July 2012

The Sound Transmission Class (STC) is a single-number rating of a material’s or an assembly’s ability to resist airborne sound transfer at the frequencies 125-4000 Hz. In general, a barrier with higher STC rating blocks more noise from transmitting through a partition. The STC ratings allow accurate ‘apple to apple’ comparison of materials for soundproofing. […]

When building your home recording studio one of the important factors you have to deal with is the sound transmission. To determine their soundproofing quality materials are tested for sound transmission loss values, that can be measured, and rated in a single-number rating system – Sound Transmission Class (STC). The STC rating figure very roughly

Many people who are starting to set up their home recording studio often get confused on what is soundproofing, and what is acoustic treatment. The materials and techniques used in soundproofing are very different from what needs to be used for acoustic room treatment. And, when you are preparing to set up your home recording

When building a home recording studio or a vocal booth, it is important to understand the different approaches one needs to take when tackling soundproofing and acoustic room treatment of the recording space. The first thing people do when they get into the audio recording business is purchase recording equipment. Instead, they should consider spending