Cirrus Research is proud to be a Key Sponsor of the Institute of Acoustics, the UK’s professional body for those working in acoustics, noise and vibration. The Institute of Acoustics was formed in 1974 from the amalgamation of the Acoustics Group of the Institute of Physics and the British Acoustical Society (a daughter society of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers). As Read More…
Archive | Environmental Noise
Is The "Beep" Noise Pollution?
It is rare these days that you can be somewhere without noise pollution intruding on some level. Many natural noises may be welcome; a dawn chorus or waves breaking on the beach, but when it comes to man-made decibels it’s a different matter. Never mind the sounds of cars, ring tones and other noises that we take for granted, have Read More…
Clutching At Straws To Come Up With A Noise Level Solution
The UK is renowned for its rich heritage in hosting outdoor festivals, whether it be music or literary, through to farming, food or catering to even more niche audiences. But every festival is unique and, no matter how large or small, they bring with them their own issues when it comes to health & safety and noise related challenges. Noise Read More…
Hull’s new 24 hour Noise Nuisance Officer – The Trojan2 Noise Nuisance Recorder
Neighbourhood Enforcement Officer Nick Tindall has worked for Hull City Council for over 20 years in a variety of roles so he is no stranger to change when it comes to dealing with neighbourhood disputes, anti social behaviour and noise nuisance. The local population in Hull has changed quite dramatically over recent years with immigrants settling in established neighbourhoods, children’s Read More…
Upgrade your DAT based Noise Nuisance Recorder to the Trojan2
If you’ve got an old DAT Recorder based Noise Nuisance Kit, now’s the ideal time to trade it in and upgrade to the Trojan2 Noise Nuisance Recorder. Here are a few of the benefits of upgrading from a DAT based system to the Trojan2 Noise Nuisance Recorder: Noise levels and audio recordings are automatically synchronised together into one simple package Read More…
Find out more about the Trojan Noise Nuisance Recorder
Designed to meet the needs of Environmental Health Officers, Housing Associations and anyone who needs to measure, monitor and record noise nuisance, the Trojan Noise Nuisance Recorder is both simple to use and easy to deploy. After consultation with existing customers and users of noise nuisance recorders, we’ve included a range of standard features to help ensure you get the Read More…
Cirrus Research tunes into music and entertainment
Cirrus Research was pleased to sponsor Southampton Solent University’s first conference on Noise in Music and Entertainment which was held on March 5th. This one day conference hosted by Solent Acoustics, the professional acoustics consultancy arm of Southampton Solent University was designed to benefit anybody who may be affected by, or needed to improve their understanding of noise from entertainment, Read More…
Find the best sound level meter for you with our new optimus selector
Our optimus sound level meters cover a wide range of applications and have a varied selection of features which means that there’s an optimus sound level meter that is ideal for every application. But the question is often asked “Which one should I choose?”. To help you find the best instrument for your application or needs, we’ve created a simple Read More…
PTB Type Approval for the optimus sound level meters
We are delighted to announce that the optimus red and optimus green sound level meters have been Type Approved by the PTB in Germany!
the Measure Issue 2 – Spring 2012 is now available for download
The latest issue of our newsletter, the Measure, is available to download as a PDF. Just click on the image to open the document. If you would like to receive a printed copy of this or future issues of the Measure, just let us know. You can use the form on the right hand side of this page or you can Read More…