Practice 01 Audio Design & Installation

Systems that make the room.

Loudspeaker design, signal flow, DSP tuning, DJ infrastructure, and back-of-house — for venues where the sound is the difference between a room people stay in and a room people leave.

In the room
Laissez Faire
New York · Audio + Lighting
Recap · 30s
01 — Capabilities

What we actually do.

Our work covers everything from a single zone in a chef-driven restaurant to the full main, fill, and DJ infrastructure of a 600-cap club. The brief drives the system — never the other way around.

01 / Design
Loudspeaker & Coverage Design
Coverage modeling, speaker selection, and placement for the actual room — not the catalog. Mains, fills, monitors, and subwoofer integration designed against measured RT60 and target SPL by zone.
02 / DJ & Performance
DJ Booth & Performance Infrastructure
Booth layout, monitor wedges, headphone amps, and signal routing built for the way DJs actually work. Cabling that survives a Friday at 3am. Limiters and protection that keep the system alive without crushing the room.
03 / Distributed
Distributed Audio & Zoning
Multi-zone restaurant and hotel systems with proper level control by area, scheduling, and source routing. BGM, paging, and life-safety integration where required. Systems that staff can actually operate.
04 / DSP & Tuning
DSP Programming & System Tuning
Crossovers, EQ, dynamics, and time-alignment programmed in the field with measurement, not by ear and not from defaults. Multi-preset configurations for different programming nights or service modes.
05 / Wiring
Cabling, Racks & Power
Properly specified cable, dressed racks, dedicated power, isolation transformers where they matter. The unsexy part of the job that determines whether the system works in year three.
06 / Service
Commissioning & Service Plans
Documented commissioning with measurement data, training for venue staff, and ongoing service plans for systems that run six nights a week. As-built drawings handed over in a format that survives the next operator.
02 — Process

How a project moves.

Most engagements follow the same arc: discovery, design, installation, tuning. We're transparent about scope and pricing at each phase so the operator can stop, adjust, or expand without surprises.

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Phase 01
Discovery
Site visit, programming brief, budget envelope. We measure the room, talk to the operator, and write the design intent before specifying anything.
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Phase 02
Design
Coverage modeling, equipment specification, signal-flow drawings, BOM, and budget. Reviewed with operator and architect before procurement.
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Phase 03
Install
Procurement, rough-in coordination with GC and electricians, fabrication, install, and rack build. Schedule managed against the venue opening calendar.
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Phase 04
Tune & Commission
Measurement-driven tuning, multi-preset programming, staff training, and documented handover. Service relationship continues after.
03 — Typical engagements

The shape of our work.

Most of our audio work falls into one of these categories. Project pricing is engagement-specific; ranges below are typical for systems we've designed at this scale.

Nightlife
Club & lounge systems
200–800 cap. Mains, fills, DJ booth, dance-floor sub array, BOH paging. Typical $80K–$300K installed.
Restaurant
Chef-driven restaurants
Multi-zone distributed BGM, kitchen paging, optional DJ rig for late hours. Typical $25K–$120K.
Hotel
Hotel & lifestyle properties
Lobby, F&B, rooftop, event-space audio with shared infrastructure and proper isolation between programming areas. Scope varies widely.
Event Space
Event & performance venues
Reconfigurable rooms supporting DJ, live, panel, and conference programming. Multi-preset systems; complex routing.
Rooftop & Outdoor
Rooftops & terraces
Distributed coverage with neighbor-aware design. Acoustic measurement and limiter programming integrated from day one.
Retrofit
System retrofit & rescue
Re-tuning, re-zoning, and partial replacement of existing systems that aren't working. Often paired with acoustic measurement to find the actual problem.
Companion practice

Audio that won't survive a complaint?

Most "the bass is too loud upstairs" problems are fixable, but only after they're measured. Our Acoustic Services division can document conditions, identify the actual transmission path, and inform the system redesign.

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