Klarinet Archive - Posting 000797.txt from 2004/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Material influence on sound...one more time
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:59:21 -0400

At 10:04 AM 7/19/2004 -0700, Oliver Seely wrote:
>Yeah, I ought not to have implied that the corner is always the place to
>put your speaker(s) to avoid producing standing waves. In a panic
>situation with a 50-minute video and a 100 minute class session, anything
>which works is acceptable. In this case, with the placement of the
>student bodies and desks the egg-shell concrete ceiling with acoustical
>tile and the rectangular shape of the room with flat walls it worked and
>the class went forward. Any different configuration needs a little
>experimentation beforehand to find a spot where the delivery to the
>students is effective.

Corner bass reinforcement and standing waves are two different issues. The
corner reinforces bass, but parallel walls can cancel it. Try to keep the
speaker fairly close to a back wall, at least. Off-center on the wall
might even help.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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