Do Sound Deadening Curtains Actually Work? 4 ALTERNATIVES!

Do soundproofing curtains actually work? That is a popular question and these curtains should not be called sound proofing curtains, they are actually SOUND DEADENING CURTAINS.
Sound deadening curtains are capable of making a room sound better by absorbing the echos and making the room less noisy. There are better alternatives to soundproofing Curtains that will actually work in blocking sound and not just absorb sound.
I will explain in this video why soundproofing curtains don't work when soundproofing a window and I will show you 4 alternatives to these types of sound absorbing curtains.
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[@lukethompson3699]

Just came from some of your older videos. The new mic is a great investment! Much better production and audio quality. Well done and thanks!

[@soundproofguide]

Thank you! 😊

[@blazayblazay8888]

Great video! Can you staple the Velcro versus sewing it to the blanket?

[@authentek]

Three minutes in and still no information.

[@paoladi0405]

It’s repeating itself.. at some point I thought something went wrong with the internet. Anytime he’ll say something?

[@strangepsy]

Really ? Why did you watched it so long ! Answer was within first seconds of the video ! Watch again 0:05 to 0:11

[@beyondview]

​@@strangepsyno it wasn't I watched all he basically said was semantics soundproofing versus sound deadening

[@VIRTIASONIC]

There is nothing to gain from complaining. Patience will do better than bickering.

[@authentek]

@@VIRTIASONICOK Bot 🤖

[@MusikLover8]

does laminate glass come in window inserts too?

[@GabrielMartinez-hg5pm]

super helpful and informative video. thanks man

[@sherrysarama5131]

I saw the links you have, but didn't see where to buy the sound proof blanket panel for windows, like the one you showed on the door?

[@heidimeyer5200]

Thank you so much this was so helpful

[@truehope287]

Where do I find the glass window insert?

[@ElementlSynd]

i know the video is kinda old. I just move in a new appartment and my side neighboord has is t.v 24/7 no joke he sell coke so im not surprise, but i was wondering if i barely hear the t.v in the first place surely a that sound deadening curtain should help ?

[@8BKV]

Link for door panels?

[@Livios_new]

Thank you

[@ChadWork1]

I'm trying to make it so sound doesn't escape from my house. I just bought a manufactured home in a quiet community, and I'm hoping I can still swing having a band practice in my house. I think sound escapes through the windows more than the walls, so I was hoping sound deadening curtains would be the ticket, but your info makes sense. The windows are at least double pained. I'll still get the curtains, but maybe go for one big one with no gap.

[@coffee8814]

dont go for the shitty amazon ones, you want high thickness handmade shit, lots of layers

[@coffee8814]

moondream

[@gabrieldawa6221]

​@@coffee8814is that the brand you recommend?

[@liendiep3404]

Omg. My Nieghbor has 3 ac units running. And it’s super loud. I’ve put up with it over a year and I’ve developed so many health issues. Changing the window it is.!

[@cats826]

ive the same problem. can you tell me what you did? i already have double glazed window in my bedroom

[@liendiep3404]

@@cats826 currently I’m sleeping in my closet. And I’m starting to feel much better. I noticed I stopped clenching my teeth at night and my headaches are going away. But I just ordered a 3 pane window. I also plan on having the curtains.

[@jerrynitto6622]

I had the same problem. I use Flents Quiet Time 32 or 32 maybe it is 33 DB noise reduction ear plugs. They are the purple ones. When the neighbors A/C is super loud, I barely hear a faint amount of it. Once I am asleep, I do not hear anything. I would not be able to sleep without these. The sound vibrates and shakes the walls too. It's very hard to stop A/C noise. Also, you can call your city code enforcement and have the decibel levels checked from your bedroom with an open window. If they are too high, they will force your neighbors to fix the problem. I have to sleep with ear plugs regardless of the A/C though, because I sleep late due to working nights. So, in my case I did not try and get my neighbor to reduce the nose since a cheap set of ear plugs solved the problem. I also don't hear the A/C during the day as I watch TV and stay on the opposite side of the house. @@liendiep3404

[@hagbard72]

Yeah, about the selling the house thing. We lived near a shipyard and had a boom car kid next door, we gave up and sold the house for just under $400k in a high demand Canadian city. We didn't buy back into the market, that was 2004 and we still don't have a house. Left the province and been uptight since about buying and running into a similar issue (which I have as a renter). Housing prices shot up where that house we sold now would fetch $2 million, and the market we're in now was cheap but also nearly a million here as well. Stay and fight, don't run or wait.

[@chester6343]

Fuck me dead, ouch

[@kidcudi908]

Next time hire a sicario

[@SpeakTheTruthLouder]

Yes, all modern men need to learn to be handy men and fix up their house when situations like these arise. Don't leave. Hardwork is needed anyway, whether you move or decide to solve the problem, so why not stay. I mean I'm just a regular middle aged woman, but even I am having to learn and labor. I encourage everyone to man or woman up when problems arise. Don't run as you say.

