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Engineering Brief

Comparison and Contrast of Reverberation Measurements in Grace Cathedral San Francisco

Authors: Woszczyk, Wieslaw; Begault, Durand R.; Higbie, Amanda G.

AES Convention 137 · Paper 178 · October 2014

Abstract

In 2001 and 2013 the authors made separate and contrasting acoustical measurements of reverberation within Grace Cathedral, a gothic-style church located in San Francisco notable for its long reverberation time and immersive sound quality for musical performance. Both measurements used different, non-standard methods for generating and capturing the reverberant sound field. This paper explores the synergy between both sets of measurements for both recording applications and for understanding spatial hearing in large spaces. Applications include manipulation of the perceived size of relatively smaller enclosures having multiple coupled spaces and for improving the long term habitability of space stations, lunar outposts, or other confined spaces.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 137
AES Convention
137
Paper number
178
Publication date
October 6, 2014
Affiliation
McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA; Oxford Acoustics, Oxford, MS, USA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief