On the second day of EIAS2023 it was time for “multi-acoustian” and keen debater at the seminar – Henrik Möller – to have his speech about the magic of multi-purpose halls and the problems often faced when building them. Challenging task Multi-purpose halls are versatile indoor venues designed to accommodate a wide range of events […]
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Active room acoustics through electroacoustics: Amadeus Acoustics
One of the most common questions that you will hear in active room acoustics is: “what would be the best reverberation time for my room and how do I get there?”. The counterquestion needs to be: “what do you want to do in your room?”. And therein lies one of the common problems for room […]
What happens when music is part of healthcare?
How we react to sounds, for instance in the form of music, depends on and is filtered through aspects such as the environment, our genes, and not the least, our previous experiences with music. Music that is important to us is usually, and quite naturally, music that we have heard in the past. Let´s look […]
Speech intelligibility and public sound systems
There’s an important difference between music and speech. The brain is capable of “filling in” a fair amount of missing information in music. There’s a high degree of predictability. Generally while hearing music, if you didn’t get the bass line or some part of the song which you are keen on listening in the first […]
Happy holidays! Here are our top five Christmas sounds!
Christmas is around the corner and if you ask what sense people associate this holiday with, most adults would probably answer taste. Actually, just thinking about it makes us hungry! But what are your favourite Christmas sounds? In the middle of all the stress, have you tried closing your eyes and just listen? We asked […]
Want to get the best sonic quality at outdoor concerts? Here’s some advice.
Ceilings and walls are important as to how we hear sound and music. They absorb, reflect or diffuse sound waves. The challenge is managing these reflections, because they indeed influence the sound being heard. Outdoor venues naturally have little reverberance. Some outdoor concert environments have better sound than others. Here is some relevant advice from […]
If Music Is the Architect – Concert halls and acoustics
An interesting article on the nature of concert halls and the role acoustics plays within them. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/22/arts/if-music-is-the-architect.html?pagewanted=all&src;=pm
What is up with Noises?
If you are into sound, music and mathematics then this creative film will really tick all the boxes! Vi Hart describes herself as a recreational mathemusician – and visualises how our perception of music and sound are linked to our anatomy.
Epidemic Sound – the world’s biggest non-affiliated music library
Do you need music for your productions? Epidemic Sound was founded in 2009. They provide the Epidemic Sound library – created with the sole purpose of being used in audiovisual productions. Epidemic Sound is a new music library with an ever growing catalogue. They work with selected composers, musicians and producers from around the world […]
In search of the sound of silence…….
We all have a responsibility for reducing our carbon footprints…..but how about taking responsibility for our noise footprints. The BBC discuss if modern life is too noisy with poet Ian McMillan, who thinks we should all be worrying about reducing our noise footprints. Click here for more info See some very positive sound footprint examples […]
