Recent Experiences with Electronic Acoustic Enhancement in Concert Halls and Opera Houses
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This paper gives a brief summary of acoustical theory based on human perception. It then uses this theory to discuss the design and performance data of electronic acoustic enhancement systems installed in a number of opera houses and concert halls. The installations include the Deutches Staatsoper in Berlin, the Hummingbird Center in Toronto, and the Adelaide Festival Center Theater in Adelaide, Australia. Solutions to the problems of maintaining optimum clarity of the singers while providing optimum envelopment for the orchestra are given.
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تاریخ انتشار 1999