The question whether or not double basses can benefit from a compliant and radiating stage floor in the low end of their tonal register, similar to the well-known tuning fork-tabletop effect, was examined through field experiments in five concert halls. The topic comprises several aspects: (1) How well the mechanical impedances of double basses and the stage floor match, (2) amount of vibration...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments enforced epidemic policies of social distancing, restrictions professional practice, and prohibition cultural live performances. Because such dried up important sources income in tourism industries, this paper examines how institutions coped with crisis. Drawing on case Mannheim Philharmonic Orchestra Germany, we collected original data employed a ...

Neher et al 2 Summary Typically, measurements that aim to predict perceived spatial impression of music signals in concert halls are performed by calculating the interaural cross-correlation coefficient (IACC) of a binaurally-recorded impulse response. Previous research, however, has shown that this can lead to results very different from those obtained if a musical input signal is used. The re...

In 1978, one particular paper in JASA by Harold Marshall, D. Gottlob and H. Alrutz titled: “Acoustical conditions preferred for ensemble” inspired the author and other researchers to investigate the acoustic conditions experienced by musicians on concert hall stages. The research carried out since then has involved subjective assessment by musicians playing in simulated sound fields as well as ...

To achieve enough variability for different performances, a number of new concert halls with secondary hard chambers coupled to the main floor have recently received positive evaluations. As a result, the acoustics of coupled spaces is drawing growing attention in architectural acoustics. In these coupled spaces, the sound energy decays with different exponential constants under certain conditi...

Introduction . In theatre and concert halls, acoustic environments are created, among other things, by wall ceiling panels, that have special sound absorption properties. However, modern materials demonstrating the required properties do not necessarily comply with effective fire safety regulations. Aims purposes Modern made of mineral fibers, most ones in terms absorption; they also provide wi...

The Auditorio Juan Victoria is a concert hall located in the homonym cultural building inaugurated in 1970, in San Juan province, Argentina. It seats 976 on an audience area of rectangular plant. The scenario is fan shaped and has the capacity for 80 seated musicians and 90 choristers standing. Hall dimensions are of about 22 m width, 40 m length and 10 m height. The hall is equipped with a pip...

The early lateral energy fraction (LF) is one of the most important acoustic descriptors of concert hall sound. This paper describes a procedure for validating LF measurements of halls. The measurement of LF can be problematic due to uncertainties with calibrating, aligning and aiming two microphones of different sensitivities and directivity patterns. The validity and reproducibility of measur...