Subjective Assessment of Concert Halls: a Common Vocabulary for Music Lovers and Acousticians

• Autorzy: Giménez A. , Cibrian R. M. , Cerda S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In recent years we have interviewed members of the audience after musical performances and asked them to evaluate the acoustics of the concert halls. A group of "music lovers" (with a high level of musical training and experience) and "acousticians" (with a wide knowledge of the physical characteristics of sound transmission) also attended each performance and answered the same questions as the general public. This group thereby served as a control group when evaluating surveys of the general public. In this paper, the results obtained when analyzing these control group surveys are presented. This analysis shows that a common vocabulary exists between music lovers and acousticians when rating a hall, although the grouping of the questions for each factor depends on the training of the respondents.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

room acoustics; subjective evaluation

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN ; Komitet Akustyki PAN ; Polskie Towarzystwo Akustyczne
• Czasopismo: Archives of Acoustics
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 37, No. 3
• Strony: 331--340
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Giménez A.

autor

Cibrian R. M.

autor

Cerda S.

• Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain,

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