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MANSHA SAMREEN
INTRODUCTION
The room in which we listen to sounds has an important influence
on what we hear.
most important thing an auditorium must do is to provide a place
where speech can be clearly understood
The background noise in the hall has to be fairly quiet.
The hall acoustics should be fairly free from echoes and other
types of late reflections
Types of auditorium
For speech
eg. Conference hall, lecture theater, law court
For music
eg. music practice room, concert hall
For multipurpose
eg. Town hall, school, assembly hall
INTRODUCTION
Room Shape Volume
Sound shadows
Absorption
Background Noise
Acoustics in auditorium
Intelligibility = Power + Clarity
FACTOR EFFECTING INTELLIGIBILITY
Power is affected by
Distance from speaker
Directional relationship to speaker
Audience absorption of direct sound
Reinforcement by reflectors
Sound shadows
Clarity is affected by
Delayed reflections: echoes
o Near echoes
o Reverberation
Duplication of sound source by loudspeakers
Ambient noise
Intrusive noise
DISTANCE FROM SPEAKERS
The importance of keeping the distance to rear rows of seats to a
minimum is quite evident. Measures taken are:
Economy in seat spacing
Economy in row spacing
Economy in gangway widths
Optimum shape of audience area
Spacing of rows of
Introduction of a gallery
seats from back-to
back
Shall be neither less
than 850 mm nor
less than
700 mm plus the
sum of the thickness
of the back and
inclination of the
back. There shall be
a space of not less
than 350 mm
between the back of
one seat and the
Above graph shows the extent to which the sound of" the human front of the seat
voice is attenuated by distance alone, in an auditorium with 30 immediately behind
rows of seats. it
DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP TO SPEAKER
The optimum
arrangement of seats
will be within the
shaded area
Speech intelligibility varied in enbraced by all three
accordance with the directional contours
relationship of speaker to listener
AUDIENCE ABSORPTION OF DIRECT SOUND
Length
Visual gestures made by the speaker can greatly improve the recognition of what is said.
Although the benefit is not easily quantifiable, it is generally thought that the maximum distance
from source to receiver should be no more than 20m.
Firstly because this is the maximum distance a typical person can identify these visual prompts, and
secondly, it ensures a good direct sound pressure level; essential for localization.
Room Shape
FLOOR SHAPES OF AUDITORIUM FLOOR SHAPES OF AUDITORIUM
Rectangular floor shape- Cross reflectors Curvilinear
between parallel walls contribute to increase normally associated with a dome roof of
fullness of tones. excessive height
Fan-shaped- unless treated acoustically, curvilinear
bring the audience close to the sound source enclosure may create echoes, long-delayed
permit the construction of balconies reflections, and sound concentrations all of
make good sight lines which can contribute to an excessively long
reverberation time should be avoided.
the curved rear wall and the curved balcony
front, when acoustically treated or rendered Irregular
diffusive, are likely to create echoes or sound can bring the audience unusually close to
concentrations the sound source
Horseshoe-shaped can secure acoustical intimacy and
traditional layout of opera house definition since surfaces used to produce
short-delayed reflections can be early
rings of boxes on top of each other, integrated into the overall architectural
contribute efficiently to sound absorption, design,
producing a relatively short reverberation
time suitable for the rapid peerages of opera free relationship between audience area
but and platform
short for orchestral performances.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.church-acoustics.com/pdf/aa104.pdf
http://www.accessscience.com/overflow.aspx?searchStr=Sound&stype=10&term=Sound&rootID=797148
http://www.church-acoustics.com/pdf/aa104.pdf
https://ccrma.stanford.edu/CCRMA/Courses/152/sound_reinforcement.html
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