Re: Measuring Noise

["David Staudacher" <quiet@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 18 Dec 1997 09:44:57 -0800, 
Chris England   <cengland@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Sensitivity to sound levels can be estimated by using factors that
>include both the sound level and the "white noise" character... 
>I have developed a rating method for noise based on this approach.

Please elaborate.  I'd like to hear more about your method.  Does 
it yield a quantity based on some unit?  Does it isolate a given set 
of conditions into various categories (i.e. minimal/moderate/extreme)?

David Staudacher - quiet@igc.org

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