Coating compositions and coated substrates method of inhibiting the transmission of sound through a substrate.

Use of a coating composition for inhibiting sound transmission through a substrate coated with said coating composition consisting of substrate: (a) an aqueous dispersion of polymeric microparticles prepared from components comprising: (i) a component selected from the group consisting of a nitrile functional material, a material having amide function and a carbamate functional material; and (b) a filler.