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Posted in AV Booth, Classroom, Worship Center on Jan 25th, 2008
The final design consideration in the three part breakdown is the receiver. This is the experience of the person hearing the sound, and within this are two key considerations: volume and clarity. When attempting to block the transmission of sound from one space to another, the hope is that sufficient attenuation has been added to [...]
Posted in AV Booth, Classroom, Worship Center on Jan 15th, 2008
The three most important things to understand about the path of sound is bounce, transmission, and flanking. As the sound moves away from the source it immediately begins to decay. When a person stands outside, the sound decays at about a rate of 6 db per every doubling of distance from the source. Inside a [...]
Posted in AV Booth, Classroom, Technology, Worship Center on Jan 8th, 2008
 Every building acoustics issue can be broken down into the three basic concepts of source, path, and receiver. The source of sound is usually quite evident. Whether it be a desired sound, such as a speaker, or an undesired sound, such as a mechanical unit or a flushing toilet, the source is usually pretty [...]
Posted in AV Booth, Classroom, Technology, Worship Center on Dec 18th, 2007
Building acoustics is actually a science that has been explored in depth in only the last 100 years. In 1898 a Harvard physics professor by the name of Wallace Sabine was sought out to improve the atrocious acoustics in the recently constructed Fogg lecture hall. With the use of a pipe organ and a stop [...]
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