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Speaker coverage in active acoustic music practice rooms.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20330773     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Larger music practice rooms (>25 m(3)) present unique challenges compared to smaller, traditional practice rooms (6-12 m(3)) when employing active acoustics technology and integrated digital recording. An experiment was conducted comparing a ceiling array of 32 speakers in a large music practice room (5.3x5.7x2.7 m(3), 81 m(3)) with that of eight speakers located in corners of that room (one at the top and one at the bottom in each corner facing parallel to the walls). The goal was to determine which speaker configuration would be the most effective for creating even sound field coverage and uniform frequency response. Data were collected for both seated and standing positions in the room from a matrix of 42 locations. Frequencies from 40 Hz to 8 kHz were plotted for analysis. The data were compared to the qualitative preferences expressed by a number of musicians using the rooms for both practice sessions (with the active acoustics enabled) and listening to the playback of recorded practice sessions.
Authors:
Ronald Freiheit
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  127     ISSN:  1520-8524     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1931     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Wenger Corp., 555 Park Dr., Owatonna, MN 55060, ron.freiheit@wengercorp.com.
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