Free Sound Pressure Level Calculator
Calculate sound pressure level in decibels from RMS sound pressure using SPL = 20 * log10(p / p0).
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Sound Pressure Level
94.0 dB SPL
Sound Pressure Level vs RMS Sound Pressure
Sound Pressure Level (SPL)
SPL quantifies the RMS sound pressure relative to the threshold of hearing on a logarithmic scale.
Formula
SPL = 20 * log10(p / p_0)
where p_0 = 20 micro-Pa = 2 x 10^-5 Pa is the reference pressure corresponding to the threshold of human hearing at 1 kHz.
Example Calculation
A sound wave with RMS pressure of 1 Pa.
- 01SPL = 20 * log10(p / p_0)
- 02SPL = 20 * log10(1 / 0.00002)
- 03SPL = 20 * log10(50000)
- 04SPL = 20 * 4.699 = 94.0 dB SPL
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