Sometimes a customer will want to reduce sound when having new windows installed. This is most often traffic noise, although we have supplied glass for radio station sound booths as well as to people who live near airports. The simple solution is to substitute laminated safety glass for one of the panes of a double glazed unit. In most cases this will give you about a 50% reduction in traffic noise. This is the quick, easy answer and usually the best solution.

Using good quality shielded cables and trying the sound card in different slots may help reduce noise. If the sound card has a volume control, you can try different settings (maximum is probably best). Using a mixer program you can make sure that undesired inputs (e.g. microphone) are set to zero gain. Philipp Braunbeck reported that on his ESS-1868 sound card there was a jumper to turn off the built-in amplifier which helped reduce noise when enabled. See similar questions...

If you are using a microphone, hold it away from the speakers and lower your speaker volume to avoid having the sound reticulated from your speakers back into the microphone. See similar questions...

Sound energy in SuperTrapp mufflers is reduced in two ways: it is absorbed through a perforated core inside the body of the muffler, and it is diffused 360? radially as the exhaust passes through the discs. The number of discs used determines how much total sound energy will be absorbed and diffused. Fewer discs will have less open area and tone down the exhaust note. See similar questions...

Listen Only mode allows only the specified speaker(s) to talk. This feature is an excellent way to eliminate disruptive background noise during presentations. It can also be helpful for speakers who are not actively speaking to mute their phone. There is no need to be concerned. Our operators are standing by to assist you. Simply press "*0" on your touch tone telephone to access an operator. See similar questions...

The critical part on the AWE (and other cards) is the analog part (often the DAC). It's very sensitive for electrical disturbances. There are many parts that produces magnetical fields inside the computer. If you're only listening to midi switch off Wave in the mixer. The SB16 tends to make a beeping sound. If you have an external device connected to the Line-in switch off Line-in in the mixer during midi playback. Use Line-out and not the Speaker-out because it's so noisy. See similar questions...

Contractors will be required to satisfy strict noise standards and must modify their work methods to reduce construction noise. Residents and businesses in the area will be notified of work at the time. See similar questions...

Noise is any unwanted sound. Noise can come from loud music, a chainsaw, machinery, guns, or motorcycles . See similar questions...

The success of any traffic scheme and in particularly one like this relies on as many people as possible taking part. The "I will leave it to others" attitude is not helpful here. That is why we encourage potential users to think of what they will gain, this may be in terms of cost, it may be in reducing the stress of driving by being a passenger occasionally. Whatever the reason for taking part, each car that does not make a journey is a reduction in traffic. See similar questions...

A study from the Norwegian Institute for Transport Economics comes to a positive conclusion. This FAQ is based on an article in the UK Teleworker magazine, published by the TCA European Telework Online has evaluated more than twenty online services for finding work and finding a job. This FAQ highlights the ones we have tested and selected as the best available. European Telework Online reviews of "Get paid to surf" and "Get paid to read email" programmes, with recommendations. See similar questions...

No. The muffler is sized to the engine, and changing to a quieter muffler may create back pressure and harm engine. Other noise sources are air intake, engine head, valve assembly, all part of engine design. We recommend the OHV, overhead valve design, as the quietest running engine at 3600 RPM, for portable sets. For stationary, standby applications, always select Sentry-Pro series sets having sound and weather protected housings, for quiet operations. No. See similar questions...

The various types of hearing protection (earmuffs, ear plugs, semi-inserts) are not the best forms of protection because they rely on individual workers using the equipment correctly. They can also fail or be inefficient without this being visibly obvious. The effectiveness of hearing protection is reliant on its condition and whether it fits correctly. See similar questions...

Vegetation is not considered as noise abatement, especially when involving Federal-funded projects. Vegetation must be a minimum of 100 feet thick, a minimum of 20 feet high, and so dense that it cannot be seen through in order to provide a 5-dBA noise reduction. Anything less than that thickness will not help much for the noise. Of course, the psychological effect (out of sight out of mind) can be beneficial. See similar questions...

The Project is keeping the community well informed of the nature and time limits of the planned construction work and of the effort to be made to minimize the noise produced or received in the community. The Project will hold meetings with community representatives affected to identify the noisiest construction activities that must be conducted within each community and to discuss the extent to which these activities can be conducted during normal daytime working hours. See similar questions...

Your QuietComfort 3 headphones use tiny microphones to identify noise or sounds outside the headphones, then use digital signal processing to create sound waves that cancel the unwanted sounds. See similar questions...

Several options are available. First, VDOT engineers try to reduce the anticipated noise while they are designing the road by shifting it away from the affected properties. They also consider reducing the speed limit, restricting heavy truck traffic, or designing the road so its surface is lower through the affected area, creating a natural sound barrier. Another option is the use of earthen berms to block noise. See similar questions...

Each individual has a different sensitivity to noise. Some people are very annoyed by airplane noise while other people may hardly notice similar noise levels. See similar questions...

To avoid paying a toll every day, some drivers will switch some trips to carpooling or transit, resulting in fewer cars on the bridges and connecting highways and making for a much faster trip for the remaining traffic. See similar questions...

The easiest way to minimise noise is to make sure that the microphone level is set up correctly and the author speaks directly into the microphone. That way the signal to noise ratio is kept to a maximum. If however the recording environment is always very noisy, a Noise Cancelling microphone is recommended. Plantronics make a very good PC based Noise Cancelling Microphone and it comes with a very long cord (3Metres). See similar questions...