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Using external microphones with decibel-meter apps

Soundproofist tested some external microphones with decibel meter apps

Having trouble recording structure-borne noise? Try this. If you’ve got a persistent hum or low-frequency sound in your building, it gets very pervasive. Yet when you try to measure the decibels or record the noise, it’s hard to capture accurately.

Cary August 5, 2024 Apps, Tools Read more

A reliable Android app that measures decibels and noise

SmarterNoise Pro is an Android app that measures decibel noise and frequency levels.

SmarterNoise Pro ticks all the boxes for the ideal decibel meter Good news, Android users! If you’ve been searching for a reliable and affordable app to measure decibels and noise, try SmarterNoise Pro. It meets all our criteria for a

Cary November 10, 2023March 2, 2024 Apps, Learning, Tools Read more

Using AI with bioacoustics — from rainforests to backyards

Using AI with bioacoustics — from rainforests to backyards

After deploying The Guardian in rainforests, this new audio tool is for home users Topher White had a great idea in 2011. He was working as a volunteer in Indonesia in a gibbon reserve. Topher discovered the sound of illegal

Soundproofist June 20, 2023May 5, 2024 Activism, Apps, Podcast episodes, Solutions, Tools Read more

How to use smartphone apps to measure noise

Soundproofist looks at noise-measuring smartphone apps

Inexpensive decibel apps can capture noise data How loud is that noise? The next time you hear construction noise outside your window or get blasted by your neighbor’s leaf blower, you don’t have to wonder how loud it is —

Cary June 10, 2023March 2, 2024 Apps, Learning, Tools Read more

Looking for a quieter new home?

Soundproofist's tips on how to spot a noisy home before you rent it

How to avoid a potentially noisy building When you look for a new home, you already have a list of immediate needs to address: cost, location, access to school or work, security, and overall condition. What you might not notice

Soundproofist February 3, 2023January 26, 2024 Apps, Tools Read more

Decibel meters, perception, and you

Three different noise measurements

Why a noise might seem louder than its decibel reading If you try to measure the decibel level of a noise and get unexpected results, you’re not alone. Your results might depend on your tools and settings. What do decibel

Cary July 10, 2019January 29, 2024 Apps, Tools Read more

Your first noise activist toolkit

picture of a toolkit

Got a noise issue? This toolkit can help. What noise problem are you trying to solve? Maybe you want to persuade a neighbor, influence a restaurant owner, advocate for policy change, or hire a mediator. This starter toolkit can help you

Cary May 21, 2019January 17, 2023 Activism, Learning, Solutions, Tools Read more

Soundwalks – part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Antonella Radicchi

In episode 5 of Soundproofist, we talk with Dr. Antonella Radicchi about how to participate in soundwalks

Increase your sonic awareness with soundwalks What is a soundwalk, exactly? That’s what we talk about in part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Antonella Radicchi, an architect and researcher based in Berlin. Antonella wrote “A Pocket Guide to Soundwalking,”

Soundproofist November 8, 2018May 5, 2024 Apps, Podcast episodes, Sound mapping, Tools Read more

Crowdsourcing with SoundPrint – a conversation with Greg Scott

In episode 3, Soundproofist talks with Greg Scott, founder of the SoundPrint app that maps restaurant noise.

Use the SoundPrint app for crowdsourcing quiet restaurants Greg Scott, founder of the SoundPrint app, lives in New York City. He created SoundPrint to keep track of quieter restaurant venues. Until he got the idea to create a crowdsourcing app

Soundproofist May 28, 2018May 5, 2024 Podcast episodes, Solutions, Sound mapping, Tools Read more

Noise and the city – with health advocate Dr. Erica Walker

In Soundproofist episode 2, we spoke with Dr. Erica Walker, founder of Noise in the City in Boston.

To be an effective advocate, you need data Dr. Erica Walker is a Harvard-trained researcher and an advocate for quiet spaces. She studies the health impacts of noise and maps noise levels in the Boston metropolitan area. And she shares

Soundproofist May 6, 2018May 5, 2024 Activism, Apps, Podcast episodes, Sound mapping, Tools Read more

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31 | No More Noise Toronto! – with Ingrid Buday

https://www.buzzsprout.com/513823/14723765-31-no-more-noise-toronto-with-ingrid-buday.mp3

30 | Washington Heights & noise – with Lucina Chavez-Rosique

https://www.buzzsprout.com/513823/14159545-30-washington-heights-noise-with-lucina-chavez-rosique.mp3

28 | Gunfire noise – a police shooting range in Cranston, R.I.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/513823/12511988-28-gunfire-noise-with-citizens-from-cranston-rhode-island.mp3

27 | Reporting noise with “Right Avenues” app

https://www.buzzsprout.com/513823/11555291-27-right-avenues-noise-reporting-app-with-jimin-park.mp3

25 | Noise in India

https://www.buzzsprout.com/513823/10066939-25-noise-in-india-with-sumaira-abdulali.mp3

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