SoundThinking
Real-time sound level monitoring and compliance reporting for live venues, festivals, and production environments. Stay within OSHA exposure limits and local noise ordinances — automatically.
Real-time sound level monitoring and compliance reporting for live venues, festivals, and production environments. Stay within OSHA exposure limits and local noise ordinances — automatically.
SoundThinking continuously monitors, logs, and reports sound pressure levels so you're always inspection-ready.
Continuously measures ambient and peak sound levels in dBA, dBC, and Leq with configurable sample intervals down to 100ms.
Automatically calculates 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) exposure per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95. Alerts before thresholds are breached.
Configure local municipal noise limits by time of day. SoundThinking flags violations in real-time and logs every exceedance with timestamps.
One-click PDF/CSV export with timestamped data, peak levels, TWA calculations, and measurement location metadata. Ready for auditors and inspectors.
Each monitoring session is automatically tagged with GPS coordinates, venue name, and operator ID for verifiable compliance records.
Visual gauge display with real-time SPL readings, historical trend graphs, and color-coded compliance status at a glance.
Download and run the installer. SoundThinking works with USB measurement microphones or your built-in hardware.
Set your OSHA exposure limits, local noise ordinance thresholds, and measurement intervals. Templates included for common jurisdictions.
Start a session and let SoundThinking continuously log dB levels. Get real-time visual alerts when approaching compliance limits.
Export a timestamped compliance report with one click. Archive it for inspections, employee disputes, or insurance documentation.
SoundThinking maps directly to the standards that matter when you're under scrutiny.
Tracks 8-hour TWA against the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit (PEL) and 85 dBA action level. Calculates dose percentage in real-time.
Equivalent noise monitoring for temporary event construction, load-in/load-out, and rigging operations on job sites.
Configurable time-of-day thresholds for residential, commercial, and entertainment zone boundaries. Pre-loaded templates for major US cities.
Measurement methodology aligned with IEC 61672-1 Class 2 requirements. A-weighted and C-weighted frequency response support.
Download SoundThinking and start generating compliance records in minutes. Free for all Rhythm hardware customers. Standalone licenses available.
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