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An interactive noise study from New York City

The New York Times recently published a study of noise levels in New York City to illustrate just how loud some daily activities and jobs can be. Here’s a link to the interactive tour which has some video and audio clips to illustrate the point. There are some other interesting articles also from the New York Times that discuss the Read More…

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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…

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Calibration News Issue 4 – Read our newsletter

The latest issue of our Calibration Newsletter is available for download from our website. This new issue contains: Introducing our “No Quibble” warranty Traceable Calibration and UKAS Calibration Get support for your Cirrus instruments and software Sending your equipment back to Cirrus Do you have any non-Cirrus noise measurement instruments? Top Tips Get to know the team at Cirrus This Read More…

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Don't forget it's Noise Action Week! Help us support Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

This week is Noise Action Week and as part of our support for our nominated charity for 2012/2013, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, anyone taking part in Noise Action Week can submit a photograph of their activity into Noise in Action Photo Competition. One of the images featured on our 2013 calendar will be from Noise Action Week so don’t Read More…

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AuditStore – Data verification on the optimus sound level meters

        What is AuditStore? AuditStore is a new technology that helps you to ensure that your noise measurement data is valid and trustworthy. AuditStore allows the user to verify measurements that have been downloaded to the NoiseTools software against a secure data store within the instrument. This allows the user to present data with confidence and to have Read More…

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New NoiseTools videos available

We’ve uploaded a new set of videos for the NoiseTools software covering topics that we’ve been asked about over the past few months. These are available on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/CirrusResearch If your connection is quick enough, you can get these in glorious 720p HD! If you have any topics that you’d like us to cover, use the form on Read More…

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Sound Level Meter Calibration – UKAS Calibration for your sound level meters & acoustic calibrators

Cirrus is now able to offer a UKAS calibration service for your sound level meter and acoustic calibrator, even if it is not a Cirrus instrument! UKAS Calibration of Sound Level Meters We can now offer this service, not only on our own sound level meters such as the optimus and the CR:800 instruments, but also on products from other Read More…

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Occupational noise exposure in music venues in the UK

Here’s an interesting article that has just been published in the Noise and Health Journal discussing the exposure of employees in music venues in the UK. For the study, the authors used the doseBadge Noise Dosimeter! Thanks to @NoiseHelp for the original Tweet. Here’s the abstract: Noise in most working environments is an unwanted by-product of the process. In most Read More…

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Enter the ‘sound tardis’ at Safety & Health Expo

Visit Cirrus Research on Stand F20 at Safety & Health Expo (@SHExpo) and enter the ‘sound tardis’ to test the latest innovations and products for measuring occupational and environmental noise, as well as attend a range of technical and educational demonstrations. The Cirrus Research ‘sound tardis’ has been created to offer visitors a realistic environment in which to try out Read More…

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Support Noise Action Week and enter our Noise in Action Photo Competition

Are you taking part in an event or activity as part of Noise Action Week? If you are, why not take a photograph of your event and enter it into our Noise in Action Photography Competition. We’re looking for interesting, unusual and imaginative images of ‘Noise in Action’ to feature in the calendar. This could be anything from an image Read More…

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