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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000011.txt from 2006/07

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] On rehearsal room acoustics...
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 18:07:12 -0400

That is a reasonable theory, and if you are used to playing in one venue,
you can translate the differences from studio to hall.

I have a very dead studio, and when I make bassoon reeds, it is difficult
for me to have any idea of what I will face in the hall. If I were in the
"one rehearsal and concert" phase of my career it would pose huge problems.
As it is now, I can usually correct the problem between rehearsals. It is
not as easy for me to adjust a reed on stage as it appears to be for
oboists.
As to the studio, I keep moving stuff around and getting rid of stuff, in
the hope that I may get an impedance comparable to most halls.

Herb

On 7/9/06 3:48 AM, "Geoff Pearce" <oboist2@-----.au> wrote:

> Personally i like my rehearsal room as flat and as dead as I can make it.
> This encourages me to project my sound, and making it fuller. If I had a
> concert coming up which required a very soft attack and a lot of quiet
> playing, I would work in a bare room with a very vibrant acoustic, for the
> opposite reason.
>
> Geoff Pearce
> X oboe, Sydney Australia
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Harold emert
> Date: 9/07/2006 8:40:36 PM
> To: doublereed@-----.sg
> Subject: [DR-L] On rehearsal room acoustics...
>
> Hi Esther:
> Yours is an important query which reminds me of the IDRS conference at
> Greensboro,NC where we encountered one fantastic practice room with a
> Computerized device which converted it into anything from a small studio to
> The equivalent of Carnegie Hall.The prices at that time for this room was
> Terribly expensive .Wondering if this magical device has come down in price
> Since then?
> On a more-economical scale,recall persons experimenting with empy egg
> Cartons, curtains,carpets,etc
>
> Best wishes and good luck ,
>
> Harold Emert
> Rio-Brazil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lim Sze Ai, Esther" <elsa15@-----.sg>
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 6:25 AM
> Subject: [DR-L] On rehearsal room acoustics...
>
>
>> Hi List...
>>
>> I'm in the midst of doing a research thesis as part of my band directing
>> course, and my topic happens to focus on acoustics of rehearsal rooms.
>>
>> I need the help of you guys - have any of you, when rehearsing a band/
>> orchestra in a room (at high school level), and have done changes in order
>
>> to solve the problem of the room acoustics being 'dead' or 'wet'? Would
> You
>> please email me at elsa15@-----.sg, as I'm very interested to know
>> what you have done, and what the difference was like after the change.
>>
>> If anyone out there has information or pointers they would like to share
>> with regards to acoustics in rehearsal rooms in high schools, please feel
>> free to email me privately...
>>
>> Thanx in advance!
>>
>> Esther
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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