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LIVE ROOM [1 record]

Record 1 2007-04-19

English

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

[A room] which has a longer period of reverberation than the optimum for the conditions of performance and listening, with consequent blurring of speech and musical sounds, reduced by introducing additional acoustic damping.

CONT

An important branch of acoustics deals with the transmission of sound waves inside reverberant rooms, such as auditoriums, theaters, and concert halls. In a reverberant room the sound reaches a listener's ears not only directly ... but also by way of reflections from the ceiling, the floor, and the walls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Salle caractérisée par une durée de réverbération suffisamment longue.

OBS

Un local vide avec des parois très réfléchissantes sera qualifié de «réverbérant» et correspondra à une durée de réverbération longue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
  • Acústica (Física)
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