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Convention Paper

The Early Sound Field in Performance Halls

Authors: Schwind, David R.; Struck, Christopher J.; Nash, Anthony P.

AES Convention 99 · Paper 4108 · October 1995

Abstract

The early sound field is largely responsible for the perceived liveness in a hall. The best music halls typically have early reflections of approximately the same level as the direct sound. A new analysis and data presentation technique is used to examine the early sound field. The instantaneous sound envelope and integrated sound energy growth are introduced and data is presented for several recently constructed halls.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 99
AES Convention
99
Paper number
4108
Publication date
October 6, 1995
Session subject
Auralization and Room Acoustics
Affiliation
Charles M. Salter Associates, San Francisco, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper