I swear I thought my audio died.

Linus, I just got new headphones, and this video was the first thing I started playing when I plugged them in for the first time. You scared the crap out of me lol

I literally exited out of Chrome twice thinking My sound was muted LOL

i thought it was quiet, so i turned up my volume and then when it came on it woke up everyone in the house. thanks linus

Learn from me. DO NOT TURN UP YOUR VOLUME IN THE BEGINNING!!!!!!!!! My ears will never be the same...

My school music room needs sound dampening; our band of 60 people is crammed into a tiny room and 20 of those are fucking trumpets that blast all the time. We REALLY need this lol.

Uhm Linus, It's Sound Damping, not Dampening. Dampening is to make wet while Damping is to reduce in intensity.

Did Linus get permission to date Esther's sister?

Did linus just say nee-san...

"... EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE GUY WHO LIVES ON MY BLOCK!!" I laughed wayy too hard at that lmao

If ur wondering, "sound dampening foam" will do nothing to reduce sound travelling through a wall. All it will do is reduce acoustic reverb within the space where the sound is. So in a car, sound dampening foam might give a little benefit by reducing reverb because its such a small space that reducing reverb might help the overall sound you need to block. If you want to deaden sound (aka reduce the sound traveling through a wall, aka sound proofing) you need to add mass. Whatever is the most dense and will vibrate the least, will block the sound waves the best. Foam isn't dense, therefore it will not stop sound going straight through it. Simple physics.

Netflix 'n crash into a sound dampening pole.

The trains outside his workplace is the reason this video exist today. Thank you noisy trains that reside within Canada!

Linus god dammit I thought there was something wrong with my speakers and I turned them up and then you go "AAAND THAT!" and it made the fucking dog bark from upstairs.

This video was just a build-up for the joke in the end.

That intro made me deafen myself, thank you

If you're looking for best practical ways to make your theater or studio quieter, this video isn't it.

0:00 Linus don't play with my fickle heart D:

Turned my audio to max at the start of the video. You troll Linus! xD

Why do Americans/Canadians call Nissan Neesan?

When linus mentioned trains, there was a train passing by my house. You're a wizzard linus!

As someone who is a sound designer these audio techquickies are a cool way to see the science behind the stuff I work with. Keep it up :)

best begining ever. was at work and had linus' voice blare suddenly in a quiet hotel. brilliant.

Damping = changing the resonant frequency or amplitude of a substrate. Dampening = getting something wet. Used in a sentence: Damping was applied to the first few seconds of the video and fooled me into turning my speakers up too far. It spooked me into knocking my drink to the floor - dampening the carpet. OK 2 sentences.

Paused the video, checked every possible problem that could have been happening in all of my three audio interfaces and two outputs, and lost hope. Then I played the video and realized it was a gag. Mad.

When I could hear you in the first part, I turned up my volume really high and it scared the sh*t out of me

To think an hour ago I was seatching for Foam padding for my wall.

Gawddammit Linus. You actually got me.

Dude... I restarted my PC because I thought sound didnt work...

I had problems with KZfaq preloading on my phone without sound couple of months ago. The dev stated that it was fixed. This video intro fooled me a bit thinking the problem was back. Thanks Linus for freaking me out :p

Had to check if headphones were in.

For anyone wondering, 1 inch foam squares do absolute shit when it comes to sound dampening. Get at least 3 inch ones

That intro is dangerous.

Anyone who has superior canal dehiscence knows exactly how sound dampening affects our everyday lives. People with SCDS have brains that have adapted to prioritize sound being conducted through their skeleton moreso than sound entering the ear. Thus, with SCDS, you can put all the sound dampening stuff you want on the walls, but you also have to insulate the floor somehow (or your shoes, or find a way to levitate) to achieve that sweet, sweet silence.

i thought something was broken with my headphones until i realize it was linus

This explains a lot about the DEW phenomenon. How the government probably has a huge investment in sound isolation in certain places.

I have a Fractal R5 case. It is an extremely quiet case, helps when it's late at night so I don't have to turn up the volume so high. I'd highly recommend this case to anyone!

Home builders don’t care about sound. It’s a side benefit to insulation. Same with windows.

Wow. Smooth transition Linus.

I'm that one guy who lives on his block

>complains about the train >train was there first

2 people that disliked the video are people that got their ears blasted in the beginning by turning up the volume because they didn't think it was working

Except for that one guy on the noisy motorcycle that'll make your ears explode.

