One-third of the total power of a 75-piece orchestra comes from the bass drum. High frequency sounds of 2-4,000 Hz are the most damaging. The uppermost octave of the piccolo is 2,048 …

1“The Loudest Band in the World” is no longer celebrated so as not to encourage ear damage. Musical Considerations There is a greater difference in the auditory system’s sentivity at …

JAFNPP - SEIS Web References - CHPPM Noise Levels of Army Equipments. The sound levels listed in tables A-1 and A-2 are the highest typical measured values under normal operation. …

To determine exposures the user will have to factor in the total exposure time as well as the actual sound level that is present at the ear. For impulsive sounds, such as gunfire, the values are …

Why use 60dB to measure the reverberation time? the loudest crescendo for most orchestral music is about 100 dB and a typical room background level for a good music-making area is …

Brevisana brevis is likely the loudest insect species on record. Cicada songs are species-specific and play a vital role in communication, reproduction, and possibly defense.

The Loudest Sound You've Never Heard What do elephants, whales, alligators, hurricanes, and manmade explosions all have in common? They all can create infrasound, a mysterious sound …

Does Sound Travel Loudest through Solids, Liquids, or Gases? The objective of this project was to conduct a scientific experiment to answer the question "Does sound travel loudest through …

Here are some interesting numbers collected from a variety of sources that help us to understand the volume levels of various sources and how they can afect our hearing. One-third of the total …

In a music studio, we usually want to measure down from the limit of the loudest sound that can be recorded without introducing distortion from the recording equipment.