E – 1417 Theatre and Concert Hall Acoustics and Communications

Description

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.

• 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.