| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Listener envelopment : an essential part of good concert hall acoustics (PDF, 639 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Bradley, J. S.1; Search for: Soulodre, G. A. |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Subject | Acoustics |
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| Abstract | In his pioneering work on spaciousness, Barron3 found that strong reflections arriving at the listener from the side and shortly after the direct sound increased the apparent width of the source. The recognition of the importance of such strong early lateral reflections helped to explain the success of narrow shoebox-shaped concert halls such as those in Vienna and Boston. This discovery led to a revolution in concert hall design and has been a key focus of research in concert hall acoustics for the past 25 years. Many newer halls have been designed with large reflecting panels to provide strong early lateral reflections. These new halls have generally been quite successful, but it is possible for such designs to produce an excess of clarity and a sense of insufficient reverberance. |
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| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 39325
NRC-IRC-5834 |
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| NPARC number | 20375817 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 87549982-b779-45b4-bc5b-4d6a231a2c3a |
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| Record created | 2012-07-23 |
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| Record modified | 2020-03-20 |
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