Performance Space Acoustics

(The normal drop in air temperature with increasing altitude causes sound to bend skyward as it travels away from its source.) That prehistoric people knew this is clear from the shape of numerous natural and fabricated structures they used for mass meetings. Since at least the time of Vitruvius, th...

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Published inWalls & Ceilings
Main Author Mooney, Jon W
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Troy BNP Media 17.08.2022
Subjects
Acoustics
Air temperature
Art galleries & museums
Background noise
Cochlear implants
Codification
Curtain walls
Design
Listening
Musical performances
Simulation
Transplants & implants
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Summary:(The normal drop in air temperature with increasing altitude causes sound to bend skyward as it travels away from its source.) That prehistoric people knew this is clear from the shape of numerous natural and fabricated structures they used for mass meetings. Since at least the time of Vitruvius, the rules of stadium design have been written down and codified to take advantage of the acoustic efficiency of the elevated listening position. For inside performance spaces, heavy and double-wall construction is a common method of keeping outside noise outside, but even if the design of the performance space calls for large glass curtain walls, a background noise as low as NC30 is achievable with special construction. The acoustic performance of the music and auditorium spaces serving the Ohio Valley Voices School for children with cochlear implants was found by listening to acoustic simulations of the rooms through a cochlear implant simulator developed by researchers at University of Granada, Spain.
ISSN:0043-0161