ON THE SPECIFIC PARAMETERS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

Abstract

A brief overview on the specific parameters of the architectural acoustics is presented in this paper. The measurements were carried out to Lyrical Theater and Philharmonic Oltenia from Craiova, Theatre Luceafarul for Athenaeum Tatarasi from Iasi. We tried to give us a clear picture of how these halls sound and how the listeners perceive that sound. Our measurements show that an optimum reverberation time is a compromise between clarity which requires a short reverberation time, sound intensity with a high reverberant level, and liveness requiring a long reverberation time. In addition, the reverberation time is dependent on the use for which it is designed, i.e. speaking, opera, orchestral music, etc.). A short EDT provides clarity and a long RT provides liveness to music. A good audition for theaters and concert halls is obtained only by a strong collaboration between design and acoustics from the beginning and not separately, i.e. after the building was built.