SmarterNoise Pro

SmarterNoise Pro is the most advanced edition of the SmarterNoise recording sound level meters. SmarterNoise Pro edition is developed especially with more advanced measurements in mind, and includes many requested features such as a frequency spectrum display, export of measurement data, A-, C- or no weighting for sound level measurement, and full screen audio mode. SmarterNoise Pro edition does not contain any advertising, and performs accurately and fast.


Features:

• Sound level measurement in video mode

• Sound level measurement in audio mode

• Sound meter snapshot camera

• Record video and audio files (paid function)

• Recording timer

• Sound level activated audio recording

• Frequency spectrum display (paid function)

• Peak frequency detection

• A-, C- or no frequency weighting

• Export of measurement data in CSV format

• Full HD (paid function), HD and VGA video resolution

• Three video quality settings

• Archive for saved files

• Sharing of saved files

• Calibration

• Save location of measurement (optional)

• Time and date

• Continuous Leq, LAeq, LCeq value

• 10 second sound level average (Leq, LAeq, LCeq)

• 60 second sound level average (Leq, LAeq, LCeq)

• Maximum and minimum decibel level


About decibels and sound level measurement

The unit for measuring sound is called a decibel. Because the decibel scale is logarithmic, a sound with an intensity that is twice that of a reference sound corresponds to an increase of about 3 decibels. The reference point of 0 decibel is set at the intensity of the least perceptible sound, the threshold of hearing. On such a scale a 10-decibel sound is 10 times the intensity of the reference sound. Highlighting this is important as already a few decibels higher or lower makes a noticeable difference in how noise is perceived.

The preferred method to describe sound levels that vary over time, resulting in a single decibel value measuring the total sound energy over the period, is called Leq. It is however common practice to measure sound levels using A-weighting, which attenuates lower and higher frequencies that the average person cannot hear. In this case the value is called LAeq.

A- and C-weighting

The A-weighting is a standard, commonly used filter that attempts to alter the measured sound pressure levels to more closely match the perception of