Minimal volume of music rehearsal rooms – the impact of acoustic adaptation

openaccess, Vol. 612 (8) 2023 / piątek, 25 sierpnia, 2023

(Open Access)

DOI: 10.15199/33.2023.08.11

Warzocha Karolina, Ziarko Bartłomiej. 2023. Minimal volume of music rehearsal rooms – the impact of acoustic adaptation. Volume 612. Issue 8. Pages 50-53. Article in PDF file

Accepted for publication: 31.07.2023 r.

The aim of the paper is to determine the minimal volume of music rehearsal rooms dedicated to small ensembles, and to verify the impact of the acoustic adaptation on the analysis results. The conducted simulations showed that properly selected finishing materials not only make it possible to achieve the desired reverberation time in the entire frequency range, but also reduce the average value of the sound level in themusic rehearsal room by 2.8 – 4.8 dB; and thus reduce the required minimal volume of the rooms by up to four times.
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mgr inż. arch. Karolina Warzocha, Politechnika Krakowska ORCID: 0000-0001-8552-2315
mgr inż. arch. Bartłomiej Ziarko, Politechnika Krakowska ORCID: 0000-0002-8836-5586

mgr inż. arch. Karolina Warzocha, Politechnika Krakowska ORCID: 0000-0001-8552-2315

karolina.warzocha@pk.edu.pl

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DOI: 10.15199/33.2023.08.11

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