Noise nuisance recording equipment

[George1919]

Not sure if this is the most appropriate forum, but anyway:

We have a long term recurring noise nuisance problem caused by a neighbour. Noise can be very loud but only lasts 5-10 seconds. Recording it on a phone is problematic because a) It relies on grabbing/triggering a phone video and moving to where the sound emanates from, b) The phone mic doesn't pic up the volume properly.

What proper equipment do I need that can be left setup and will record the noise in a representative fashion?

[Drogo]

Would a sound operated recorder work?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voice-Activated-Recorder/...

[Panamax]

Buy a cheap CCTV system with sound recording. Then all you have to do is make a note of the time when you heard the noise and you can rewind to the appropriate time in the CCTV log.

[mikef]

Surely it’s the noise level that’s the issue, so you’d want to record that

I use Decibel X on iPhone, so you’re recording the experienced sound level rather than the noise itself.i

[dudleybloke]

What type of noise is it?
Music? DIY and other banging? Howling at the moon?
(I had one neighbour who did this!)