Should I Build It Should I Build It
19 Apr 2025
Music Audio

Realtime music venue noise management system with reporting and ...

...compliance

Confidence
Engagement
Net use signal
Net buy signal

Idea type: Minimal Signal

There’s barely any market activity - either because the problem is very niche or not important enough. You’ll need to prove real demand exists before investing significant time.

Should You Build It?

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Your idea for a real-time music venue noise management system falls into a category with minimal existing market activity. We found only one similar product, indicating it's a niche problem or one not yet widely recognized as critical. Engagement with the similar product is low, with an average of only 2 comments, suggesting limited discussion or interest. Given this low level of validation, jumping into development without further proof of demand would be risky. You're in a 'prove it' stage where demonstrating actual need is essential before deeper investment.

Recommendations

  1. Start by pinpointing the specific pain points of music venues regarding noise management. Do they struggle with compliance, neighbor complaints, or something else? Understand if the demand is a real need, or merely a want to be more considerate.
  2. Visit online communities, forums, or local venue owner groups where your potential customers congregate. Present your idea (without over-selling) and directly ask about their current noise management methods and frustrations. Does the problem resonate?
  3. Offer to manually track and report noise levels for 2-3 local venues for free. This provides you with real-world data, insights into their specific needs, and a chance to refine your solution based on their feedback. This approach also helps to get testimonials.
  4. Create a simple explainer video demonstrating how your system would work and the benefits it offers to music venues. Track how many people watch the video in its entirety, as this indicates genuine interest. Tailor the video based on what venues found important during discussions.
  5. Gauge commitment by asking interested venues for a small deposit to join a waiting list for your system. This filters out casual interest and identifies those who are truly invested in solving their noise management issues. If they aren't even willing to put down a small amount, chances are they are not that interested.
  6. Based on the Interactive Noise-Level Map comments, consider developing your system as a mobile app. The similar product's users explicitly stated it. It could be a good way to start and test the market.
  7. Set a deadline: If you can't find at least five genuinely interested venues within 3 weeks using the above methods, re-evaluate your approach. The problem might not be pressing enough for venues to invest in a dedicated solution.

Questions

  1. What specific regulations or compliance issues are music venues currently struggling with regarding noise levels, and how does your system directly address those pain points?
  2. Considering the low engagement observed in similar products, how will you differentiate your approach to generate genuine interest and excitement among potential users?
  3. How can you leverage the suggestion of a similar product and users' explicit needs to make this a mobile application?

Your are here

Your idea for a real-time music venue noise management system falls into a category with minimal existing market activity. We found only one similar product, indicating it's a niche problem or one not yet widely recognized as critical. Engagement with the similar product is low, with an average of only 2 comments, suggesting limited discussion or interest. Given this low level of validation, jumping into development without further proof of demand would be risky. You're in a 'prove it' stage where demonstrating actual need is essential before deeper investment.

Recommendations

  1. Start by pinpointing the specific pain points of music venues regarding noise management. Do they struggle with compliance, neighbor complaints, or something else? Understand if the demand is a real need, or merely a want to be more considerate.
  2. Visit online communities, forums, or local venue owner groups where your potential customers congregate. Present your idea (without over-selling) and directly ask about their current noise management methods and frustrations. Does the problem resonate?
  3. Offer to manually track and report noise levels for 2-3 local venues for free. This provides you with real-world data, insights into their specific needs, and a chance to refine your solution based on their feedback. This approach also helps to get testimonials.
  4. Create a simple explainer video demonstrating how your system would work and the benefits it offers to music venues. Track how many people watch the video in its entirety, as this indicates genuine interest. Tailor the video based on what venues found important during discussions.
  5. Gauge commitment by asking interested venues for a small deposit to join a waiting list for your system. This filters out casual interest and identifies those who are truly invested in solving their noise management issues. If they aren't even willing to put down a small amount, chances are they are not that interested.
  6. Based on the Interactive Noise-Level Map comments, consider developing your system as a mobile app. The similar product's users explicitly stated it. It could be a good way to start and test the market.
  7. Set a deadline: If you can't find at least five genuinely interested venues within 3 weeks using the above methods, re-evaluate your approach. The problem might not be pressing enough for venues to invest in a dedicated solution.

Questions

  1. What specific regulations or compliance issues are music venues currently struggling with regarding noise levels, and how does your system directly address those pain points?
  2. Considering the low engagement observed in similar products, how will you differentiate your approach to generate genuine interest and excitement among potential users?
  3. How can you leverage the suggestion of a similar product and users' explicit needs to make this a mobile application?

  • Confidence: Low
    • Number of similar products: 1
  • Engagement: Low
    • Average number of comments: 2
  • Net use signal: 0.0%
    • Positive use signal: 0.0%
    • Negative use signal: 0.0%
  • Net buy signal: 0.0%
    • Positive buy signal: 0.0%
    • Negative buy signal: 0.0%

This chart summarizes all the similar products we found for your idea in a single plot.

The x-axis represents the overall feedback each product received. This is calculated from the net use and buy signals that were expressed in the comments. The maximum is +1, which means all comments (across all similar products) were positive, expressed a willingness to use & buy said product. The minimum is -1 and it means the exact opposite.

The y-axis captures the strength of the signal, i.e. how many people commented and how does this rank against other products in this category. The maximum is +1, which means these products were the most liked, upvoted and talked about launches recently. The minimum is 0, meaning zero engagement or feedback was received.

The sizes of the product dots are determined by the relevance to your idea, where 10 is the maximum.

Your idea is the big blueish dot, which should lie somewhere in the polygon defined by these products. It can be off-center because we use custom weighting to summarize these metrics.

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