Re: [Organizers] outdoor dances in parks? - Organizers

15 Apr 2019

Hi, Weogo,

The Friends of Congress Square Park (our partner in organizing the outdoor
contra dances) has a cheap decibel reader that they use to measure the
sound about 25 feet in front of the speakers.  They'll take an average
reading.  We don't know about whether is A-weighted or C-weighted.

Dugan Murphy
Portland, Maine
dugan at duganmurphy.com
www.DuganMurphy.com
www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com
www.NufSed.consulting

Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:39:40 -0400
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  From: Weogo Reed &lt;weogo(a)liveedge.net&gt;
 To: organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
 Subject: Re: [Organizers] outdoor dances in parks? 

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  Hi Dugan,

 "*Sound*: At Congress Square Park, we shoot for 92 decibels."

 Is this measurement made with a calibrated meter?
 Right in front of a speaker?? 50' back from the stage?
 A-weighted, Slow,? or? C-weighted, Fast?

 At an outdoor dance, 50' back from the front of the stage, A-weighted,
 Slow,
 I'm often happy with an average around 78~80db.
 This equals around 90~92db near the front of the stage.

 Thanks and good health,? Weogo Reed