CHOOVEEON Art Sound Absorption Sheet,Acoustic Foam Panels,Decorative Sound Dampening Blanket,Sound Absorbing Curtain,Sound Proofing Sheet For Wall (96"x48"Inch) (96"x48"-20MM, Morning Forest)

Beautiful wood like Scenery

It’s hard to tell if the sound dampening would work - the foam is bigger than the fabric cover, so it bulges and can’t lay flat against the wall. The picture is lying on the ground - the bulging is much worse when it hangs UPDATE - after ironing both sides it laid flat. Looks better too

In order to absorb sound one must apply mass loading to the area in which they're trying to reduce noise or absorb sound transference, preferably with a combination of materials such as rubber, high density foam of 3 inches or more, and drywall gypsum. This blanket is actually referred to as a "sheet" on its label other than a blanket probably because of how thin the foam material inside actually is, which at the most is 1 inch thick. You would be better off creating your own blanket with a woven tapestry and thick upholstery foam then relying on this thin blanket, which will not reduce or absorb sound efficiently. Mathematically it's just impossible.

When I ordered this “sound absorption blanket” I read “curtain” more than blanket. I glossed over the specification of 20 mm which refers to the thickness of the product. Since it comes in a vacuum pack and expands when released that foam layer sandwiched between two fabric layers is obvious. It is definitely more blanket than curtain due to weight and thickness, and the pictures accompanying this product do show these characteristics. In my application, I was hoping to hang it like a curtain replacing some room darkening curtain panels. There are upper grommets in the blanket with ½ inch (1.3 cm) holes; I have ½ inch diameter curtain rods, but I do not think the blanket is designed to be (optimally) hung this way – it can be hung on a curtain rod, but the overall stiffness of the blanket means that it does not fold and sit like a curtain when open. If you are thinking about hanging on a rod, it should be an application where you do not plan on moving the blanket / curtain regularly. For proper installation, the CHOOVEEON Sound Absorption Blanket does come with some stout sleeve screws for installation in plaster and gypsum panels (or with wood you can skip the sleeves), along with handy twist type screws allowing ease of mounting. This keeps the panel mostly flat against a wall, much like installed and dedicated sound absorption materials might sit. The difference (and advantage) to this type of blanket installation is that it can removed easily. In actual use, I tacked it up behind a desktop audio production area. Any dampening effect is difficult to discern since my room is carpeted and also has additional curtains and sound dampening panels on other walls. In a small bedroom, with a rambunctious rocker banging away? It might help, but I think you would need to cover multiple walls and/or windows. Used over a window it is a light block panel due to thickness and construction. As for appearance and construction? No loose threads and two different type fabrics. One side is the printed panel, the other a black fabric which feels a bit more stout than the printed side. The forest print is OK from a viewing distance. Being “reversible”, you can hang it with the black side showing if you do not care for the print. As indicated above, it is best to consider what your application might be for this sound dampening panel. You may want to purchase more than one for the padded room containing your head banging teen rocker! Still, overall, given what it is, I will give it 5/5.

I was surprised when I got this. It comes compressed and expands to a rather large puffy blanket. Make sure you measure your wall before you get this. It is true to size measurements. It comes with unique screws that have detachable stops on them so you can leave the "screw pegs" in the wall. The print looks nice from afar but a bit grainy up close. But being used as a backdrop shouldn't matter too much. It does come with a black flat back that is somewhat textured but looks like can be reversed to hide the print side and technically should function the same. As for the sound dampening qualities. I am deaf so I rely on computerized detection of sound and sound artifacts for the stuff I record. The overall dampening effect is noticeable in testing when microphone is within the "Zone" of the blanket directionally using a directionally based microphone. Effects fall off when the microphone is more than 8 feet away from the blanket. So make sure your setup is close but comfortable for maximum effect. As for the range of what it dampens mostly low to mid ranges and works good on low DB mechanical like hums from say like a fan. To note this blanket isn't made to "Block" sound but rather help clean it up. If the blanket gets wet, you can run it through your spin cycle on the washer to get rid of the water but hang it to dry... DO NOT Place in the dryer or actually run it through a normal wash cycle. Follow the product description page for cleaning methods. Overall I think this is a great blanket to help with having a removable sound backdrop for youtube, podcasts and light recording to better enhance your audio and make post processing a bit easier.