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On Tour with Willard Grant Conspiracy
I wrote this back in 2015, about experiences on a concert tour earlier that year. Later that year, Robert Fisher was diagnosed with cancer, and he…
December 1, 2015
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News
Quiet Auditoriums: Why and How to Strive for It on Budget- and Site-Constrained Projects
This paper presents conclusions from a series of research studies that highlight the importance and benefit of very low levels of background noise in performance spaces;…
October 29, 2015
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Auralization 101: Show Me What I’m Hearing
Maybe you’ve been to a library reading room where no one can focus because of all the distracting activity noises. Perhaps worst of all are the…
High Profile
June 12, 2014
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The Importance of Auditorium Acoustics
The auditorium is a central and important space in any high school lucky enough to have one. It is used for all types of formal assembly:…
School Planning & Management
May 1, 2014
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Auralization as an Architectural Design Tool
Consultants at Acentech have been using auralizations of full soundscapes including many independent sources as design and communication tools for a variety of projects including atria,…
April 3, 2014
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Investigation into Background Noise Conditions During Music Performance
Designers and professional organizations have adopted disparate background noise criteria for such spaces as high as NC-25 and as low as the threshold of hearing, and…
2013 International Symposium on Room Acoustics, Toronto, Canada
June 9, 2013
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