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RE: Acoustics

To: "'brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Acoustics
From: "Marshall, Sergio" <marshalls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 10:43:14 +1200
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Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi all

our bandroom is in my opinion a good one.  It has accoustic tiles on a
gently pitched ceiling, carpet on the floor and up to 1.5m on the walls
(sound absorption and protection against instrument cases being opened).
Although there are curtains I don't think that they contribute much to
the overall sound absorption.  The bandroom gives an honest idea of
sound quality and volume.  Our bandroom serves us well both musically
and socially (kitchen facilities and social area included).  The hall we
used to practice in before we renovated our own building was very
reverberant even though we hung baffles from the ceiling and some "egg
carton" type material as well.  I look forward to further discussion on
this topic.

Regards

Sergio Marshall
Solo horn
Waikato Times Hamilton Brass
Hamilton
New Zealand

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Robert_C_Knight@xxxxxxxxxx [SMTP:Robert_C_Knight@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Friday, 3 October 1997 02:40
> To:	brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	Acoustics
> 
> To:       brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@inet
> cc:
> From:     Robert C Knight @ SB_PHARM_RD
> Date:     02-Oct-97 03:40:26 PM
> Subject:  Acoustics
> Categories:
> 
> A couple of years ago we built a rehearsal hall, and over the
> following
> years added heating and carpets that we couldn't afford in the first
> instance. The result is warm and dry - for many years before we
> rehearsed
> in a wooden hut - but we didn't get the acoustics right. No-one in the
> band
> is expert in this field, so we are looking for anyone who may be able
> to
> give us some advice: perhaps someone out there has solved a similar
> problem.
> The rehearsal room itself is quite small (about 6 metres by 7) with a
> pitched roof around 4m high in the middle and 2.5 at the walls. The
> walls
> are standard blocks finished with plaster. And the problem: it's too
> loud!
> We know that most of the problem is at medium to high frequencies,
> because
> we started with loads of old carpets (say 2cm thick) on the concrete
> floor,
> and when we replaced them with thinner carpet tiles it got much worse.
> A
> couple of cm of carpet isn't likely to have much effect at low
> frequencies,
> I think. And heavy curtains on one wall have helped a lot.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> Bob Knight
> Secretary, Blewbury & District Brass Band
> Blewbury, South Oxfordshire, UK
> 
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