What Are Good Materials for Soundproofing?
Keep everyone happy with some good soundproofing. Guitar player #1 image by Warren Millar from Fotolia.com People soundproof for two main reasons — to keep noise from escaping or to keep it from getting in. If you live near an airport, you may want to soundproof so you don’t awaken to every takeoff and landing. If you’re a budding musician, you want to keep the neighbors happy by keeping those jam sessions from entertaining the whole street. Depending on the source of the sound problem, there are a number of soundproofing options. Some may require professional hep, but others can be handled yourself. Vinyl Mass Loaded Vinyl (MLV) is one option. The Soundproofing 101 website says MLV can be used in many different ways to block noise but is not necessarily the cure-all it is sometimes advertised to be. The soundproofing professionals who run the site say consumers should remember “the principle of mass: if it does not weigh much it will not stop much.” The site also cautions that puttin
