What are L10 and L90 — and how do you measure them with a phone? Recently someone asked me: “How do I measure L90 and L10 values?” If you’ve ever Googled that question, you probably found some dense environmental acoustics
Battery-powered leaf blowers make significantly less noise. Yes, battery-powered leaf blowers still make noise. They can exceed over 80 decibels. But the noise from these rechargeable blowers doesn’t travel as far. And from what I’ve seen, their output averages in
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.
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
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
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 —
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
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
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
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,”