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Acoustic curtains vs soundproof curtains: what changes?
Understand absorption, sound insulation and transparent masking before specifying curtains for an echoing or noisy room.
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Acoustic curtains vs soundproof curtains: what changes?
Understand absorption, sound insulation and transparent masking before specifying curtains for an echoing or noisy room.
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Acoustics 3 min read
What does 100% curtain fullness mean?
See how 0%, 50% and 100% fullness change cloth width, folds and the way acoustic test results should be compared.
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Why the air gap behind an acoustic curtain matters
Compare published Wool Serge 800 results at 100 mm and 350 mm wall cavities, with practical space-planning advice.
Read articleFabric selection 3 min read
Wool Serge 800 vs Acoustic Molton: a fair comparison
Compare width, weight and published absorption at matching fullness and wall spacing before choosing a curtain fabric.
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Wool Serge 420, 565 or 800: compare the evidence
A matched-condition comparison of three wool serge weights, their published absorption and practical handling considerations.
Read articleTest data 3 min read
How to read an acoustic curtain test report
Find the fabric, test assembly, frequency bands and single-number ratings that make an acoustic report useful for specification.
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Why frequency matters when choosing acoustic curtains
Explore Acoustic Molton’s published practical absorption coefficients from 125 Hz to 4 kHz and understand their limits.
Read articleLight control 3 min read
Blackout vs dimout curtains: fabric and fitting both count
Compare manufacturer light-control descriptions and learn why curtain edges, overlaps and recesses matter as much as the cloth.
Read articleMeasuring & making 3 min read
How many metres of fabric do curtains need?
Follow a worked cutting example from track coverage and finished drop to whole-metre fabric ordering.
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How much do acoustic curtains weigh?
Turn fabric gsm and cutting area into a cloth-mass estimate, then understand what a track specification still needs.
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Choosing a curtain lining: width, quantity and performance
See why face cloth and lining need separate cutting plans, and what adding a lining means for acoustic evidence.
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150 cm vs 300 cm curtain fabric: joins and ordering
Learn why wide fabric can change seam counts and linear metre quantities, with a worked 150 cm versus 300 cm example.
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Estimating room reverberation with acoustic curtains
A transparent worked Sabine estimate using documented 500 Hz fabric data, with assumptions and limits explained.
Read articleApplications 3 min read
Acoustic curtains for podcast rooms: plan a useful treatment
Plan curtain coverage around recording positions, interpret published frequency data and compare the room before and after.
Read articleFabric selection 3 min read
Acoustically transparent fabric: when sound should pass through
Understand the difference between speaker masking and sound-absorbing curtains, with a technical fabric example.
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