Soundproofing Topics
Understanding Sound Isolation
Sound isolation can be, at times, complex science.
Soundproofing Studios and Home Theaters
Modern home theaters and recording studios are situations where low frequency sound must be well contained. Therefore, your plans must take you well below the STC sound rating system.
Dealing with Exterior Noise
Do you live near a busy road or an airport? None of the above, but just don't want to hear exterior noises? Green Glue can easily help you achieve all your soundproofing goals.
Upgrading Your Existing Wall's Soundproofing
Upgrading an existing wall is one of the most common sound isolation applications in the world.
Upgrading Your Existing Floor's Sound Isolation
So you have a problem with footstep noise from upstairs. If it is any consolation, you are in large company - this is perhaps the single biggest sound isolation complaint, and the single greatest area of demand for better soundproofing in the world today.
Dealing with Impact Noise
Soundproofing against footstep noise on hard-surface floors can be very challenging to control. Here you can take a look at your available options and review some of our data.
Five Principles of Sound Isolation - Part 1
Five basic principles of sound isolation / soundproofing.
Improving your Sound Isolation - Part 2
The four basic ways to improve your homes soundproofing performace.
Comparing Sound Isolation Materials
How does Green Glue stack up compared to other methods of soundproofing your walls? Damping can be measured, and not all damping systems are created equally.
Understanding STC
The STC (Sound Transmission Class) is a recognized standard and is the common sound isolation standard in used. Yet STC is not without significant limitations, and for a great many applications it is not a good measure of sound isolation at all.
Reading Transmission Loss Plots - a measure of how walls perform
Everyone who has looked into sound isolation has heard of STC, but many people do not understand the data from which STC is derived.
Understanding Transmission Loss
The STC system is derived from something called transmission loss. Transmission Loss is how many decibles
Understanding Flanking Noise
One of the least talked about aspects of soundproofing is flanking noise.
Understanding Damping
An introduction to what damping is, and how it can affect sound isolation applications?
The Effects of Damping
In sound isolation applications, damping has one broad effect - it works to eliminate stored energy
Understanding Impact Noise
One of the most common sound complaints is footstep noise from rooms above.
Understanding the Triple Leaf Effect
Lets take a look at what a triple leaf walls are, and why they are very undesirable.
Insulating the Common Walls
Herein we take a look at the effect of insulation in the common wall based on tests conducted at Orfield Labs (an NVLAP accredited lab) and at the labs of the National Research Council in Canada.
How Decoupling Works
If you have done some research on the topic of soundproofing, you have almost certainly come across decoupling in many forms. Decoupling means mechanically separating the two sides of a wall to make it harder for sound to pass through the wall.