Klarinet Archive - Posting 000452.txt from 1995/06

From: Ed Pearlstein <e_p@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Down In The Dumps
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 16:19:10 -0400

: Here's my question. Is there anything I can do to improve the acoustics
: in the cellar? It's all poured concrete with a wood ceiling. The sound I
: get is thin. No, wait. The sound is bright. Yes, that's it; it's bright.
: But, in the living room, the sound is as dark as Dan Leeson's moods.
:
: cicetti@-----.com

One would describe a room like that as "live". That is, there is a lot
of reverberation of the sound. Adding any kind of soft material - thick
carpet, upholstered furniture, acoustic ceiling tiles, would clear it up.
A few square feet is not enough; you must have an area of soft material
equal to a good fraction of the area of the floor.