[@sourenamehr6087]

Had the same issue in Australia as our house was surrounded by ignorant neighbours all having multiple 24/7 barking dogs, city council was a joke and at the end we had to sell the house very cheap and run away, still on rent but in a quiet suburb.

[@ayyukht]

Thank youuu

[@ashleynicole9423]

Do you think sound deadening curtains at this method will help reduce noise coming from within the house? It's an open concept living room with a lot of traveling noise from the kitchen (banging plates, pots, and pans, etc.) thank you

[@Hendragorden]

Thanks you

[@soundproofguide]

You’re welcome! 😊

[@AR-sz5lm]

Question- how do I dampen/block noise from leaving my house when I have windows open on hot days? (no AC)

[@WisdomofMindBody]

I have a canopy tent which I want to soundproof so the voices sound inside will not be heard outside. There will be loud sounds like laughter. I want the cheapest method. What do you suggest?

[@sor3999]

OMG I don't get why in every discussion about "sound dampening"/"sound proofing" people have to lecture about that it won't reduce all noise like we expect a curtain will stop all sound. This is pointless semantics.

[@rickhall517930]

Thank you!

[@problemletstalknoletschat2288]

What could one do to "soundproof" one's room,so the neighbors in the new Apartment can't hear me and so that I can play my guitar,sing and play videogames with the bois,but without having to be a problem to my neighbors.

[@briankehew579]

That's a complicated question. It usually cost thousands to isolate a room. But you can kind of drop the level in the room for less money. Anything to contain the sound close to the source (an electric guitar/amp or speakers for a video game) will sort of help it from bouncing around the room. Cheaper things like blankets and curtains, rugs on the floor, they help a little bit but not very much. You can read about it and check some videos but it's pretty expensive to soundproof her room that's already built.

[@kittylady6946]

Buy a house

[@problemletstalknoletschat2288]

@@kittylady6946 Like that would ever happen to any of us in the modern day...obviously excluding those who inherited their homes...

[@kittylady6946]

Not when you spend all day or night playing video games 😉

[@bradandrews777]

I want to make the storms not sound so loud in the room. We are not talking about making a recording room here!

[@fushion999]

Could you in theory take a large mattress and just put that up against a window or sliding glass door?

[@soundproofguide]

It wouldn’t do much to stop noise. There would be a gap around the mattress. Even if the mattress was stuck to the wall, sound would still easily go through because the material inside a mattress will not block any noise.

[@fushion999]

@@soundproofguide Wow okay thanks. I figured it would do a good enough job at least. Do you have any recommendations that are cheap? I don't use this door at all. I've been thinking perhaps using some sort of board and putting insulation inside and having that firmly press against the glass and perhaps gluing on acoustic foams on the outside. I'm very anal about noise and trying to work on it! In the meantime i'm trying to find a decent enough solution that will help and is cheap. Appreciate channels like yours and the response.

[@bredlify3079]

@@fushion999 Hi, did you find a solution? 🙏

[@frankcarson358]

How about getting rid of the dogs ?

[@DanielSRosehill]

Thanks! Just moved to a new apartment on a very noisy Street and being driven crazy by the honking. Glad that I found your channel. Looks like these sound deadening curtains will only be one part of the answer.

[@rahulmore1375]

I'm in the exact same situation.... Plz Let me know if u hv other ways to block noise

[@johaleyba]

Im too! 😢 please let ous know

[@kittylady6946]

Try Indow Window inserts.

[@DanielSRosehill]

@@rahulmore1375 I wish I could offer you more than my sympathies. I'm finding it extremely tough to sleep and... exist.

[@ChineseSe7en]

@@rahulmore1375 plz tell me what you did!

[@WonderfulWorldofAwesomeness]

We got velvet blackout curtains for our 1st floor downtown San Francisco apartment and we were able to have 2 panels. It’s not a big deal. Where they meet you don’t have a gap because you make sure they’re overlapping. They really did help with sound deadening. We had a homeless guy shooting up under our window for 3 days and 3 nights and it blocked almost all sounds except for when his tweaker friend wouldn’t stop talking. The only other sounds these curtains weren’t able to block was bass from cars parked outside of our apartment. We did move, though. The upstairs neighbors stomped on their hardwood floors all day and night, and there’s no curtains to block that sound.

[@jaira814]

can i ask what brand you got? i also want sound deafening curtains because of neighbor noise

[@marliznicoleloriega8032]

Will sound deadening curtain prevent sound transmission from room to room?

[@soundproofguide]

No, it won’t unfortunately.

[@JesusSavesSinners]

​@@soundproofguide Not True!!! You are Lying to People!!! Between my Kitchen and my Living Room I put up a Double Layer of Sound Reducing Curtains and the sound in the Kitchen is reduced By at least 50%. There are lots of Different Curtains that you can buy. The ones I buy are multiple layers and they work. I put the curtains up to provide better acoustics in my living room and they do an outstanding job doing that.

[@smetljesm2276]

Do these help with echoes and reverb?

[@soundproofguide]

Yes it does. It’s more of a sound deadening material than a soundproofing material.

