{"id":1718,"date":"2020-04-16T12:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2020-04-16T14:08:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T20:08:54","slug":"soundmeter-is-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/2020\/ios\/iphone\/soundmeter-is-free\/","title":{"rendered":"SoundMeter is free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/soundmeter-x\/id1348050232?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11lppv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SMXsym120.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SMXsym120.png 120w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SMXsym120-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SMXsym120-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>The standard features of SoundMeter, the original sound level meter app for iPhone, are now free. SoundMeter X, which has always been free to download, now includes all features of its SoundMeter Standard subscription for free. This means that the standard features of the Meter and Dosimeter tools are now permanently unlocked in SoundMeter X.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The latest perpetual license version of SoundMeter, SoundMeter Basic 2018, has also been made a free download. SoundMeter Basic will no longer receive feature upgrades, but it will be maintained through calendar year 2021, after which it will be discontinued and removed from sale on the App Store. For most users, SoundMeter X is recommended over SoundMeter Basic, as it will continue to receive feature upgrades on newer versions of iOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4426crop.png\" rel=\"iPhone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1437 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4426crop-173x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4426crop-173x300.png 173w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4426crop-592x1024.png 592w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4426crop.png 621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4432crop.png\" rel=\"iPhone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1441 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4432crop-173x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4432crop-173x300.png 173w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4432crop-592x1024.png 592w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4432crop.png 621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;SoundMeter Standard Tool Set includes access to full-featured sound level meter and noise dosimeter tools, plus ongoing hardware support, such as periodically updated nominal microphone sensitivities for built-in microphones on Apple devices, updated nominal voltage sensitivities for select audio input devices, and automatic calibration for audio input devices that include built-in sensitivity information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Level Meter<\/strong><ul><li>Lp and Leq sound levels<\/li><li>Standard Flat, A, C frequency weighting<\/li><li>Lp: Standard Fast, Slow, Impulse time weighting<\/li><li>Leq: 1\/8s, 1s, and infinite averaging times<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Noise Dosimeter<\/strong><ul><li>8-hour Noise Dose, Projected Dose, TWA calculations<\/li><li>Criterion Levels: 80, 85, 90 dB<\/li><li>Exchange Rates: 3, 4, 5 dB<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>SoundMeter X also includes an app for Apple Watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4692.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1442 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4692-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4692-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4692-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4692-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4696.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1446 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4696-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4696-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4696-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4696-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height: 40px; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"float: left;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; height: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/soundmeter-x\/id1348050232?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11lppv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SMX80.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1648\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; height: 40px; margin-top: 12px; margin-left: 8px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/soundmeter-x\/id1348050232?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11lppv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download SoundMeter X<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 150px;\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/soundmeter-x\/id1348050232?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11lppv\" target=\" target=\" _blank\"=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_270x80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_270x80.png 135w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_270x80@2x.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The standard features of SoundMeter, the original sound level meter app for iPhone, are now free. SoundMeter X, which has always been free to download, now includes all features of its SoundMeter Standard subscription for free. This means that the standard features of the Meter and Dosimeter tools are now permanently unlocked in SoundMeter X. The latest perpetual license version of SoundMeter, SoundMeter Basic 2018, has also been made a free download. SoundMeter Basic will no longer receive feature upgrades, but it will be maintained through calendar year 2021, after which it will be discontinued and removed from sale on the App Store. For most users, SoundMeter X is recommended over SoundMeter Basic, as it will continue to receive [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,37,3,20],"tags":[61,62,148,80,12,14],"class_list":["post-1718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apple-watch","category-ios","category-iphone","category-news","tag-dose","tag-dosimeter","tag-free","tag-sound","tag-sound-level","tag-soundmeter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1718"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1727,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718\/revisions\/1727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}