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02-05-2008, 10:34 AM

LostInWoods

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Decibels

Has anyone ever measured the sound their bow makes with an electrical meter/device? ...or differences with and without accessories used to quiet bows? I wouldn't expect the average person to do this but a shop may have or someone selling a product.

02-05-2008, 10:36 AM

bigcountry

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RE: Decibels

I am getting ready to setup for a test. I am getting a program from a friend who is big on tuning clock chimes. So he can not only measure peak DB, but also high freq humms and such.

02-05-2008, 10:39 AM

LostInWoods

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RE: Decibels

Awesome! Let me know the results for sure!

02-05-2008, 01:54 PM

Paul L Mohr

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RE: Decibels

I don't think a regular DB meter like you get at radio shack would be fast enough to accurately measure the sound of a bow. I have one of the digital ones and I don't think it would work quite right.

I think you would need something a bit more expensive and specialized for it to be accurate.

Paul

02-05-2008, 06:57 PM

bigcountry

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RE: Decibels

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ORIGINAL: Paul L Mohr

I don't think a regular DB meter like you get at radio shack would be fast enough to accurately measure the sound of a bow. I have one of the digital ones and I don't think it would work quite right.

I think you would need something a bit more expensive and specialized for it to be accurate.

Paul

All you need is a very good sound card on your computer and a mic. I just recieved some software called analyzer 2000 that you can capture what you need and analyze not only peak sound, but length, frequency content, etc.