustic Panel of the same name showcases a similarly elusive "play-of-color" appearance. At first glance, it seems to be a simple creamy white, but upon closer inspection, there is an almost-shimmering quality to the textile, as if blues and greens and silvers were just beneath the surface. It will make any space look and sound better.

At Audimute, we take a holistic approach to our eco-friendly sound solutions: it's not enough for our sound absorption and soundproofing products to make your room sound better; we want them to look great, too, and to allow you to use your space the way it was intended.

Sometimes that solution is accomplished with something as simple as a few 2' x 3' Fabric Acoustic Panels that we send to you for installation on a wall using our Hang Tabs.

Sometimes that solution calls for a custom image acoustic panel or AcoustiColor® Acoustic Shapes coated in your choice of color from Sherwin-Williams. Sometimes it calls for a ceiling cloud or baffle.

And sometimes more is needed.

That's where Audimute Design Services (and our other add-on offerings) come in!

Read more about Audimute's design and custom engineering services.

Wood has long been one of the go-to materials for design and home decor due to its durability, its stunning aesthetics, and its versatility. So it only makes sense that wood has also become a popular option in acoustic panels and other sound management solutions.

But the type of wood matters: 

• Softwoods like pine, cedar, fir, and spruce are excellent for sound absorption due to their lower density and more open cell structure.
• Hardwoods such as oak and maple, on the other hand, are more dense and therefore more likely to reflect sound. It's why rooms with hardwood floors are more susceptible to echoes and reverberations.

There are no shortage of acoustic wood panels on the market, with wooden slat panels (typically featuring wooden slats mounted on a sound-absorbing panel) particularly popular. Wooden slats themselves have both sound-absorbing (where the wood soaks up sound waves instead of reflecting them back) and sound-diffusing (where the sound waves are broken up and reflected back as smaller, weaker pieces of energy) properties.

Here at Audimute, we love the look of wood as much as anyone, but we wanted to take a more eco-friendly approach to "acoustic wood panels." So we launched our AcoustiWood® line of sound absorption products. AcoustiWood has all the aesthetics of real wood, but is instead made with high-quality graphics printed on acoustical fabric that's then wrapped around our 100% recycled sound absorption material, eco-C-tex®. It's the acoustic wood wall panel without the wood.

Here's why we love AcoustiWood:

1. It's Effective

Thanks to its eco-C-tex core, our AcoustiWood panels have NRC ratings of .95, meaning they absorb an average of 95% of echoes, reverberations, and mid to high frequencies.

2. It's Beautiful

There's just nothing like the look of wood. Elegant, warm, and timeless, it connects us to the natural world while also projecting an image of strength and stability. Audimute offers AcoustiWood in more than 75 different cover material styles, including Chestnut, Brown Walnut, Red Mahogany, Aged Teak, Cerused Oak, and Earthy Birch.

3. It's Durable

Our AcoustiWood acoustic wall panels are Class A Fire-Rated (ASTM E-84). It's the highest rating under the ASTM standard and means it has minimal flame spread and low smoke production.

4. It's Versatile

From home to office and Old World extravagance to New Age minimalism, AcoustiWood, like real wood, visually fits in with any and all environments and design styles.

5. It's Eco-Friendly

Each AcoustiWood product is made with our eco-C-tex sound absorption material. Eco-c-tex is made of a blend of recycled cotton and cellulose fibers, the majority of which are post-consumer recycled newspaper. On top of that, making eco-C-tex takes 1/10th the energy of making fiberglass and 1/40th of making foam (two other materials popular for sound absorption solutions).


You shouldn't have to compromise on aesthetics when you're looking for great acoustics! AcoustiWood, along with other Audimute options like AcoustiStone® and AcoustiColor®, is proof of that.

How is it September already???

It feels like just yesterday that summer was starting, and yet here we are, on the cusp of autumn. Here at Audimute, we're looking forward to a season full of college football, changing leaves, and excellent acoustics.

And to get us in the mood, here's some design inspiration courtesy of sapphire (September's birthstone) and Audimute's FR701 Fabric Acoustic Panel of the same name, wrapped in high-quality fabric from Guilford of Maine:

 
Customers love our AcoustiColor® acoustic panels, tiles, shapes, and planks not just because of their excellent sound-absorbing properties (with NRC ratings of .95, they absorb sound as well as our Fabric Acoustic Panels) but also because they can be coated to match any color from Sherwin-Williams. 
 
And while some opt for vibrant, stand-out-from-the-crowd colors like Vigorous Violet or Organic Green, many of our clients instead use simpler, more neutral shades from Sherwin-Williams to create acoustic treatments that blend in with their surroundings. 
 
Here's a few of the most popular "blend-in" Sherwin-Williams colors included among our standard AcoustiColor options: 
 
Argos (SW 7065)
 


With its undertones of blue and green, this neutral gray can complement all sorts of décor and furniture choices. We love it for AcoustiColor acoustic solutions in offices, workplaces, and houses of worship, where its strong simplicity blends in with the more reserved surroundings. 

Tricorn Black (SW 6258)



This true black color is a perennial favorite. We love it for AcoustiColor acoustic solutions in breweries, bars, or anywhere with exposed ceilings, where, when installed as a ceiling application or between joists, it absorbs sound while disappearing visually. 
 
 
Software (SW 7074)



Sherwin-Williams calls this a "deep, charcoal gray" - to us, it's a happy medium between the lighter Argos and the darker Tricorn Black. We love it for AcoustiColor acoustic solutions in spaces where brighter, warmer colors are at play in the décor or furniture, or in more industrial spaces like warehouses. 


 
Here's two other popular colors that can be added as custom AcoustiColor options: 
 
Accessible Beige (SW 7036) 
With recent design trends moving toward beige, Sherwin-Williams' Accessible Beige has become one of the brand's most popular colors. We love it for AcoustiColor acoustic solutions in restaurants, homes, or community centers, where it helps reflect light, adds a sense of calm, and pairs well with almost any design.
 
Alabaster (SW 7008) 
Soft and warm, this white is classic and comforting. We love it for AcoustiColor acoustic solutions in schools or healthcare facilities, where its timeless look blends in well with the more reserved surroundings. 
 

Looking for more design inspiration? Check out some of Sherwin-Williams' most popular colors here, and, remember, Audimute can coat our AcoustiColor products to match any Sherwin-Williams color, so whether you want your acoustic solution to blend in or stand out, we can make it happen.

Some design inspiration for you, courtesy of August's birthstones and Audimute's Fabric Acoustic Panels.