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SMPTE Journal ( Volume: 87, Issue: 10, October 1978)
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The use of Scale Models in the Acoustic Design of Studios

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Publisher
SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPTE
Volume
87, No. 10, pp. 684–687
Abstract
The science of room acoustics is not exact, and it is not possible to completely predict the properties of a music studio or concert hall from theoretical considerations. Acoustic treatment is individual and expensive, while modifications to achieve the required quality can add greatly to the cost. Acoustic scaling is a technique which permits the evaluation of a design in advance by making precise measurements on a scale model of the proposed studio or hall. This paper describes the precautions which must be taken in the construction of the model, and the equipment and experimental methods used for acoustic measurements. A number of conditions predicted by the model have been verified in practice, even though the conventional theory could not have anticipated them.
Publication Date
1978-10-01
DOI
10.5594/J16659
ISSN
Print: 0036-1682
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J16659
Author(s)
D. J. MearesThe author is with the BBC Research Dept., Kingswood Warren, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6NP, England
Copyright
© 1978 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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