How quiet are 'silent' electric violins?

Well, here's a video from an electric violin shop comparing the Yamaha "Silent" models with an acoustic violin with a practice mute: http://youtu.be/xN5PXGitVu4 . They're almost the same decibel level, although the sound of the Silent has more treble and less bass, which means it ought to carry through walls less.

So no, it would only be barely quieter than your practice mute--the advantage, of course, is that you could hear the full sound.

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An electric violins volume is totally dependent on what equipment it is plugged into. You could play it so that no one except those standing within a few feet of you could hear, or so loud that it could bust your eardrums, your choice. Without amplification, a non accoustic violin has almost no sound when it is not amplified. The Yamaha Silent electric violin has a built in preamp and comes with headphones so you can feel like you are playing acoustically while not bothering anyone else. They were specifically designed for apartment practice. An accoustic violin can be muted, the heavy metal practice mutes do the most muting and if you practice with the door closed, someone in the next room would not hear you. The big rubber ones like the "Ultra" practice mute are also very good, but they let a little more sound pass, still great for not bothering someone else. Regular orchestral mutes are not meant for practice and cutting the sound greatly, but rather to shape the tone of the sound.

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How quiet are 'silent' electric violins?

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I already have an acoustic violin - I use a fairly heavy rubber encased metal mute when I play because I live in a shared flat and the walls are pretty thin (my flatmates have complained about the noise before). I was thinking about getting an electric violin to practise on on an evening...

Laymen believe that a jack hammer = 110 decibels or an electric violin = 70 decibels. That is wrong, because without telling the distance where this value is measured the answer is really nonsense. An electric violin makes no noise when it is not amplified. The amplifier will have a volume knob. There you have to find a position where the ears of your room mates are content with. The best thing to go far away from your amplifier. Each doubling of the distance decreases the noise by 6 decibels. Question: How long can a person endure a certain noise level before hearing impairment occurs? "Permissible Exposure Time Guidelines - SPL" Sound pressure level Lp and permissible exposure time t: 115 dB = 0.46875 minutes (~30 sec) 112 dB = 0.9375 minutes (~1 min) 109 dB = 1.875 minutes (< 2 min) 106 dB = 3.75 minutes (< 4 min) 103 dB = 7.5 minutes 100 dB = 15 minutes 97 dB = 30 minutes 94 dB = 1 hour 91 dB = 2 hours 88 dB = 4 hours 85 dB = 8 hours 82 dB = 16 hours Lower dBs are said to be harmless Accepted standards for recommended permissible exposure time for continuous time weighted average noise, according to NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). For every 3 dB sound pressure level (SPL) over 85 dB, the permissible exposure time is cut in half - before damage to our hearing can occur. This may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Cheer ebs

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