At 12:27 -0800 30/3/06, Mike Richter wrote:
Language Laboratories and Archives wrote:
The Language Labs and Archives at the University of Chicago is
undergoing major changes. One of the results of the latest floor
plan is a recording studio (which can double as a class
room/conference room!) with a curved wall: let's see if I can draw
an approximation:
I gather you are opting for a rectangular box design. That is by far
the best choice for setting up standing waves. Unfortunately,
standing waves are a very poor choice for recording or playing back
audio. The problem is that bass response varies steeply with
frequency and with position in the room. The effect is that for one
note, position X is overwhelmed while Y is almost silent; for
another tone, the strengths are reversed.
Thanx for the input. I inherited a rectangular box in my current facility
(and everything I know about doing live recordings has been through
osmosis). In general, people have been satisfied with the results (we do
have a curtain along one wall, and the walls are not particularly
reflexive) This will be at another site on campus and it is being
squeezed in where they have room. (All, or nearly all of the recording
will be voice.)
Barbara