SoundPLAN Manual & Documentation

There is no public SoundPLAN manual PDF. Neither SoundPLAN Asia nor the software's developer publishes one - the developer's own download page offers the licence agreement and a demo request form, nothing more. SoundPLAN documentation is distributed with the software instead. This page sets out what is available and the quickest route to the material you need.

What is available

• Quick Start Guide and tutorial projects - both install with the demo software, so you work through real sample models rather than reading about them. For a first project this is usually faster than any manual.
• Video tutorials on the SoundPLAN YouTube channel, linked from Downloads: an introduction to the software, road traffic noise, industrial noise assessment and SoundPLANmanda.
• Product flyers (PDF) for each application area - road and rail, industrial noise, aircraft noise, room acoustics, wall design, action planning - useful for scoping what a module does before you buy it.
• Instructor-led training, online or on site, built around the standard your assessments are reported against.

Documentation for a specific version

SoundPLAN documentation is version-specific: a guide written for one release will describe dialogs and defaults that moved in the next. If you hold a licence, tell us which version you are running and what you are trying to do, and we will point you to the documentation that matches it. If you are evaluating, start with the demo - the Quick Start Guide and tutorial projects come with it.

Two things are worth settling early: which calculation standard your assessment must be reported against (see supported standards), and which product fits the work (see the product guide). Ask us about your version or download the demo.