[Jon]

Likely old news, but there's a Mike Holmes column in today's Globe and
Mail which mentions:

California-based Quiet Solution has developed a
drywall called QuietRock -- designed to cut down
sound transfer. I've used the product and think it's
great. One sheet is equivalent to eight sheets of
regular drywall in the way it reduces noise.

It's expensive but it makes a huge difference ...

[Ethan Winer]

Likely old news, but there's a Mike Holmes column in today's Globe and
Mail which mentions ... Quiet Solution has developed a drywall called
QuietRock

Yes, I prefer to get my acoustics technical information from the newspaper.

:-)

--Ethan

[Julien BH]

On Aug 3, 11:26 am, "Ethan Winer" ethanw at ethanwiner dot com
wrote:
Likely old news, but there's a Mike Holmes column in today's Globe and
Mail which mentions ... Quiet Solution has developed a drywall called
QuietRock

Yes, I prefer to get my acoustics technical information from the newspaper.

:-)

--Ethan

This is OT
Hey Ethan (while you're there). Do you think a 3 seat sofa in a mixing
room can attenuate reverb in a nice way? (ie act like a mini bass-
trap?) Thanks

[DC]

Julien BH wrote:

This is OT
Hey Ethan (while you're there). Do you think a 3 seat sofa in a mixing
room can attenuate reverb in a nice way? (ie act like a mini bass-
trap?) Thanks


I prefer the back seat of a 1965 Mustang.

[kooz]

On Aug 3, 11:26 am, "Ethan Winer" ethanw at ethanwiner dot com
wrote:
Likely old news, but there's a Mike Holmes column in today's Globe and
Mail which mentions ... Quiet Solution has developed a drywall called
QuietRock

Yes, I prefer to get my acoustics technical information from the newspaper.

:-)

--Ethan

Seriously Ethan, what's the scoop on this stuff? I've seen it
mentioned before but never gave much thought to chasing down any info.
I suppose it would have to be more "mass"ive and denser than GWB to be
of any use in an acoustical construct, correct? 8 layers of 5/8 GWB
is 5" thick...spread around the perimeter of a control or tracking
room, that's quite a bit of sq footage freed up, if it lives up to the
hype.

[Blas]

On Aug 3, 11:22 am, DC wrote:
Julien BH wrote:
This is OT
Hey Ethan (while you're there). Do you think a 3 seat sofa in a mixing
room can attenuate reverb in a nice way? (ie act like a mini bass-
trap?) Thanks

I prefer the back seat of a 1965 Mustang.

DC, I used to own a '66 'Stang, **** for backseats. Were you even
born back then?

Blas

[DC]

Blas wrote:

This is OT
Hey Ethan (while you're there). Do you think a 3 seat sofa in a mixing
room can attenuate reverb in a nice way? (ie act like a mini bass-
trap?) Thanks

I prefer the back seat of a 1965 Mustang.


DC, I used to own a '66 'Stang, **** for backseats. Were you even
born back then?

Blas


Funny.

[Ethan Winer]

Julien,

Do you think a 3 seat sofa in a mixing room can attenuate reverb in a nice
way? (ie act like a mini bass-trap?)

Maybe a little, but there are a lot of couch types, different sizes,
stuffing, surfaces, etc. Also, to get a useable amount of bass trapping the
couch needs to be near a corner or at least in front of the rear wall.

If you need effective bass trapping, you're better off using tried and true
conventional methods.

--Ethan

[Ethan Winer]

Seriously Ethan, what's the scoop on this stuff?

I'm not much of an isolation expert. I've heard that QuietRock is effective
but overpriced for what it does. I never heard anyone confirm the 8-to-1
layers part. That would be too good to be true. Green Glue seems to be the
current darling of the industry for isolation:

www.greengluecompany.com

--Ethan