Horecasense is a simple and user friendly system for measuring sound in clubs, pubs, bars or other music venues.
Stay within the limits and avoid fines and complaints.
With Horecasense you will have insight in your current sound levels anywhere and anytime.
Our system is extensible with several sensors and/or several displays.
In Dutch horeca is short for hotels, restaurants and cafés, so the hospitality and catering industry. Lately there is more pressure on the industry from governments and society to take measures to reduce sound nuisance and hearing loss.This is very difficult when you don’t have control over or insight in the sound levels of the venue and it often means investing a lot of time, money and energy in expensive systems, but not with Horecasense.
Horecasense is used for continuous measuring and registration of sound levels in music venues. More than 100 clubs and bars in Leuven and Brussels (Belgium) use this compact system.
It is a simple and smooth way for measuring, monitoring and registration of sound emission in your venue. Thus you will keep control of sound emission, but also avert complaints, fines and hearing loss. For instance, by installing Horecasense you comply with the Belgium legislation for amplified noise (Versterkt Geluid).
The Horecasense-set consists of one or more sound sensors and a display for direct insight in current sound levels. In addition all the measured levels are stored online for analysis (afterward). For more information about the system click here.
Our system is affordable and easy to use. It is simple and quick to install, by us, a sound expert or yourself.
Horecasense in your business? Ofcourse!
Fill out our contact form and we will contact you as soon as possible to discuss the possibilities. It is also possible to order directly via our webshop.
mall, wireless and energy efficient sensors, that are easily installable (IEC61672:2003, class 2). These are installed in a representative place in the venue. The sensors measure dB(A) and dB(C) levels and are fed through USB.
The gateway is a small box, which needs to be connected to the internet and electricity. The sound levels will be sent through the gateway to your display and your personal portal, where they are saved for later use.
A 7” Android tablet (or larger) is included and the Horecasense-app is pre-installed. With this application you can immediately check all sound levels.
By logging into the Horecasense portal you can view all, current and historical, sound levels of your venue. The Horecasense portal is accessible through every web browser, which makes it possible to check sound levels anywhere and anytime. These levels are displayed in clear graphics and reports. It is also possible to set notifications and daily, weekly or monthly reports.
Hearing damage is a broad and social problem. Not only do entrepreneurs of music venues or of the hospitality and catering industry feel the pressure to reduce hearing loss of their public, but we also expect local governments to control, maintain, legislate and take measures when necessary. To create more awareness and tackle the problem a new approach is the collaboration between government and branch organizations to prevent irreversible hearing damage together. Cities such as Leuven and Brussels are a good example of this approach.
Together with the catering establishments, the city of Leuven has organized the policy in such a way that the same system is mandatory for everyone. Leuven has chosen Horecasense. The noise levels are measured and, if necessary, reports these online to the city of Leuven. The city of Leuven wants to limit noise nuisance for residents and prevent hearing loss for the public this way. Horecasense demonstrably improves the noise management in Leuven at considerably lower enforcement costs
On February 21, 2018, the new Brussels legislation on Amplified Sound (versterkt geluid – son amplifié) will be enforced. All Brussels event organizers that amplify sound indoors or outdoors will have to comply with the new legislation Amplified Sound to protect the public against noise nuisance and hearing damage without restricting the creativity of the artists.
Important aspects of this legislation are raising awareness among all concerned and informing visitors about the health risks of intense or prolonged exposure to amplified sound. The wireless Horecasense system has been certified by the City of Brussels and by choosing Horecasense you meet the requirements for displaying and registration of the sound that are defined in the legislation.
Find out more about the legislation amplified sound, download the guide amplified sound (prepared by Brussels Environmental department). You will find full information on their website.
Comply to the legislation amplified sound? Order your Horecasense system here.
Horecasense is a product of Munisense B.V.
Munisense creates, supplies and manages innovative, realtime measurement and actuation solutions, for companies, cities and governments. An experienced team of professionals develops all the software and hardware for our applications. We do this in close collaboration with our partners and customers. Our services give immediate online insight in sound and water levels, lighting, air quality and many more. Through applications the data is transformed in clear and useable information for almost every user. For everything you would like to know and measure you can contact Munisense.
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