How to Soundproof a Multipurpose Room

Multipurpose rooms serve numerous roles in your school, church or office building. You can use these rooms for everything from playing an indoor soccer game to holding choir practice or hosting a potluck dinner. Multipurpose rooms hold many people, and they can become pretty loud depending on the activity. Sounds start bouncing off the walls, […]
Which Neighborhoods in New York City Are the Quietest?

If you’re on your way to New York to begin a new chapter of your life or it’s time to move on to a new apartment in the city, choosing a neighborhood can be tricky. Unless you’re lucky enough to move next door to a library, you’ll likely experience noisy neighbors — New York City […]
What Is Acoustic Fabric?

You have a noisy space. Maybe it’s relatively small, like a home office or cozy residential home theater nook. Perhaps it’s a large auditorium or room in a restaurant or school setting. Regardless of its size, you want to dampen the sound to provide a quiet, peaceful atmosphere. When researching soundproofing options on the market, […]
Egg Carton Shapes and Soundproofing

Most people searching for do-it-yourself soundproofing solutions have stumbled across the egg carton method. Yes, we’re talking about placing egg cartons across walls, ceilings and corners to block sound. While this method is far from effective, something can be said about the shapes of egg cartons and why foams and other materials are available in […]
The Best Place to Sit at a Concert for Sound

Your favorite performer or band is finally coming to town, so you jump online to look for tickets. There’s only one problem — you aren’t sure where to sit so you can hear everything the way it’s supposed to sound. Managers of music arenas, halls and theatres often tout their facilities as having no bad […]