Acoustic engineer report

[Mr Steve]

Hi All,

 

I've been asked to look at improving the acoustics in a very square flat box hall space. The room is about 14m x 22m x 6m, very reflective with lots of perpendicular sides. Can anyone recommend an acoustic specialist around the East Anglia area who would be able to assess the space and provide some recommendations on how to deaden the reflections with drape vs acoustic panels etc

 

TIA :)

[kerry davies]

I can't help but you may need to be more specific. My tame sound consultant was more the Rammstein end and you need to specify amplified, unplugged, music, spoken word, cinema and projection surround sound or general purpose with a smidgen of bodhran bashing. You may also need to go further afield and thus increase costs so an idea of rough budget would help people suggest options.

[Mr Steve]

I can't help but you may need to be more specific. My tame sound consultant was more the Rammstein end and you need to specify amplified, unplugged, music, spoken word, cinema and projection surround sound or general purpose with a smidgen of bodhran bashing. You may also need to go further afield and thus increase costs so an idea of rough budget would help people suggest options.

 

To be slightly more specific, it's a multi-purpose space, hard walls, hard floors. It's used for spoken word both natural and amplified, as well as live music, dance etc. If you stamp or clap the reverb time is huge - a distinct ping between the side walls - it sounds like a baby sports hall. Playing music from the stage end (which is in addition to the measurements above) you can hear double snare/hi hat and even kick bouncing around. The LF in the room sounds really muddy and flabby as there's loads of cancellation and peaks.

 

We are looking for a suitably qualified bod to visit the site and advise on how we can reduce reflections and deaden the room - not dead dead, but make it less rubbish. We can pay for a consult, and then see what the advice is as to the next steps.

 

 

 

[J Pearce]

I suspect you actually want to break up the reflections rather than totally deaden them, but a consultant is the best way forwards to get a good result.

[Jivemaster]

The first and important part is working out what performances you want to support.

[Brian]

Whitemark.

 

A good consultant will guide you through the process.

[Junior8]

Good luck - that' all I can add. There are several nightmare spaces around here where even the choice of building materials has added to the difficulties of multiple flat surfaces and angles and nothing seems to really work in remediation.

[dje]

https://www.studiopeople.com/

 

I've worked with these guys on numerous projects in the UK and they are great. Yes most of their work is geared towards recording studios, but physics is a constant. I know they have done auditoria too.

Edited October 9, 2021 by dje

[Robin D]

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[Simon Lewis]

I can recommend Paul Malpas... he has worked on major auditorium projects, has done normal acoustics and electroacoustics and now works for SSE in Project Development. He's a great guy who has excellent experience designing and adapting performance venues.

 

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[ninjadingle]

I've recently used Mach Acoustics for a complete report on a space, the level of detail was incredible. They have offices in Bristol and London, so someone London based might be able to come up to you?

[Mr Steve]

Thanks all - we will investigate.