Soundproofing is defined as the process of blocking noise from either entering or exiting a room, blocking out a range of sounds trough different methods. Sound absorption, on the other hand, is the process of absorbing sound waves within a room reducing or eliminating reverberation. Knowing the difference will prevent mistakes when it comes to your own project. 

What kind of intervention do you need? Once established whether if it is necessary to isolate or absorb the sound, we can evaluate what kind of solution we need to apply: Acoustic insulation systems can, be adopted to exclusively control and attenuate the noises caused by footsteps or to intervene trough a more articulated project, to totally isolate you from the outside applying isolation panels that may have different characteristics and components: cork panels, rock wool boards, wood fiber, polystyrene panels, sound absorbing panels.