Sound and Camp Infrastructure#

Aiming, baffling, neighbor etiquette#

• Cultural Direction Setting: Sound Policy — Community feedback and placement strategy for sound camps (journal.burningman.org) [placement sound-policy]
• New Sound Policy for BRC 2023 — Sound assessment criteria for camp placement (journal.burningman.org) [placement sound-policy]

Quiet hours and compliance#

• Camp Resource Guide: “battery‑powered white noise machines” — Official guidance endorsing battery‑powered noise management solutions. (burningman.org)

Sound policy & SPL management#

• Camps & Placement: sound & fire lane notes — Sound limits and required fire/service lanes (burningman.org) [sound-limits safety]
• Sound Policy Update (2023) — details — 90 dB @ 20’ limit implementation (journal.burningman.org) [sound-limits]
• BRC Emergency Assistance Radio — Keeping radio frequencies clear; noise considerations (reddit.com) [radio-comms safety]

Generator etiquette & sound direction#

• Templeton: “Power Grids with Big Generators” — Battery hybridization to reduce generator runtime/noise (templetons.com) [generators noise-reduction]
• Keeping Your Art Safe — “Baffle Your Box” — Generator baffle box construction guidelines (burningman.org) [noise-control safety]
• Burning Man Generators & Electrical Systems (FB) — Using LiFePO₄ banks to minimize generator runtime (facebook.com) [power-storage noise-reduction]

Power for sound camps#

• Powering a camp of ~100 on solar — Large-scale power distribution for camps (gogridsystems.com) [power-planning solar]
• BRC 2024 “1000 Hands” power layout — Art installation power distribution case study (reddit.com) [power-distro case-study]
• Hotel California Camp — “Arc” 24V System — Open-source power system for sound camps (github.com) [power-system open-source]

Resources#