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A sound wall along Interstate 680 will reduce freeway noise for many residents, but not all. Those left out are not pleased and say it would not take much to fix the problem. Youngstown-based A.P.

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As a result, researchers are exploring new and novel ways to dial down the volume. They are turning to highly specialized materials and structures designed to buffer, baffle, and block sound waves.

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A semi driver is dead Tuesday morning after a crash through a sound barrier wall. According to the Tipp City Fire Department, ...

The city will close the sound wall to camping March 5 after almost a year of complaints from neighbors. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) The city of Vancouver will close the West Mill Plain Boulevard ...

You hear a faint, unsettling scratch, scratch, scratch coming from inside your walls. It might sound like the start of a horror movie, but in reality, it could be a sign of an infestation.

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Supervising sound editor Jacob Ribicoff and re-recording mixer Bob Chefalas own a share of the responsibility for the ineffable presence of Woe, Frolic, Dread, and/or Malice inside the walls of Lumon.

If something has felt increasingly off from the very first reveal of the MDR office at the beginning of ... and/or Malice inside the walls of Lumon. It is often their emphasis on specific sound design ...