Sound baffle

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A sound baffle is a construction or device which reduces the strength (level) of airborne sound. Sound baffles are a fundamental tool of noise mitigation, the practice of minimizing noise pollution or reverberation. An important type of sound baffle is the noise barrier constructed along highways to reduce sound levels in the vicinity of properties. Sound baffles are also applied to walls and ceilings in building interiors to absorb sound energy and thus lessen reverberation.^[1]