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Documenti di Professioni
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Commercial
Industrial
Residential
dB Level
0
Breathing
10
Rustling Leaves
15
Whisper, Mosquito
20
Library
30
Refrigerator Hum
Kitchen / Bathroom
40
Home Office
50
Birds at 10'
55
Quiet Office
60
Piano Practice
Electric Shaver
60
Business Office
Piano Practice
65
Street Traffic
70
Chamber Music
Barking Dog
75
Classroom
Alarm Clock
75
Television / Dishwasher
75
Noisy Restaurant
Inplant Office
Airplane at 1 mile
Manual Machines
Vacuum Cleaner
80
Handsaw
Garbage Disposal
85
Motor Bus
85
Applause in Auditorium
Lawn Mower
85
Farm Tractor
85
Train at 100'
90
Teenage Stereo
90
90
Electric Drill
Walkman at 5/10
94
French Horn
Blender
100
Orchestra
Diesel Truck
Motorcycle
105
Computer Room
Printing Press
Train
105
Bass Drum
Heavy Truck
Power Saw
110
Dog Kennel
Power Mower
Baby Crying
110
Symphony Orchestra
Punch Press
110
Pain Begins
120
Disco
Sandblasting
Shot Gun
120
Cymbal Crash
Pneumatic Clipper
130
Dragcar Racing
Military Jet
Shotgun
140
Rock Concert
Jet Takeoff
140
150
160
180
194
0dB
30dB
60-70dB
80dB
85dB
90dB
95dB
90 - 95dB
107dB
Snowmobile, Motorcycle
100dB
110dB
115dB
Pain begins
125dB
125dB
140dB
140dB
180dB
194dB
Sound level
90dB
92dB
95dB
97dB
100dB
1.5
102dB
105dB
.5
110dB
.25 or less
115dB
1dB
3dB
5dB
10dB
20dB
60 -70dB
70dB
75 - 85dB
Piano Fortissimo
84 - 103dB
Violin
82 - 92dB
Cello
85 -111dB
Oboe
95-112dB
Flute
92 -103dB
Piccolo
90 -106dB
Clarinet
85 - 114dB
French horn
90 - 106dB
Trombone
85 - 114dB
106dB
Walkman on 5/10
94dB
120 - 137dB
120dB
150dB
NOTES:
One-third of the total power of a 75-piece orchestra comes from the bass drum.
High frequency sounds of 2-4,000 Hz are the most damaging. The uppermost octave of the
piccolo is 2,048-4,096 Hz.
Speech reception is not seriously impaired until there is about 30 dB loss; by that time severe
damage may have occurred.
The incidence of hearing loss in classical musicians has been estimated at 4-43%, in rock
musicians 13-30%.
Statistics for the Decibel (Loudness) Comparison Chart were taken from a study by Marshall Chasin ,
M.Sc., Aud(C), FAAA, Centre for Human Performance & Health, Ontario, Canada. There were some
conflicting readings and, in many cases, authors did not specify at what distance the readings were
taken or what the musician was actually playing. In general, when there were several readings, the
higher one was chosen.
160
Jet engine - close up
Snare drums played hard at 6 inches away
Cymbal crash
90
Heavy truck traffic
70
Busy street
Small orchestra
50
Quiet conversation
40
Quiet office
30
20
10 Quiet recording studio
0