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168:(ISO) revised its standard curves as defined in ISO 226, in response to the recommendations of a study coordinated by the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Japan. The study produced new curves by combining the results of several studies, by researchers in Japan, Germany, Denmark, UK, and USA. (Japan was the greatest contributor with about 40% of the data.) This resulted in the acceptance of a new set of curves standardized as ISO 226:2003 (subsequently revised again in 2023 with changes to the ISO 226 equal loudness contours of less than 0.5 dB over the 20-90 phon range). The report comments on the large differences between the combined study results and the original Fletcher–Munson equal loudness contours, as well as the later Robinson-Dadson contours that formed the basis for the first version of ISO 226, published in 1987. Subsequent research has demonstrated that A-weighting is in closer agreement with the updated 60-phon contour incorporated into ISO 226:2003 than with the 40-phon Fletcher-Munson contour, which challenges the common misapprehension that A-weighting represents loudness only for quiet sounds. 227: 33: 919: 2000: 172:
need exist, as demonstrated by the ITU-R 468 curve. If A-weighting is used without further band-limiting it is possible to obtain different readings on different instruments when ultrasonic, or near ultrasonic noise is present. Accurate measurements therefore require a 20 kHz low-pass filter to be combined with the A-weighting curve in modern instruments. This is defined in IEC 61012 as AU weighting and while very desirable, is rarely fitted to commercial sound level meters.
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Die G-Bewertung hat ihren Schwerpunkt bei 20 Hz. Zwischen 10 Hz und 25 Hz werden Pegel verstärkt, darunter und darüber fällt die Bewertungskurve rasch ab. Zweck der G-Bewertung ist es, eine Situation im Hinblick auf tiefe Frequenzen bzw. Infraschall mit einer einzigen Zahl zu charakterisieren. Ein Nachteil ist, dass Frequenzen unterhalb 8 Hz und oberhalb 40 Hz kaum mehr einen Beitrag leisten.
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frequency cut-offs (–3 dB) points, resulting in different readings, especially when peak sound level was being measured. It is a flat frequency response between 10 Hz and 20 kHz ±1.5 dB. As well, the C-frequency-weighting, with –3 dB points at 31.5 Hz and 8 kHz did not have a sufficient bandpass to allow the sensibly correct measurement of true peak noise (Lpk).
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responding to a narrow band of frequencies known as a critical band. The high-frequency bands are wider in absolute terms than the low-frequency bands, and therefore 'collect' proportionately more power from a noise source. However, when more than one critical band is stimulated, the outputs of the
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B- and D-frequency-weightings are no longer described in the body of the standard IEC 61672:2003, but their frequency responses can be found in the older IEC 60651, although that has been formally withdrawn by the International Electrotechnical Commission in favour of IEC 61672:2003.
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A-frequency-weighting is mandated by the international standard IEC 61672 to be fitted to all sound level meters and are approximations to the equal loudness contours given in ISO 226. The old B- and D-frequency-weightings have fallen into disuse, but many sound level meters provide for C
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standard, later revised as ANSI S1.4-1981, incorporated B-weighting as well as the A-weighting curve, recognising the unsuitability of the latter for anything other than low-level measurements. But B-weighting has since fallen into disuse. Later work, first by Zwicker and then by Schomer, attempted
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at all sound levels; indeed, the use of A-frequency-weighting is now mandated for all these measurements, because decades of field experience have shown a very good correlation with occupational deafness in the frequency range of human speech. It is also used when measuring low-level noise in audio
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Für den Bereich des Infraschalls gibt es eine eigene Frequenzbewertung, die so genannte G-Bewertung. Entsprechend bewertete Pegel werden als dB(G) – „Dezibel G" – angegeben. Bekannter ist die A-Bewertung von Geräuschen als dB(A) – „Dezibel A" –, die dem Hörempfinden des Menschen nachempfunden ist.
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Z- or ZERO frequency-weighting was introduced in the International Standard IEC 61672 in 2003 and was intended to replace the "Flat" or "Linear" frequency weighting often fitted by manufacturers. This change was needed as each sound level meter manufacturer could choose their own low and high
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Nevertheless, A-weighting would be a closer match to the equal loudness curves if it fell more steeply above 10 kHz, and it is conceivable that this compromise may have arisen because steep filters were more difficult to construct in the early days of electronics. Nowadays, no such limitation
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noise reduction. A-weighted noise measurements were found to give misleading results because they did not give sufficient prominence to the 6 kHz region where the noise reduction was having greatest effect, and did not sufficiently attenuate noise around 10 kHz and above (a particular
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for human hearing. However, because decades of field experience have shown a very good correlation between the A scale and occupational deafness in the frequency range of human speech, this scale is employed in many jurisdictions to evaluate the risks of occupational deafness and other auditory
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who realised its superior validity for their purposes when measuring noise on film soundtracks and compact cassette systems. Its advantages over A-weighting are less accepted in the US, where the use of A-weighting still predominates. It is used by broadcasters in Britain, Europe, and former
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measurement standard. The large peak in the D-weighting curve is not a feature of the equal-loudness contours, but reflects the fact that humans hear random noise differently from pure tones, an effect that is particularly pronounced around 6 kHz. This is because individual neurons from
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Following changes to the ISO standard, D-frequency-weighting by itself should now only be used for non-bypass-type jet engines, which are found only on military aircraft and not on commercial aircraft. For this reason, today A-frequency-weighting is now mandated for light civilian aircraft
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The frequency weighting tolerances in IEC 61672 have been tightened over those in the earlier standards IEC 179 and IEC 60651 and thus instruments complying with the earlier specifications should no longer be used for legally required measurements.
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frequency-weighting and its fitting is mandated — at least for testing purposes — to precision (Class one) sound level meters. D-frequency-weighting was specifically designed for use when measuring high-level aircraft noise in accordance with the
