Reading Assignment [ R-9 ]

Read Chapter 9 of the textbook.

Upload a Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF file to Canvas with answers to the following questions. Put a blank line between each answer in order to make it easier to read. Use your own words. After the definition each term, create an example of using the word in a sentence.

Vocabulary

1. direct sound
2. reverberant sound
3. reverberation time
4. absorption coefficient
5. intimacy
6. first reflection
7. dry, in terms of reveration
8. precedence effect
9. assisted resonance

In addition to defining the above vocabulary, answer the following questions in your own words.

1. What factors determine the length of reverberation time in a room?
2. Why does the optimum reverberation time for a room depend on what it will be used for?
3. What factors would you consider if you were trying to calculate what the reverberation time for a room might be before it is built?
4. How can you use a recording of the sound of you clapping your hands or popping a balloon to measure reverberation time?
5. How you think the acoustics of an auditorium will change once an audience comes and fills all the seats?
6. What do acousticians do in auditoriums to strengthen the first reflections?
7. What does a LARES Acoustic Enhancement System do? What is the difference between it and the other three sound systems that Sweetwater has in their theater? Why do you think they want to have multiple options?