A Double Synthetic Index to Evaluate the Acoustics of Churches

• Autorzy: Berardi U.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Several authors have proposed indices to synthesize the acoustics of a space, especially of concert halls. Meanwhile, a few studies have focused on the acoustics of worship spaces. The peculiarities of these last ones have shown distinctive characteristics. The increasing interest for the acoustics of worship spaces justifies the formulation of indices to synthesize the results of acoustic studies in these buildings too. This paper proposes a double synthetic index to evaluate the acoustics of a church. The index is obtained combining the average values of seven parameters generally considered in studies of architectural acoustics. The differences between requirements for music and speech in churches suggest to consider different optimal values of the selected parameters for different kinds of sound. A double synthetic index has been defined to synthesize the acoustical properties related to the music and to the speech separately. The validity of this double index is then assessed, comparing its values with subjective preferences captured through listening tests. The index, which is proposed and validated in this paper, aims to be an instrument to show synthetically the acoustical characteristics of a church to people with low knowledge in acoustics.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

room acoustics; worship acoustics; acoustic quality; synthetic index; listening preference

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN ; Komitet Akustyki PAN ; Polskie Towarzystwo Akustyczne
• Czasopismo: Archives of Acoustics
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 37, No. 4
• Strony: 521--528
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Berardi U.

• Politecnico di Bari, via Orabona 4, Bari, I70125, Italy,

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