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on FM radio systems which, though usually inaudible, is not sufficiently attenuated by A-weighting, so that sometimes one piece of equipment would even measure worse than another and yet sound better, because of differing spectral content.
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respond to narrow bands of frequencies, but the higher frequency neurons integrate a wider band and hence signal a louder sound when presented with noise containing many frequencies than for a single pure tone of the same pressure level.
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to overcome the difficulty posed by different levels, and work by the BBC resulted in the CCIR-468 weighting, currently maintained as ITU-R 468 noise weighting, which gives more representative readings on noise as opposed to pure tones.
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to produce an impression of loudness. For these reasons equal-loudness curves derived using noise bands show an upwards tilt above 1 kHz and a downward tilt below 1 kHz when compared to the curves derived using pure tones.
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and other organizations. This research showed that our ears respond differently to random noise, and the equal-loudness curves on which the A, B and C weightings were based are really only valid for pure single tones.
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Ratzel, U.; Bayer, O.; Brachat, P.; Hoffmann, M.; Jänke, K.; Kiesel, K.-J.; Mehnert, C.; Scheck, C.; Westerhausen, C.; Krapf, K.-G.; Herrmann, L.; Blaul, J., eds. (February 2020) .
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The curves were originally defined for use at different average sound levels, but A-weighting, though originally intended only for the measurement of low-level sounds (around 40
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is not a synonym for dB(A), but for dBa. (In telecommunications dBa denotes "decibels adjusted", i.e. weighted absolute noise power, which has nothing to do with A-weighting.)
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Noise exposure for visitors of venues with loud music is usually also expressed in dB(A), although the presence of high levels of low frequency noise does not justify this.
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was therefore developed to more accurately reflect the subjective loudness of all types of noise, as opposed to tones. This curve, which came out of work done by the
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measurement, and is standard in many sound level meters. The A-weighting system is used in any measurement of environmental noise (examples of which include
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A-weighting is valid to represent the sensitivity of the human ear as a function of the frequency of pure tones. The A-weighting was based on the 40-phon
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perceived by the human ear, as the ear is less sensitive to low audio frequencies. It is employed by arithmetically adding a table of values, listed by
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equipment, especially in the United States. In Britain, Europe and many other parts of the world, broadcasters and audio engineers more often use the
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This enhanced sensitivity to noise in the region of 6 kHz became particularly apparent in the late 1960s with the introduction of
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are increasingly found on sales literature for domestic appliances such as refrigerators, freezers and computer fans. The expected
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is required for certification of large transport aircraft. D-weighting is the basis for the measurement underlying EPNdB.
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measurements at work. A noise level of more than 85 dB(A) each day increases the risk factor for hearing damage.
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A graph of the A-, B-, C- and D-weightings across the frequency range 10 Hz – 20 kHz
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When acoustic (calibrated microphone) measurements are being referred to, then the units used will be
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Lauer, Amanda; El-Sharkawy, AbdEl-Monem M.; Kraitchman, Dara; Edelstein, William (2012).
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Comparison of some loudness measures for loudspeaker listening tests (Aarts, JAES, 1992)
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Because of perceived discrepancies between early and more recent determinations, the
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IEC 61672-1:2013 Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - Part 1: Specifications
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Researches in loudness measurement by CBS using noise bands, 1966 IEEE Article
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problems related to signals or speech intelligibility in noisy environments.
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61672:2003 and various national standards relating to the measurement of
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Video illustrating A-weighting by analyzing a sine sweep (contains audio)
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Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg
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Bauer, B.; Torick, E. (1966). "Researches in loudness measurement".
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countries of the British Empire such as Australia and South Africa.
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Frequency response curves used in sound pressure level measurement
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measurements, while a more accurate loudness-corrected weighting
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or third-octave bands, to the measured sound pressure levels in
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Pierre, Jr., Richard L. St.; Maguire, Daniel J. (July 2004).
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The gain curves can be realised by the following s-domain
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which resulted in their publication, in 1933, of a set of
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AES pro audio reference definition of "weighting filters"
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Rimell, Andrew; Mansfield, Neil; Paddan, Gurmail (2015).
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Although the A-weighting curve, in widespread use for
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can with some simplifications be calculated from the
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to calculate the weightings. The weighting function
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Index

DB(A)

frequency weighting
family of curves
IEC
sound pressure level
loudness
octave
dB
phon
environmental noise
industrial noise
hearing damage
noise health effects
ITU-R 468 noise weighting
BBC
Fletcher and Munson
equal-loudness contours
sound level meters
ANSI
Fletcher–Munson curves
equal-loudness contour
International Organization for Standardization
IEC 537
cochlea
inner ear
EPNdB
infrasound

decibels

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