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Exploring Sound Levels at Starbucks vs Popular Coffee Chains
By Erin Dugan, SoundPrint’s Acoustic Data Scientist We are back with an in-depth study of sound levels measured at the most pop...
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Quietest and Loudest Restaurant Chains
Listening to the Data: The Quietest and Loudest Restaurant Chains and the Best Times to Visit Them By Erin Dugan, SoundPrint’s ...
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Find Your Quiet Place Data Findings
October 2022 marked SoundPrint’s second annual Find Your Quiet Place Challenge. The campaign inspired hundreds of participants ...
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Optimizing Conversation Sound Levels for Venues
SoundPrint establishes first-ever sound level benchmark for venues for optimizing conversation By Erin Dugan, SoundPrint’s Aco...
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SoundPrint Releases Groundbreaking Sound Level Data of Venues Worldwide
NEW YORK, NEW YORK December 3, 2021 — SoundPrint, the singular crowdsourcing app enabling users to measure and submit venue ...
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Data Findings from the Groundbreaking Find Your Quiet Place Challenge
October 2021 marked the launch of SoundPrint’s first annual Find Your Quiet Place Challenge. The campaign inspired participants...
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Loud Noise Disrupts Patronage and Accessibility of Restaurants and other Venues by the Hearing Loss Community
SoundPrint/American Tinnitus Association Noise Sentiment Survey Results | 2021 Our Noise Sentiment Survey uncovers concerning ...
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Milestone – 60,000 submissions!
A new milestone as the SoundPrint community surpasses 60,000 submissions (a year ahead of schedule)! Thank you all and to Erin ...
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San Francisco Restaurants Rated Among The Noisiest Nationwide and On Par With NYC
The results of a recent week-long survey of noise levels in San Francisco restaurants shows that the Northern California city i...
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A Quiet List for Chicago arrives in time for the holidays!
Now the windy city has a Quiet List – keep those SoundChecks coming! Check out the list here!
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Another city, Minneapolis gets its Quiet List!
And another city added to the Quiet List – Minneapolis – check out the quieter spots in the Mini-Apple! Keep those SoundChecks ...
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Landmark Study Finds Most NYC Restaurants and Bars Potentially Endanger Patrons’ Hearing Health
Groundbreaking Study Raises Awareness of Increasing Noise Pollution, Finding Majority of NYC Restaurants & Bars Too Loud for Co...
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Are Americans really that loud?
Could we use SoundPrint data to confirm the stereotype that Americans are very loud – or at least when they are dining out? We ...
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Milestone- SoundPrint eclipses 10,000 SoundChecks!
A major milestone was reached in 2017, the number of SoundChecks eclipsed 10,000! The more SoundChecks, the more reliable the d...