Entries by Pat Brown

Room Survey 15 – Large Indoor Swimming Pools

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Location: Australia

Investigator: Peter Patrick

Description:  This large swimming facility in Australia has no acoustic treatment. The resultant reverberation time is very long. The room is also quite noisy, measuring +60dBA, even under “quiet” conditions.… Read more

Room Survey 14 – Faith Lutheran Church

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Location: Unknown

Investigator: Paul Mondragon

Description:  The room is smallish, and rectangular in shape, with a small balcony that seats about 25. The room is primarily hard with block walls, much wood, and a strip of carpet down the aisle. … Read more

Room Survey 13 – State Fairgrounds Pavilion

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Location: Indianapolis, IN

Investigator: Pat Brown

Description:  A very large, hard, space used for exhibitions, measuring approximately 60m x 100m x 10m. A portable medium-Q full-range loudspeaker was used to excite the space. The microphone was a stereo boundary mic … Read more

Room Survey 11 – HOW in Tampere, Finland

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Location: Tampere, Finland

Investigator: Olli Rajala

Description:  A four-second, domed ceiling, 700 seat house of worship with installed sound system, due to be totally renovated later in the year. IRs were collected at mix position and two audience positions.… Read more

Room Survey 08 – Fan-Shaped HOW

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Location: Owensboro, KY

Investigator: Pat Brown

Description:  This RIR was made near the front of a new 2000-seat fan-shaped auditorium. The dodec loudspeaker is on stage at the main lectern position. The microphone is in the front area, about 10m … Read more

Room Survey 07 – Live Monastery Lunch Room

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Location: St. Meinrad – Ferdinand, IN

Investigator: Buddy Ward

Description:  This apartment-sized lunch room is very live and requires acoustical treatment. The IR and recordings were made for an acoustic materials supplier to aid in selecting appropriate acoustical treatment. The … Read more