Recital Hall Acoustics

Don pianotuna@accesscomm.ca
Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:30:10


Hi Dave,

http://www.webref.org/acoustics/h/helmholtz_resonator.htm

and

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/Helmholtz.html

and

http://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio/handbook/Helmholtz_Resonator.html

At 10:25 AM 3/22/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Thanks for the correct terminology.  I don't know what the "Helmholz etc."
>is.
>
>David I.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
>To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 11:35 AM
>Subject: Re: Recital Hall Acoustics
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think you mean 200 hertz not megahertz....unless your audience consists
>> of "my favorite martian". What about Helmholtz resonators? They are
>> tuneable to specific frequences so could be used like a "notch" filter.
>>
>> At 09:09 AM 3/22/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>> >I went online to check on bass traps for my local community concert
>venue.
>> >I have a problem with the 200 mhz range.  I'm wondering whether or not I
>> >need to put these acoustic bass trap wedges in all four corners or just
>> >behind the stage?  Looks like around $50 for a 4 foot piece....
>> >
>> >David I.
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "James Ellis" <claviers@onemain.com>
>> >To: <caut@ptg.org>
>> >Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 7:55 AM
>> >Subject: Recital Hall Acoustics
>> >
>> >
>> >> Wim Blees certainly got the most for the money if his $500 worth of
>> >carpet,
>> >> wooden strips, and screws solved the problem.  That's about what I
>would
>> >> expect an acoustical engineer to have charged for a one-time
>evaluation.
>> >> Charging $10,000 for an evaluation, in my opinion, is way out of line.
>> >> After all, this is a recital hall, not the Cathedral of St. John the
>> >Divine
>> >> in New York City with its 200 x 600 ft. nave, and dome high enough to
>> >> accommodate the Statue of Liberty.
>> >>
>> >> Carpet will work wonders for damping out the high frequencies, but it
>will
>> >> do little for the mid-range, and nothing for the low frequencies.  In
>> >Wim's
>> >> case, it seems that damping the high-end frequencies was sufficient to
>> >> solve the problem.
>> >>
>> >> I mentioned the commercially available panels to inform those facing
>> >> similar problems that all sorts of options are available to them.  For
>> >> those who have had any experience in this area, common sense will tell
>you
>> >> what you need to do.  Hard, flat, parallel side-walls, and hard curved
>> >rear
>> >> walls that bring reflected sound to a focus up in the seating area are
>> >> killers.  This is so obvious, and yet it happens all the time because
>too
>> >> many architects seem to know nothing about acoustics.
>> >>
>> >> Jim Ellis
>> >>
>> >>
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>> Regards,
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