Recent research by Which? Legal Services* highlights that at least five million households are struggling to cope with noisy neighbours whose anti-social behaviour can range from violent arguments to loud music. With more than ten million households having experienced a neighbour problem in the last year, the equivalent to more than three in ten of all households, noisy neighbours are unfortunately a common problem for families up and down the UK.
Fortunately in many instances these noise problems are reported to local council environmental health departments for investigation that can lead to prosecution. To facilitate councils investigations, Cirrus Research has launched its new noise nuisance recorder, the Trojan. Local authorities and housing associations now have a simple, accurate, and ultra compact noise nuisance recorder at their disposal.
James Tingay, Group Marketing Manager at Cirrus Research explains:
“As the research demonstrates, noisy neighbours are sadly an all too common occurrence. Unfortunately, environmental noise nuisance is an area that is not going to disappear, therefore providing relevant and smart equipment to help officers deal with noise complaints is a simple step forward in dealing with noisy neighbours.”
James continues:
“A noise nuisance recorder is an extremely valuable piece of equipment for local authorities and housing associations to use as it provides the means of monitoring whether a noise complaint by a local resident is credible. It is therefore vital that the recorder is as simple as physically possible to use and that the measured noise is accurate. We believe the Trojan does just that; it provides the latest technological innovation and added functionality that is necessary for environmental noise to be accurately measured. One of the major issues with other noise nuisance recorders currently on the market is that they can be complex to use and difficult to configure. With the Trojan, we’ve gone for simplicity over complexity. When the instrument is inside the small black box it is connected to an interface. When this is connected, the instrument recognises that it is plugged in and switches to noise nuisance mode. This configures the instrument automatically to give the functions and features needed, removing the need for any setup or configuration.”
Benefits of the Trojan noise nuisance recorder
- The capability to store audio recordings from 30 seconds before the record button has been pressed, even if the noise has stopped. This allows short noises to be recorded successfully.
- The instrument can be removed easily and used as a handheld sound level meter.
- An added layer of automation on the equipment allows the Trojan to be set up quickly and easily; it is as simple as plugging in the microphone and plugging in the power supply.
- It comes with a Class 1 real-time analyser which is suitable for other environmental noise measurements.
- It has a large memory, up to 64GB, enabling it to last over long periods of time.
- It allows the simultaneous measurement of all parameters ensuring no data is missed.
- It provides the highest quality uncompressed audio for stronger evidence collection.
- The case for the Trojan is only 30cm, substantially smaller in size to that of its competitors.
- Provides an automatic re-start after power failure, thereby preventing data loss.
- It is supplied in a backpack, allowing the officer who will install the Trojan to leave with the same backpack, so as not to arouse the suspicion of neighbours.
- It is supplied with software NoiseTools, which includes new features such as calibrated audio playback. This software is provided licence free and comes complete with free lifetime updates.
- The Trojan is designed, manufactured, and calibrated in the United Kingdom.
For further information on the Trojan please visit cirrusresearch.com/products/noise-nuisance-recorders
*http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2004026/Five-million-face-torture-noisy-neighbour.html#ixzz1PQAc2NE3
About Cirrus Research plc
Formed in 1970, Cirrus Research plc is a leading expert in the creation and production of noise measurement instruments in the UK. Specialising in the design and production of noise measurement equipment, the latest scientific and technological developments are utilised to produce noise measurement instrumentation equipment to accurately measure noise and its impact. Manufactured in the UK, Cirrus Noise Measurement instruments are used in a wide range of different applications and across many different industries.
