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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Weber" data-source="post: 100113" data-attributes="member: 114">Re: Improving perceived loudness when system is constrainedThere would seem to have to be some nominal source and receiver noise levels assumed such that the base building construction would provide &#039;reasonable accommodation&#039; for tenants to comply with the lease condition.&nbsp; If I understand correctly, you have closer tenants with no similar issues which suggests the problem is not necessarily solely a source level issue.&nbsp; So maybe try to get the two parties that signed a lease with such a ridiculous condition together and let them figure out whether the issue is excessive noise (your&#039;s to address), an issue with the base building sound isolation (the landlord&#039;s to address) or unrealistic expectations by the other tenant (the landlord&#039;s to address with that tenant).I also have to say that type of requirement can make the situation much more complicated as you are dealing with subjective perception of the noise meaning not only any personal preferences related to the noise but potentially also details such as the hearing acuity of the one tenant, the frequency content of the noise and any time varying component to the noise.&nbsp; For example, a tonal noise that varies in level over time may not be as acceptable as a constant, broadband noise even if both have the same peak overall dB level.Highly qualified studio consultants, but this is not a studio and studio acoustics versus commercial building acoustics is a bit like studio sound versus live sound - many similarities but also many potential differences.&nbsp; Those gentlemen may be very able to help but there are acousticians and acoustical consultants who may not be as experienced in studio acoustics yet are very experienced and qualified in this type of situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brad Weber, post: 100113, member: 114"] Re: Improving perceived loudness when system is constrained There would seem to have to be some nominal source and receiver noise levels assumed such that the base building construction would provide 'reasonable accommodation' for tenants to comply with the lease condition. If I understand correctly, you have closer tenants with no similar issues which suggests the problem is not necessarily solely a source level issue. So maybe try to get the two parties that signed a lease with such a ridiculous condition together and let them figure out whether the issue is excessive noise (your's to address), an issue with the base building sound isolation (the landlord's to address) or unrealistic expectations by the other tenant (the landlord's to address with that tenant). I also have to say that type of requirement can make the situation much more complicated as you are dealing with subjective perception of the noise meaning not only any personal preferences related to the noise but potentially also details such as the hearing acuity of the one tenant, the frequency content of the noise and any time varying component to the noise. For example, a tonal noise that varies in level over time may not be as acceptable as a constant, broadband noise even if both have the same peak overall dB level. Highly qualified studio consultants, but this is not a studio and studio acoustics versus commercial building acoustics is a bit like studio sound versus live sound - many similarities but also many potential differences. Those gentlemen may be very able to help but there are acousticians and acoustical consultants who may not be as experienced in studio acoustics yet are very experienced and qualified in this type of situation. [/QUOTE]

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