Category: SLM apps

Movies Too Loud? Still?

Wayne Staab 1 Comment A-weighting / Analog hearing aids / C-weighting / CALMS / CCIR / Cinema / dBA SPL / Digital Signal Processing / Digital sound / Dolby / Dynamic Range (DR) / Feature film / Filmmakers / Frequency spectrum / Headroom / Hearing / Hearing damage / Hearing loss / Hearing protection / High sound levels / Interaural loudness difference / Leq(m) / Loud sounds / Loudness annoyance level / Loudness level / Loudspeaker / Movie / Movie trailer / Movies / Movies too loud / MPAA / NATO / Noise levels / OSHA 1983 / Phonautograph / SAWA / SLM apps / Sound mixers / Sound Pressure Level (SPL) / Sound quality / Soundtracks / TASA / Theaters / Total harmonic distortion (THD)

Movies too loud?  Do the high loudness levels of many movies help to tell the story, or are the high loudness levels provided to cover a weak story? – Snarky question by this article’s author   High Volume Story to Tell, or Weak Story to Hide?* Movie viewing has been enjoyed for decades. During this…

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Smartphone Sound Level Meter Apps – Part II

Wayne Staab 1 Comment Audiology / QuickSin3 / SLM apps

Relevancy of Smartphone Sound Level Meter Apps for Occupational Purposes  Of the millions of applications (apps) available for smartphones, many developers offer a number of sound measurement apps, including some intended to function as sound level meters (SLMs) in which the smartphone’s built-in microphone is used to pick up the sound for measurement.  In some…

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