Ceiling issues HELP

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It’s been a while since I've posted and I've learned and done a lot with the studio. I called myself doing a search in the archives but with no success so here is my situation.

In my mix room over the mixing desk I have this long HVAC run (shown as orange in the diagram below). It also supply’s 2 other rooms. Above my sofa there is fresh air return (shown in a yellow square in the diagram below) that’s right below the main entrance to the house, and a long hallway. Now my partner wants to do a everyday average drop ceiling that you can get at the local hardware store. I hate the idea. But I can’t come up with a rebuttal. I was thinking the panels with the rigid fiberglass suspended by wire randomly over all over the ceiling. But he thinks that wouldn't do anything towards the sound. Now we don’t get much sound from down to up (only sub tones when it’s cranked) but we still get a lot of "the lovely pitter patter of little feet"

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Here's the HVAC run
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Were planning to use flexible tubes to bend around the ceiling because the sounds were getting from upstairs is from the vents (we believe) that way the more bends you have the more the sound dies as it hits a curve. And his argument is that a drop ceiling would cover that up also

Any ideas besides a dag-gone drop-panels to finish out the ceiling or is it the best solution?:mad: :confused:
 
Ok I'm confused 119 reads and no comments or sugestions? Did i Kill someones cat or am I just a jerk on no one has told me.
 
A couple ideas.

If treatment is what you're after, then random fiberglass panels are a good solution. I think you'd still want to fill in the open bays in the grid with acoustic ceiling tiles.

If soundproofing is what you want, that's gonna be a double-drop ceiling, with wires suspended off shock absorbers, an air gap between the two ceilings.

The highest level ceiling would be two layers 5/8" drywall, taped.

The lower ceiling could be a grid system, with fiberglass panels throughout.

You don't need to fill the entire void with insulation. Air is the best insulator there is, as long as that air isn't disturbed.

Also, I wouldn't use the pink fluffy stuff. Use 3-pound/ 2" rigid fiberglass soundboard wrapped in muslin for your ceiling tiles.

You can probably find pre-manufactured fiberglass tiles with a decent NRC rating, but they're gonna cost a ton of money.
 
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