METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE SOUND MASKING

A method for influencing noise in a space, such as an open-space office, whereby active sound suppression and/or sound masking is/are undertaken. In order to advantageously undertake active sound suppression or sound masking in a larger space, for example an open-space office, a plurality of sound actuators are provided distributed over the surface area of the space, and at least one sound sensor is disposed in the space, and two or more of the sound actuators are acted on differently, with regard to sound values detected by the sound sensor and/or with regard to a desired sound-related space division and/or as the result of person signals or object signals that are detected.