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Noise canceling technology is a narrow eld of noise control that, in theory, reads the intruding
noise and then sends a “canceling” or “damping” sound wave toward the sound source.  The E-mail Us
technology is very di cult to implement in a real world three dimensional space.  Some fan exhaust info@enoisecontrol.com

systems have been successful using this technology, but has limited success in most industrial and
outdoor applications.
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Below is a reprint of an article by Terry Morgan on Noise Canceling, initially published on eHow.com.

Scienti c Basis

Noise-canceling technology is based on the fact that a sound is a wave with a

particular shape.  An external noise-canceling speaker cancels a sound wave by
producing an opposite wave to the sound, dampening the original sound and producing
something closer to silence.

Acquiring a Feed

To produce the opposite sound wave from a sound that is being emitted in a room, the
external noise-canceling speaker begins by acquiring a feed of the sounds that need to
be canceled.  The external noise-canceling speaker acquires the sound feed by
recording it through an external microphone.  In some setups, this microphone is on
the speaker itself, and in other setups, the microphone acquiring the sound feed is a
distance away from the speaker.  Because of a limitation on power, as well as the
changes that occur in a sound wave depending on the listener’s or microphone’s
location, sound-canceling technology is only effective in a small area, such as in a
room or patio enclosure.

Processing

Once an audio feed is acquired through a microphone, it is processed to determine the

best wave to use to cancel the original sound.  Sounds that are recurring and static in
volume, such as ad riving noise, a motor noise or static on a radio, are more likely to be
successfully canceled by a noise-cancellation speaker.  Sounds that are spontaneous
or have rapid changes in volume are more di cult for the sound-canceling technology
to react to, making them less likely to be successfully canceled.  Manufacturers of
sound-canceling technology have discussed options that allow early detection of a
faraway sound to give the processor more time to cancel an approaching spontaneous
or rapidly increasing sound over a larger area.  This technology would be helpful for
neighborhoods with noise problems from passing trains, or other loud and sudden
noises.

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After the ideal cancellation wave is determined by the noise-cancellation technology,
the wave is fed back through an external speaker and should have a signi cant
dampening effect on the original sound.  This technology is useful in areas with a lot of
noise, such as those near an airport or concert venue.  The same technology is used on
a smaller scale in noise-canceling headphones.

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