[@smetljesm2276]

@@soundproofguide Thanks!😁 One question: Not sure if these sound curtains are available in my country specifically. What should i look for in a curtain to use ii as sound dampening as well ase light barrier?

[@SpeakTheTruthLouder]

@@smetljesm2276 I think you need a curtain with at least 2 layers, one thick and DENSE layer of material that blocks the sunlight and sound (usually synthetic or plastic-like, or made of vinyl), and one layer facing the room that is softer to absorb sound saves. Both layers should be thick. If they don't sell it, just buy the materials, measure your windows and have a seamstress use a sewing machine to make you one large one.

[@smetljesm2276]

@@SpeakTheTruthLouder Thank you for replying. That was good information for me.🙂

[@KASmonkeys]

I wish there was a MLV roller blind to help

[@soundproofguide]

I second that!

[@user-ge7qv9dh6v]

All I want is not to hear my cat meow from outside in the middle of the night to get in anymore

[@Nclk619]

Can you repeat, please?

[@csimet]

Good information here. IMHO, they work for their intended purpose... to help control, but not stop, transferred sound. People expect them to (nearly) totally stop the sound transfer, outside to inside. That is just not realistic and partially the fault of poor manufacture's marketing expectations. I use them for another purpose... to help control echo inside a room, mostly from my home theater/stereo system. I need more "mass" to help control the echo in my family room that the furniture and area rug just could not control enough. It helped immensely, without the need to use/mount ugly deadening panels to the wall.

[@enricoianniello5611]

i have to record vocals in my home studio, it's better to create a mini-booth absorbed by heavy curtains or fill the room with lots of panels?

[@Zaihanisme]

@@enricoianniello5611if it's for isolated vocals then definitely go for a booth which is much easier to set up; the ceiling, floor and other flat hard surfaces like desks should be modulated to really cut down on unwanted echoes and reverberation

[@enricoianniello5611]

@@Zaihanisme i ended up making 30 rockwool panels by myself and filled the room with em, also on the ceiling by hanging them. to my ears it's perfect, only thing missing are the bass traps on the corners, and this can be hearded by clapping near the corners . apart from this it's so clean, and i'm more free than having a little booth inside the room, now it's more vibey and beautiful

[@jomsies]

Puts on earplugs*

[@13101s]

IKEA has a sheer curtain they sell as sound proofing, would that work, ... ? And honey comb blinds? What could one use to make an window insert oneself? Anything? Yes, I am thinking about selling the house, I would have to replace 10 windows, seal several doors, and then I still have a noisy garden.

[@scotth6814]

You might look into noise-cancelling speakers. They are used in offices in the middle of noisy factories. The way they work is to produce the noise they hear but 180 degrees out of phase to cancel it. Sorry, I have no personal experience with it, and don't know how expensive it is, but I know it works.

[@frankcarson358]

Gosh 3 minutes of repeating the same message, sound deadening ... yes we got it the first time.

[@FrankYammy]

Bro kept rambling

[@Chaotickush]

Gotta make that 2 minute video into an 8 minute one somehow.

[@JD99-zj3gq]

Deadening the noise? You can't explain how they work, so you just use some technical terms to add to the confusion?

[@shiveringisles3509]

Instructions unclear, soundproofed room but no airflow.

[@mishmohd]

splitting hairs

[@rossrowley]

so sound TREATMENT and not sound PROOFING?

[@soundproofguide]

Exactly!

[@thebrunoserge]

@@soundproofguide I feel like curtains should be hailed as the most cost effective option to sound treat a room. $30 for a rod and pair of long curtains, only 3 screws to attach VS hundreds of dollars in rock wool panels and Auralex foams, attached with multiple stick tabs that damage the walls of rentals... But somehow audiophiles are always hush hush about curtains, or are quick to point out what they *don't do

[@JT-mr3db]

For a split second I thought you were Messi...

[@hadikareem2335]

please prepare a script , it is hard to follow your logic

[@onlybryanliu]

Lol

[@JesusSavesSinners]

Terrible dishonest video. I have spent more than a Thousand dollars on Sound reducing curtains They absolutely work. You can take a sound meter and see the difference. My Home Theater is Treated with multiple layers of thick cardboard and several layers of Curtains. 3 feet away outside of my Home Theater you can hear Nothing. I have 2 Home Theaters treated similarly. I can Now blast my Home Theatre and my Neighbors cannot hear anything. The curtains do an outstanding job of absorbing the sound and using cardboard is a tried and true method of sound proofing. For interior doors putting a curtain over the door decreases sound 50%. Where I live to be able to enjoy my Home Theater I had to sound proof my home theater and I couldn't have done it without using curtains. Have you ever had Music Class in School? I have. School's all over the world use curtains to sound proof their Music rooms. Music rooms for hundreds of years have used curtains for sound proofing because Curtains work to absorb Sound.

[@soundproofguide]

Soundproofing and sound absorption are two different things. Thank you for commenting.

[@beanpasteposts]

@@soundproofguideThey’re using sound proofing in the right context here though. Sound absorption is treating echos and reflections, not blocking sound.