Noise Control News

Brain-boosting tips to help your memory
Tbo.com
Use sound-blocking headsets and foam earplugs with a noise-reduction rating (NRR) of 33. They block out about 15 decibels. That means the jackhammer across the street emitting 100 decibels will tone down to a bearable 85. Try taking lipoic acid, and ...

How to control the volume of other web pages when listening to web radio
PC Advisor
Do you find that ads and videos disturb your web radio listening? Our Helproom Editor explains how to listen to web radio, music or a podcast on one web browser window or tab without being disturbed by noises from the rest of your web browsing session.

How loud is too loud?
Stuff.co.nz
BACKSTAGE BLUES: While Kitty, Daisy and Lewis were performing at the GeoDome last month, New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival director Jodi Wright was "fearful" that noise control would arrive at any moment to shut the show down.

PPS seeks noise variances to work late on summer school construction
OregonLive.com
Neighbors interested in the variances can voice concerns or support to the Noise Control Office, at 503-823-7350, before the projected start date on June 19, a Bureau of Development Services spokesman said Thursday. For daily Northeast Portland news, ...

Eglin changes flight operations to help with noise control
WEAR
... says the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. The Medical Examiner's Office revised death toll is at least 24. News»Top Stories» Eglin changes flight operations to help with noise ...

Communities near Kennedy Airport to discuss noise control
Newsday (subscription)
Photo credit: Charles Eckert. The Town-Village Aircraft Safety Noise Abatement Committee will host a meeting Monday night to discuss concerns about low-flying planes and ways to control jet noise in communities near Kennedy Airport. The meeting will be ...

Best Noise Reduction Software
TechShout!
Looking for the best noise reduction software so that you can reduce the prominence of those annoying speckled dots that spoil your picture-perfect moment? Well, you've come to the right place as we've picked out only the top names in the industry ...

Restaurants fight for noise control
7Online.com
Boidman's organization is joining forces with some area restaurants to serve up a portion of noise control. They are calling May 15th "Turn Down the Volume Night" in restaurants. It is an effort to raise awareness. "We're going to try to minimize ...

NEC's new voice control tech works in really noisy locations
Geek (blog)
Current voice control systems can get confused if there's a TV on nearby, you're trying to issue commands with others around you chatting, or there's general background noise from being outside. The result is you end up having to restate commands, talk ...

Noise Abatement Plan Expands
Southwest News-Herald
The quarterly Midway Noise Compatibility Commission meeting held April 25 at The Mayfield banquet hall featured discussion of the Chicago Department of Aviation's recently completed update of the Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study, as well as plans to ...