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BASS RATIO [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

In concert hall acoustics, the ratio of the average reverberation times at 125 and 250 Hz to the average of the RT's [reverberation times] at 500 and 1000 Hz. It is determined only for a hall when fully occupied.

CONT

Bass ratio [is] an objective measure of sound "warmth."

OBS

In the term bass RT ratio, RT stands for reverberation time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
DEF

Rapport entre le temps de réverbération des fréquences basses (125 à 250 Hz) et le temps de réverbération des fréquences intermédiaires (500 à 1000 Hz).

OBS

Cette relation est utilisée dans l'étude acoustique des salles de concert.

Spanish

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