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Scientifically grounded articles from our assessment practice on infrasound, sound perception and the fundamentals of noise assessment. Each article is also available as a PDF download (in German).

Analysis software from our own development

A tool for screening long-term recordings that is open about its limits.

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Revision of DIN 45680 discontinued

The revision of the standard for low-frequency noise has been discontinued. What the NALS annual report 2025 means in practice for expert assessments.

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The human ear as a measuring system – fundamentals of noise assessment

From sound pressure to rating level: how the ear processes sound, and how measures such as the LAeq technically reproduce this highly non-linear processing.

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Generating infrasound yourself

A self-experiment with an infinite-baffle loudspeaker: at what level does a 5 Hz tone become perceptible, and why does a pulsed signal lower the threshold by 20 dB?

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Sound perception

Stimulus and sensation: how the hearing threshold is determined experimentally, and why the threshold of tactile perception also matters for infrasound.

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Infrasound

What is infrasound, how does it affect people, and how much does it decrease with distance? An overview of studies and measurement data.

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