Most people know the familiar buckets of drying-type compounds.
Setting compounds, which come only in powdered form, set faster and are unaffected by humidity. There's nothing like drywall to make a bare frame start looking like a house with clearly defined rooms. A good taping job on that drywall makes all the difference in how finished those rooms feel. Drying-type compounds generally require 24 hours between coats, depending on temperature, airflow and humidity. Drying compounds come both premixed in the familiar buckets and powdered.