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Monday, August 22, 2011
Pat Brown 08/22/11 05:23 PM, 0 CommentsThe reverberation time (RT) is one of the most fundamental room measurements. It gives a broad brush stroke description of the general acoustical behavior of a space, paving the way for the use of other metrics to determine clarity and direct-to-reverberant ratios. Wallace Clement Sabine was the first to formalize the RT into an acoustic metric. His method of measurement involved a program source, a stopwatch and a quiet room. Sabine determined that 60 dB of room decay was audible… View this story
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Gary D. Davis 08/18/11 01:20 PM, 0 CommentsR-e/p: Tell us about redoing the control room for Village. GEORGE AUGSPURGER: From my standpoint, even before getting into the subtleties of those things that the client may like, there are a number of things you do in any control room. One is that you try to get the thing as nearly as possible to be bilaterally symmetrical. You’re stuck with two channel and four channel stereo, which are both oriented left and right, and to get any kind of… View this story
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Monday, August 01, 2011
Peter Janis 08/01/11 01:19 PM, 0 CommentsAn interesting development has occurred in recent times: folks have become much more aware that the acoustic space plays a critical role with respect to the final sound of the room. In other words, unless you “fix the room,” changing the sound system may in fact not solve the problem at all. And truth be known, bringing the room acoustics up to an “acceptable level” is often actually easier than setting up a PA system! Testing One, Two, Clap Go… View this story
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Ray Rayburn 07/26/11 05:14 PM, 0 CommentsYour beautiful worship sanctuary is also an “echo chamber” - a less than ideal acoustic environment. Meanwhile, your sound system is also far from ideal, perhaps purchased from the local music store mostly because the price was “right”. Your task, and “no” is not an option: provide intelligible sound to the entire congregation. Even if the musicians and pastor are the best, how many folks will continue to attend when they can only understand every other word? You might be… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Installation • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement -
Monday, July 11, 2011
Pat Brown 07/11/11 10:44 AM, 0 CommentsIf you asked people how they fell about “room acoustics,” you’ll find that many don’t even know what it is. We’re immersed in reflected sound every minute of every day, but it’s largely taken for granted unless it becomes very annoying. In a given congregation, it’s likely that the majority don’t really care about the acoustics of the proposed new assembly hall. A heavily padded room that’s suitable for electronically amplified music and speech production is fine with them. However,… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Study Hall • Audio • Education • Measurement • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • Stage -
Friday, June 24, 2011
Pat Brown 06/24/11 04:20 PM, 3 CommentsWhen it comes to room acoustics, definitions of “correct” or “appropriate” can be largely dependent upon the musical tastes of the listeners, often making it a sensitive subject. The decisions made are significant in terms of cost as well as the listening experience. Fortunately, not all of the aspects of auditorium sound are so subjective. Large rooms require a sound system, and the criteria for performance are more universally accepted. All successful sound systems must: 1) Provide even sound coverage… View this story
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
PSW Staff 06/02/11 02:30 PM, 0 CommentsFor over four decades The Centennial Concert Hall—part of the Manitoba Centennial Center, the region’s most prestigious hub for performing arts science and culture—has served as home to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Manitoba Opera and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Considered the region’s crown jewel of performance spaces, the hall also hosts a wide variety of artists, dance companies and musicians from all over the globe. Recently, the 253,014 square-foot venue was outfitted with a new audio system and a… View this story
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Pat Brown 06/01/11 12:53 PM, 0 CommentsA small section of rural southern Indiana has a dense Roman Catholic population of predominantly German descent. A number of traditional church buildings dot the landscape - most of which are very old and very reverberant. Buddy Ward is the local sound expert (a long time TEF user). He also owns and operates a frill-line music store in the area. Buddy never misses an opportunity to demonstrate to the locals that speech intelligibility can exist in a structure designed for… View this story
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Casey Watson 05/27/11 10:08 AM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by Church Audio Video. Acoustical treatment is something that most studio engineers are quite familiar with. However, many church audio technicians have only a passing understanding of the subject. So, rather than telling you what treatment you need for your space, here’s a primer on different types of acoustical treatment. Acoustical treatment is the method by which we control reflections in a space to create the ideal acoustical profile, thereby enhancing audio perception. A reflection… View this story
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
PSW Staff 05/26/11 10:27 AM, 0 CommentsAnother video from Engineering & Technology Magazine which recently visited Abbey Road Studios to talk to mastering engineer Sean Magee about the studio’s new online mastering service. In this video, we get a behind the scenes look at cutting vinyl. Be sure to check out the previous video where they talk about the famed TG 12410 Transfer Console. Video by Engineering & Technology Magazine. View this story
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Analog • Audio • Education • Engineer • Mixer • Signal • Studio • System
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