Institute of Acoustics
International Conference on Auditorium Acoustics 2008
Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics Volume 30, Part 3
October 3 - 5, 2008 Oslo, Norway
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Institute of Acoustics International Conference on Auditorium Acoustics 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS Auditoria in Norway ............................................................................................................................ 1 T. Halmrast
Kilden – Design for a Contemporary Shoebox Concert Hall in Kristiansand............................... 2 H. Butcher, R. Harris
The New Concert Hall in Stavanger ................................................................................................ 10 E. Kahle, H. Moller, T. Ognedal
Renovation of the Concert Hall De Doelen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Early Reflections Strength and Stage Acoustics .................................................................................... 18 M. Lautenbach, M. Vercammen, K. Lorenz-Kierakiewitz
Concert Hall Stage Acoustics from the Perspective of the Performers and Physical Reality................................................................................................................................. 26 J. Dammerud, M. Barron
An In-depth Analysis of the Double Bass-stage Floor Contact ................................................... 37 K. Guettler, A. Buen, A. Askenfelt
A Loudspeaker Orchestra for Concert Hall Studies...................................................................... 45 J. Patynen, S. Tervo, T. Lokki
The Subjective Assessment of Musicians in Spaces for Music Performance ........................... 53 M. Giovannini, A. Astolfi
Simplified Room Acoustic Measurements ..................................................................................... 61 T. Halmrast, A. Buen
Objective Assessment of Concert Hall Acoustics......................................................................... 70 M. Barron
Will Pure Acoustical Concerts and Opera Performances Survive? ............................................ 79 A. Krokstad
Converting Movie Theatres Into Multi-purpose Concert Halls..................................................... 87 A. Nagy, A. Kotschy, F. Tamas
How Acoustical Engineering Compels Architects to Creativity .................................................. 95 J. Polack, M. Retbi
Ali Qapu: Persian Historial Music Room ........................................................................................ 98 H. Azad
Telepresence Room Acoustics...................................................................................................... 103 O. Bredvei, T. Tronstad, J. Nielsen
How Dry Do the Recordings for Auralization Need to Be?......................................................... 107 A. Buen
Characterizing Sound Sources for Room-acoustical Measurements ....................................... 115 G. Defrance, L. Daudet, J. Polack
Auditorium of the Morgan Library, Computer Aided Design and Post-construction Results ............................................................................................................................................. 123 B. Katz, E. Kahle
Design of Diffuser Profile for a Shoebox Concert Hall Using Scale Models ............................ 131 J.H. Kim, Y.H. Kim, J. Jeon
Investigating the Absorption Characteristics of Open Ceilings in Multi-purpose Halls Using 1:25 Scale Model ........................................................................................................ 137 Y.H. Kim, J. Jeon
Acoustic Design of Theatres for Natural Speech And/or Variable Acoustics .......................... 141 M. Luykx, M. Vercammen, R. Metkemeijer
Time Domain Boundary Element Methods for Acoustic Scattering from Curved Surfaces ........................................................................................................................................... 152 G. Natsiopoulos
Studio Acusticum – a Concert Hall with Variable Volume.......................................................... 158 R. Okvist, A. Agren, B. Tunemalm
Reflector Arrays and Their Frequency Limits – a Status Report ............................................... 163 M. Skalevik
Diffusivity and Its Significance to Effective Seat Absorption in Concert Halls........................ 164 M. Skalevik
On the Influence of Ceiling and Audience Profile on the Reverberation Time and Other Room Acoustical Parameters ............................................................................................. 170 U. Stephenson
Speech Intelligibility and Activity Noise in Open Plan Education Spaces............................... 178 B. Stofringsdal
Artistic Contributions to Ambient Sound Design........................................................................ 188 J. Tro
Re-creating Performing Environment for Poly-choral Music ..................................................... 191 W.C. Wang
An Approach to Orchestral Canopy Design Optimisation.......................................................... 198 M. Whitcroft
Renovation of the Theater Puccini in Milan: Prediction of Acoustic Quality of Two Rooms .............................................................................................................................................. 206 G. Zambon, S. Radaelli
Measurements and Study on Variable Acoustics in Performance Spaces............................... 213 O. Lindfors, H. Moller, A. Ruusuvuori
An Overview of the Acoustics of the Oslo Opera House............................................................ 220 L. Strand
The Acoustic of the Store Sal, Oslo Opera House ...................................................................... 232 J. Newton, R. Harris
Room Acoustics in the Scene II in the New Oslo Opera and the Ridehuset - Two Variable Acoustics Coupled Space Venues................................................................................. 240 A. Buen, L. Strand
Experiences of a Musician of the Oslo Opera.............................................................................. 261 G. Ihlen
Electro-acoustic Systems for the New Opera House in Oslo..................................................... 265 A. Berntson, F. Bye
Performance Hall Acoustics from the Point of View of the Solo Singer ................................... 273 P. Klaveness
Design of Modern Theaters in Brazil............................................................................................. 277 J. Nepomuceno
The Acoustic Design of the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne, Australia............................. 285 R Orlowski, S. Jones
Subjective Evaluation of the Beijing National Grand Theatre of China .................................... 286 C. Rougier, I. Schmich, Z. Xiangdong, Y. Xiang, L. Guo-Qi
The St Michaelis Church in Luneburg: an Example for Changing Room Acoustics ............... 294 J. Meyer
The Acoustical Survival of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy Through Two Millennia ........................ 301 L. Tronchin, D. Knight
Acoustics of Traditional Chinese Theaters .................................................................................. 309 W. Chiang, W. Lin, Y. Hsu
Room Acoustic Parameters and Their Distribution Over Concert Hall Seats .......................... 316 M. Skalevik
Subjective Evaluation of the Acoustics of Jazz Auditoria; Multi-dimensional Description of Evaluations............................................................................................................. 326 A. Sotiropoulou, G. Poulakos, J. Karayannis, J. Tzouvadakis
Auralisation of Concert Halls Using Multi-source Representation of a Symphony Orchestra ......................................................................................................................................... 333 J. Rindel, C. Christensen
Acoustics of the New Theatre Auditorium (tap) in Poitiers, France: Concert Hall and Opera Theatre .......................................................................................................................... 339 D. Commins
Volumetric Diffusers Inspired by Percolation Fractals ............................................................... 349 T. Cox, R. Hughes, J. Angus, D. Whittaker, M. Pogson, G. Gehring
Diffuser Design for the New Ifez Arts Center Concert Hall Using Scale Models...................... 357 J. Jeon, Y.H. Kim
The Acoustics of the New Symphonic Hall in Aarhus, Denmark .............................................. 364 D. Kleener, R. Ballinger, C. Fog
Author Index