A method of reducing audibility of sound generated by an audio device, the method comprising: generating , by the audio device in a first location, an audio output; detecting , in a second location that differs from the first location, a detected audio signal corresponding to the audio output in at least three frequency bands; communicating information related to the detected audio signal in said at least three frequency bands to the audio device; determining , by the audio device, a set of attenuations for application to respective frequency bands, for attenuating one or more of the at least three frequency bands of the audio output based on the information and at least three thresholds, wherein for a given frequency band, the respective attenuation attenuates the given frequency band of the audio output when the given frequency band of the detected audio signal exceeds a corresponding threshold; and modifying , by the audio device, the audio output by applying the set of attenuations, wherein the set of attenuations is determined further based on a level of ambient noise of the second location; wherein the method further comprises: determining, for each of the at least three frequency bands, whether a respective level of the detected audio signal of that frequency band exceeds a respective level of the ambient noise of that frequency band; and wherein, in response to determining that the respective level of the detected audio signal exceeds the respective level of ambient noise for a given frequency band, the audio output is attenuated for the given frequency band by applying the set of attenuations. generating , by the audio device in a first location, an audio output; detecting , in a second location that differs from the first location, a detected audio signal corresponding to the audio output in at least three frequency bands; communicating information related to the detected audio signal in said at least three frequency bands to the audio device; determining , by the audio device, a set of attenuations for application to respective frequency bands, for attenuating one or more of the at least three frequency bands of the audio output based on the information and at least three thresholds, wherein for a given frequency band, the respective attenuation attenuates the given frequency band of the audio output when the given frequency band of the detected audio signal exceeds a corresponding threshold; and modifying , by the audio device, the audio output by applying the set of attenuations, wherein the set of attenuations is determined further based on a level of ambient noise of the second location; wherein the method further comprises: determining, for each of the at least three frequency bands, whether a respective level of the detected audio signal of that frequency band exceeds a respective level of the ambient noise of that frequency band; and wherein, in response to determining that the respective level of the detected audio signal exceeds the respective level of ambient noise for a given frequency band, the audio output is attenuated for the given frequency band by applying the set of attenuations. determining, for each of the at least three frequency bands, whether a respective level of the detected audio signal of that frequency band exceeds a respective level of the ambient noise of that frequency band; and wherein, in response to determining that the respective level of the detected audio signal exceeds the respective level of ambient noise for a given frequency band, the audio output is attenuated for the given frequency band by applying the set of attenuations. <EOS>