It could be held in a friction way. Just trying to help. It does matter, many people won’t put drywall in basements because basements are notoriously damp and can get mouldy. When they do they should use really expensive mold and moisture drywall. A home studio / computer room is a shitty room, it’s a recreation room. It should have wood walls.
The silicone isn’t a bad idea, for walls expected to move I bet they just used what they had left over , a good diy method sometimes.
Stucco or texture if you prefer is in tons of houses. It’s used on ceilings often to save having to perfect a ceiling and it has sound dampening qualities. It’s used on interior walls in most of the world. In America were cheap shitty drywall is used people still put it on top for that craftsman European high quality wall feel.
Good luck. I would consider wall coverings of material like some hung sound panels if it will be a theatre room. Hard surface like drywall is the worse for echo.
#1 stop bitching about the previous owners # if it’s just a shitty basement room you could use some interior stucco and tape the cracks properly, or use some wood waintscotting overtop. Maybe wallpaper top.
Myself I stucko walls like that , I do the cracks and fill them I roll o trowel on a light texture to hide everything f priming first and after and then paint. Sometimes I will as some woodworking to make it pop. Usually looks better than boring drywall.
Plus maybe the had some moisture problems in the wall or something. Drywall sucks near a flood or moisture. Wood particle board might be better there
Avoid drywall if you are living there the dust and mess , not while you live there.
Drywall is a huge expensive mess, if you are new to it ot will suck.
The prob used particle board so they could take it off and look / dry behind.
What said put silicone in drywall cracks ? Drywall can crack from house settling.
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Thx 🙏 u Karen