what is the easiest way to determine compliance with the noise standard?
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Check with city hall.
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Note that it also depends on frequency.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness
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Contact your local law enforcement or the chairperson of your incorporation. They can tell you how best to proceed. Depending on the type of ATV you are looking at 99-106 decibels. Good luck to you.
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You can start your search here  http://www.noisecontrol.nl/en/persluchtgeluiddempers_en.html
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Try to be more productive from now on instead of going straight here to ask a question.\nI found it INSTANTLY when I typed in "the effects of noise pollution" in google. Check my source(s)
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Try the sonometer or the resonance experiment
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check out these links\n\nwww.noisecontrol.nl/en/persluchtgeluiddempers_en.html\n\nwww.univer.com.au/atfs.HTM\n\nwww.vaccon.com/PDFs/pg47_1-1.pdf\n\nwww.thomasnet.com/products/ pneumatic-silencers-62001607-1.html
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There are two ways:\n1. Use any audio editing software, such as iTunes or Cool Edit Pro. In iTunes it's called 'Sound Check'. It's right on the: Edit - Preferences - Playback, and click on the 'Sound Check' icon. This will adjust the volume ABOUT the same level.\nOn Cool Edit Pro it's located in: Edit - Group waveform normalize, then you can follow the instruction inside.\nThis will also adjust your music at ABOUT the same level.\nThe key word was ABOUT the same level. This method is only practical, but sometimes some songs is still louder than the other, in this case you should go with option...\n\n2. Trust your ears.\nAdjust every track in your CD manually using the most sophisticated sound check ever, your ears!\nThis method will take some time, but it is worth it. You must be patient. Cool Edit Pro is my weapon of choise when it comes to sound editing.\nGo to: Effects - Amplitude - Amplify - Constant Amplification; Then adjust the volume track by track, using your ears as a measuring tools.\n\nGood luck!
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check if the sound card driver are ok
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This is what we did.  Talk to other neighbors and see if they are also being disturbed.  You need to know the times that a noise ordinance can be enforced. Go to your local police station and make a report in person.  Ask for the officers name who routinely covers your area.  Continuous reports will make life miserable for both the officer and noise makers.  The officer will get tired of responding and something will be done.
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Go to setting "click" control panel  then go to sound speech and Audio devices,. Then "click on  sound and audio devices this should show you what type of audio  device you have  , then go to hardware it should tell you if its working or not or go to the web site of your sound device (sample  www.realtek.com)
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info on Maryland 'noise pollution' below, or just check at maryland.gov
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A link to a protocol from Alpco Diagnostics:\n\nhttp://www.alpco.com/pdfs/30/30-2201.pdf
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But if you are not online the number is 1-303-499-7111\n\nThe National Institute of Standards and Technology provides precise audio tones that can be used to calibrate electronic tuning devices. These tones are available over the phone by calling NIST at (303)499-7111 in Colorado. Over 2,000,000 calls a year come into that number.\n\nThe time on your cellphone I have found to be very very reliable - and I have checked it with the above telephone number - never off more than a second or two it seems.
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there is a lot of research on sound/acoustics here is a good source of information http://www.livesoundint.com/
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check the mute button.
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Just go to Preferences and Sounds and choose outgoing and choose the sound you want.