The Sound Design Guide.
Your go-to-resource for sound and fire designs.
Remove the guesswork and unleash your creativity with the industry’s most transparent and comprehensive guide for sound and fire. The 2025 edition of The Sound Design Guide features the latest sound and fire-tested assemblies, various steel and wood frame partitions, different stud thicknesses, configurations and materials making designing to code faster and easier.
Key enhancements in this edition include:
Over 220 fire and sound tested wall assemblies, now featuring an additional 50 new wall assemblies for unmatched design freedom, all showcasing the performance of QuietRock® sound-reducing drywall.
Updated UL design numbers for fire-resistant rated assemblies
New 2-1/2” steel framed assembly sections, streamlining the specification process.
Design Freedom
Choose from 50 new tested and trusted designs—
over 220 fire and sound designs in total
Designs organized by:
- STEEL FRAMING Single, Staggered and Double Studs
- WOOD FRAMING Single, Staggered and Double Studs
- AREA SEPARATION WALL
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Educational Sections
Everything you need to know is in the enhanced acoustic education section
- FLANKING PATHS – Understanding common issues when building STC-rated wall partitions and how to avoid them
- SOUND 101 – General summary of acoustic energy and common terms used
- UNDERSTANDING ACOUSTIC TEST REPORTS – A breakdown of the contemporary test report from 3-party accredited acoustic laboratories
- AND MORE!
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Additional Resources
Tools for Contractors
Helpful tools for contractors, dealers and builders
Sound Assembly Tool
Search wall assemblies based on sound and fire ratings
Tools for Architects
Access Revit files, CE courses, 3-part specs and more
