Intended Audience: Professionals interested in design of theatres and concert halls with optimal acoustic characteristic and communication systems

PDH UNITS: 3

This course will provide you with an introduction to the techniques and methods applicable to design of concert halls and theatres for optimal acoustic characteristics and communications. Course Outline 1. ACOUSTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 2. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS This course will give professional engineers and others an introduction to techniques and methods used to design concert halls and theatres to have good acoustics and communications features.

Learning Objectives

At the successful conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to identify and discuss:

Learn about the Preferred Noise Criteria (PNC) curves and how they are applied;
Learn the importance of room reverberation time for different types of performance;
Learn a simplified method of calculating a room’s reverberation time;
Find out about electro-acoustic
enhancement of room reverberation characteristics;
Learn techniques of sound reinforcement;
and Learn about theatrical sound effects systems.