A noise control system (100, 200, 300, 400, 600) configured to control acoustic noise within a noise-controlled volume, the noise control system comprising: a sheltering structure (102, 202, 391, 491, 601) having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface partially surrounding the noise-controlled volume; one or more first acoustic sensors (304, 404, 510, 602) to sense external noise at one or more respective noise sensing locations on said outer surface; one or more second acoustic sensors (310, 410, 508) to sense residual noise at one or more respective residual noise sensing locations on said inner surface; one or more acoustic transducers (306, 406, 512, 604); and a controller component (314, 414, 501) configured to determine a noise control pattern based at least on an audio input (396, 520), one or more first noise inputs from the one or more first acoustic sensors (304, 404, 510, 602) and one or more second noise inputs from the one or more second acoustic sensors (310, 410, 508), the controller component configured to generate one or more control signals to control acoustic signals generated by said one or more acoustic transducers (306, 406, 512, 604) based on the noise control pattern, characterized in that the controller component is configured to determine the noise control pattern based on a combination of a noise reduction pattern and a private audio pattern, the controller component configured to determine the noise reduction pattern to reduce or eliminate a noise pattern in the noise-controlled volume resulting from said external noise, the controller component configured to determine the private audio pattern based on the audio input such that the audio input is to be heard within the noise-controlled volume and substantially not to be heard outside the noise-controlled volume. a sheltering structure (102, 202, 391, 491, 601) having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface partially surrounding the noise-controlled volume; one or more first acoustic sensors (304, 404, 510, 602) to sense external noise at one or more respective noise sensing locations on said outer surface; one or more second acoustic sensors (310, 410, 508) to sense residual noise at one or more respective residual noise sensing locations on said inner surface; one or more acoustic transducers (306, 406, 512, 604); and a controller component (314, 414, 501) configured to determine a noise control pattern based at least on an audio input (396, 520), one or more first noise inputs from the one or more first acoustic sensors (304, 404, 510, 602) and one or more second noise inputs from the one or more second acoustic sensors (310, 410, 508), the controller component configured to generate one or more control signals to control acoustic signals generated by said one or more acoustic transducers (306, 406, 512, 604) based on the noise control pattern, characterized in that the controller component is configured to determine the noise control pattern based on a combination of a noise reduction pattern and a private audio pattern, the controller component configured to determine the noise reduction pattern to reduce or eliminate a noise pattern in the noise-controlled volume resulting from said external noise, the controller component configured to determine the private audio pattern based on the audio input such that the audio input is to be heard within the noise-controlled volume and substantially not to be heard outside the noise-controlled volume.