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Thanks to you all for this *sound* advice.  Ahem.

We did use an ambient noise detection device for an exhibit here.  It  
has been unreliable so I am not sure it is even still there.

Eric Siegel
Director and Chief Content Officer
New York Hall of Science
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Queens, NY 11368
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www.nyscience.org
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On Jan 27, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Jeff Courtman wrote:

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> Ian - I'll take that as a compliment!
>
> A quick Google for digital noise reduction turned up this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/at6od6
>
> about 2K, another 1.8K for amp.  I did find a plug in module made by  
> TOA - less than a hundred dollars, but didn't delve into it to  
> figure out if its convertible.....
>
> I wasn't discounting the use of musik, only the ambient sound  
> issue.  Having said that, just stay away from stuff that is so short  
> that the sheer repetitiveness will drive staff and volunteers - and  
> some visitors, like me, nuts!
>
> Would be an interesting thing to test, too, wouldn't it?  What  
> percentage of visitors a) noticed the music and b)found that it  
> impacted their experience.....
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