Dampening = making something wet - Damping = reducing the energy or oscillation of a place or system This video is about Sound Damping

This guy has deepened my depression

this guys everywhere and is a time traveler

5 years ago and we still don’t have that tech

Why would you want moist sound?

Sound DAMPING. Not sound DAMPENING. Sound dampening is making sound wet. I don't know how that would work.

This video only considers medium and high frequency sounds. Low frequency sounds require mass, decoupling, etc.

Actually sound waves do travel forever. The amplitudes just decreases to mensurable.

I checked to make sure my headphones were working in the beginning of the video. Well played Linus...

damn you linus... made me check if my speaker was working at the start of this video

This video intro + regularly switching between 2 always plugged in sound devices = freak out because no sound Dammit Linus!

How dare you. I thought my $1000 surround sound setup broke.

How valuable is advice from someone who doesn't know the difference between dampening and damping?

For a second there I thought my headset was off

nearly refreshed the page in the first few seconds lol

Massdrop would be awesome if their astronomical shipping prices didn't ruin your chances at any significant savings you could have

Car bass so loud it thumps inside my body should be a legal excuse for justifiable homicide.

Speaking of the trains by your office, how are you guys eliminating the sound produced by their passing?

In Germany you have to have double glass windows since like 20 years

this needs a reboot

Lol Neesan XDDDD

Did anyone else check their volume at the beginning of the video......Good one Linus, good one!

Dampening? It's DAMPING. Dampening is making something wet or moist.

clearly, the sound dampening works very well for the 1st few seconds

2 layers of 2Doz egg cartons on walls and thick carpet on floor and ceiling. Worked well with my drum kit living on the 1st floor of a 3 story block of units with ultra thin walls, floors and ceilings.* *Didn't seem to protect against my neighbiurs on the ground floor after my washing machine blew out and leaked then damaged their beanbag room.

God damn, the beginning made me think my sound card was glitching

I need sound damping paint! Easy to apply , does not stick out unless you use pink paint or other colors, and the best part is it does not require any extra square space! Wait please no square space segway. D;

*turns up the volume to max at 0.0* 4 seconds later.............FUCK LINUS why you gotta do me like that?

I do some work for Blackberry and they have special super-dampened rooms in their warehouses and offices. I one time went in one and screamed as loud as I could, and I couldn't even hear myself LOL

Holy crap you have a video on this. Thank you LINUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I see what you did there and that's called comedy

I replayed the beginning of the video twice before i realized what was going on

This is the video equivalent of an SEO blogspam website.

i wonder how much more heat does build up in a pc case when you use sound dampening

2:09 unintended sound is just wasted energy, leading to inefficient operation, and further redesign (i.e., for the conscientious engineer). Nissan FTW!

Kneesan

And what do you do if you want to take a shot, of 2 people talking outside?

Pump dat fist Linus, pump it.

"Our cars have mufflers so we don't all sound like race cars, except that one guy on my block!" Only one? You have it easy, Linus. My neighborhood is full of ricers and tuners. I can count on hearing cars with crappy anti-mufflers from 10am to 2am on any given weekend. (-_-)

I thought my headphones were broken!! LINUS YOU FREAKING TROLL!!!!

who else turned they're volume up at the beginning of the video?

it took me 5 minutes to figure out why my audio wasn't working at the beginning -_-

Well, the fancy quantum material doesn’t come out yet, at least not populated

I CANT HERE THE FIRST PART!!!!! oh , i figured out why

that moment you think ur audio is not working at the beginning

If you want to get rid of that annoying hollow sound when recording vocals for free. Just put your matras up against the wall, maybe a few pillows in the corner.

Got deafened at the start, thanks Linus.

Even fans muffle sound as well, I remembered someone telling me about it.

Did you really not say what the new kind of sound dampening is called?

Hi, future here. What happened to the quantum materials?

I would like to see a Techquickie on the best ways to budget for a pc build.

2:56 Looks like one of them doctors in that one episode of The Twilight Zone.

Not EXACTLY what sound damping is, but close enough. Damping is more to do with controlling the sound than eliminating it entirely, for example damping in subwoofer enclosures. The sound still permeates but it has been conditioned to sound less boomy than otherwise.

Wow, tricked by the intro of a five year old video. Well done!

Recycling as Fast as Possible! Maybe you could talk about the different types of recyclables, the process, and benefits as a way to inform more people to help make a difference.

0:15 Sound damping in cars give me terrible headaches.

Everyone send this video to your landlord.