Sound dampening and pass through filtering

A work machine including a sound monitoring system for collecting and processing an environmental noise level surrounding the work machine, the work machine comprising:

• a frame configured to support an engine of the work machine and at least one work tool that is operably coupled to the frame;
• an acoustic sensor operably coupled to the frame and the acoustic sensor includes a plurality of microphones arranged into an acoustic signal detection array configured to detect and capture the environmental noise level;
• an acoustic sensor controller communicably coupled to the acoustic signal detection array, the acoustic sensor controller generates an acoustic sensor output signal based on the environmental noise level captured by the signal detection array;
• a machine controller communicably coupled to the acoustic sensor controller, the machine controller programmed to receive and perform a signal processing on the acoustic sensor output signal to identify a first portion of the acoustic sensor output signal and a second portion of the acoustic sensor output signal, wherein the machine controller is programmed to generate a machine controller output signal based on the first portion and the second portion of the acoustic sensor output signal;
• a speaker located in an operator compartment of the work machine and communicably coupled to the machine controller, wherein the machine controller transmits the machine controller output signal to the speaker and the speaker emits the machine controller output signal within the operator compartment;
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• a plurality of acoustic sensors coupled to the frame of the work machine and each acoustic sensor of the plurality of acoustic sensors generates a unique acoustic sensor output signal, wherein the machine controller receives the unique acoustic sensor output signal from each acoustic sensor of the plurality of acoustic sensors, and wherein the signal processing identifies the first portion of the unique acoustic sensor output signal and the second portion of the unique acoustic sensor output signal from each of the unique acoustic sensor output signals.