Discussion covers early sound measurement instrumentation, including sound level meters and calibration.
The origins of the decibel and the progress in sound measurement instrumentation that followed in the next two decades will be discussed, including early sound level meters and microphones, standardization and early standardized sound level meters, calibration, early frequency analyzers, and the first compact sound level meters.
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