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Convention Paper

Sound System for a Multi-Purpose Hall: Requirements and Applications

Authors: Völker, Ernst-Joachim; Teuber, Wolfgang

AES Convention 77 · Paper 2204 · March 1985

Abstract

Multipurpose halls require a relatively high standard for sound systems. The listener in the audience expects high music and speech quality which he knows from conditions at home. Microphones and loudspeakers are necessary. Their number increases according to the variety of uses the hall is put to. In many cases adjacent rooms are opened to the main hall by movable walls. They must be supplied by delayed sound from speakers placed nearby. Seating areas in these rooms and underneath the gallery are very often not so favorable for theater performances and concerts so far as acoustics is concerned. Multichannel sound systems for cinema and for the main hall are useful. Their quality must be taken into consideration for specification and approval in order to get optimal conditions. As an example, the multipurpose hall in Oberursel will be described. It is known for its good acoustics when musical events take place for which no sound system is necessary. Since its completion in December 1984, the 1200-seat hall has come up to almost all expectations when being used with or without the sound system.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 77
AES Convention
77
Paper number
2204
Publication date
March 6, 1985
Session subject
Room Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement
Affiliation
IAB - Institut fur Akustik und Bauphysik, Oberursel, W-Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper