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Acoustics research and organizations

• Audio Engineering Society
• Helsinki University of Technology, Acoustics Laboratory
• Machine Listening Group at the MIT Media Lab - bridging the gap between the current generation of audio technologies and those that will be needed for future interactive media applications
• Technical University of Denmark Acoustics Lab

Room Acoustics

General information

• Acoustic FAQ - also available in many mirror sites
• All About Room Design - general introduction
• Akustiikan perusteet, huoneakustiikka ja kaiutinmittaukset - acousticks information in Finnish
• Noise FAQ
• Room Acoustics - short notes
• Sound propagation
• Small Room Acoustics De-Mythologized - pdf document
• Uli the Grasso's Site - a non-commercial site dealing with PC audio, Studio electronics and room acoustics
• When Was The Last Time You Heard A Perfect Room? - article on room acoustics in pdf format

Soundproofing and room acoustics design

• 5.1 Sound Treatment - some advice for acoustical treatment of 5.1 surround studios
• Acoustics of Practice Rooms - survey on practice room requirements for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
• A practical guide to acoustical design of control rooms and placement of loudspeakers - white paper from AmpSpeaker
• Build a Better Bass Trap - acoustic treatment you can build yourself, article first appeared in the June 1995 issue of Electronic Musician magazine
• Cork as a lightweight material: economical and acoustical analyses
• Designing and building a home studio
• Factors Affecting Sound Transmission Loss -
• Frequently asked questions: Soundproofing and acoustic treatment - answers some of the most common questions about soundproofing and acoustic treatment for the home studio
• Improving the room acoustics, a case study
• Sound Advice On Teleconferencing Room Acoustics
• Soundproofing Your Rehearsal Space
• Teaching and Self-learning Materials on Architectural Science - study of the physical aspects of architecture and design
• The Recording Studio Design Page - Non-commercial site accessing theory, drawings, data, and program for those interested in building a new studio or retrofitting an existing facility
• The Use of Agglomerated Cork as Underlay for Improvement of Impact Sound Insulation in Buildings
• Understanding the characteristics of sounds behavior within an architectural structure will add depth to your systems design strategy - primary responsibility of architectural acoustics is to exclude outside sounds that would disturb hearing conditions, but this can be difficult

Room acoustics calculators

• Acoustic Calculator - guide you through the basics of room acoustics and and surface calculator
• Excel 4 macro that automatically calculates axial, tangential, and oblique modes for a rectangular room
• RT60 - some information on an acoustical measurement used to calculate reverb time decay and an on-line tool to estimate it
• Spreadsheet to Calculate Room Acoustic Measurements - spreadsheet to calculate resonant room modes

Analyzing room acoustics

• Early Reflection Analysis - analysis made for car, but idea applicable to listening rooms

Measuring acoustics properties

• ETF Acoustics - small room acoustics slide slow and information about measurement software

Link sites

• Acoustics Links for Sound Reinforcement and Recording
• IRCAM Scientific and Musical Articles - acoustics articles

Other related information

• Audio attenuation data - attenuation per feet at different frequencies

Related pages

• Audio pages
• Home Theater page