The recently launched WHO Global Standard for Safe Listening Venues and Events aims to make listening safer and more enjoyable for audiences around the world. Some key questions remain on how to practically monitor sound exposure as well as on how patrons’ hearing may be affected after significant exposure. This paper presents a case study where various sound exposure monitoring systems and methods were trialed in an indoor music venue. The aim of the work was to develop and validate a practical, accurate and repeatable technique to track sound exposure across music venues that can be presented in real-time. Results indicate that this can be achieved with no more than four, and as few as two, sound level monitoring locations alongside fixed calibration measurements and a small number of spot measurements at the mix position during a performance.

Authors: Hill, Adam; Liston, Ken; Wiggins, Ian; Naylor, Graham
Affiliations: Electro-Acoustics Research Lab, College of Science and Engineering, University of Derby, UK; Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Nottingham Trent University, UK; Hearing Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK; Hearing Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference: AES 2024 International Conference on Acoustics & Sound Reinforcement (January 2024)
Paper Number: 4
Publication Date: January 23, 2024 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Acoustics & Sound Reinforcment
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