Is there a good way to measure the intensity of relatively quiet sounds at home? Using a Radio Shack digital SPL meter didn't work at all--that is designed to measure at volumes loud enough to potentially damage hearing (lowest level is 60 db or so). I'm trying to get a sense of the volume of general background noise around here, which is sometimes distracting, i.e. my neighbor is playing a stereo (not insanely loud, but the bass comes through the building), there's traffic outside, my computer has a fan whirring, a plane is passing overhead, etc. I'm not sure what to do about this, either to measure the noise or to mitigate it (don't suggest earplugs, I can't stand them). Thanks.
Quiet sound measurement?
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jch79
**Do Not Feed The Vegan**,
Have you checked out Extech's sound meters?
Most of theirs can go to 30dB... they might make one that goes less than that though, as I didn't look that closely at all of their models.
http://www.extech.com/instrument/categories/sound/sound.html
john
Most of theirs can go to 30dB... they might make one that goes less than that though, as I didn't look that closely at all of their models.
http://www.extech.com/instrument/categories/sound/sound.html
john
abvidledUK
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Why not microphone into your computer, manual setting on an audio capture software program.
It's easy on Apple iMac.
And just keep turning up the gain, till you get a benchmark setting.
Obviously, keep mic away from your own noises, computer fan, radio, tummy rumbles etc.
It's easy on Apple iMac.
And just keep turning up the gain, till you get a benchmark setting.
Obviously, keep mic away from your own noises, computer fan, radio, tummy rumbles etc.
