| Subject: | Re: measuring noise levels - help needed |
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| From: | "vickipowys" vpowys |
| Date: | Tue Oct 2, 2012 4:39 pm ((PDT)) |
David, My little sound meter has a 'max' button that will hold the max reading. Today I am enjoying around 37 dB ambience of quietness and birdsong, beautiful! Vicki On 03/10/2012, at 8:40 AM, Avocet wrote: > Another technical note: A sound level meter measures the average (RMS) > noise, but our ears register peak noise, and the peak can be many dBs > higher. > > David |
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