Noise reduction should target the largest loudness pattern area

Evidence

The graphical procedure which finally leads to a loudness pattern has the advantage that partialloudnesses correspond to partial areas in the diagram. Therefore, in many cases the diagram clearly shows which partial area is dominant or which part contributes strongly to the total loudness. In noise reduction, it is often very important to reduce firstly that part of the noise which produces the largest area in the loudness pattern. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1330

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1330
• XREF: connects to: Loudness-calculating procedures outperform simple SPL for practical noise reduction; Noise control should prioritize source reduction then path attenuation before personal protection — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2698; Park noise sources fall into four intrusion categories — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2459

Broader Connections

• Loudness-calculating procedures outperform simple SPL for practical noise reduction #corroborates (0.80)
• Noise control should prioritize source reduction then path attenuation before personal protection #expands (0.72) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2698