We gained our knowledge while using acoustic measurement and sound-absorbing panels. We constantly visit the studios, cinemas and hi-fi rooms, offices. Meanwhile, we meet a lot of rooms, equipment, and people. Each room promises different challenges.
As we overcome these problems, we also learn. There are different problems in each room. Drawing from these, I describe our experience. What is right and what is not? What should be used in a room and what should not? What materials to use, what to put where, and what mistakes you should not make.
Many people gain knowledge about forums and other places, which can, unfortunately, be very deceptive. There are no stone-carving rules in acoustics. That is why it is very difficult to determine what is right and what is not. Plenty of experience is needed to eliminate an anomaly.
Room acoustics are essential to achieve good sound.
Therefore, what in most cases is a truck with a variety of acoustic elements:
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As promised, we will continue this exciting topic, which is as versatile as a sphere. The more pages you show up, the more new things pop up. So there’s plenty more to look at, wonder. We stopped there in the previous section that echo, as a term, covers several phenomena, Read more…
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Why use a wall panel? The wall panel mostly serves as a sound absorber, but some types can also be used as diffusers. Therefore, they can be divided into several categories. Broadband wall panels Acoustic diffusers Leather membrane wall panels. Diffuser front wall panels Their use depends largely on the Read more…
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The improvement of acoustics science throughout history Every physically perceptible mechanical wave — from the vibrational waves of the earth through the music to the thermal vibrations — belongs to the science of acoustics.Musical acoustics includes music theory, the physics of instruments, psychoacoustics, (which deals with the functioning of our Read more…
First of all, what is over dampening!? The reverberation time is determined for every room, and it is not advisable to exceed it or overdamp it. We can determine this reverberation time interval with the calculation of m3 air such as in a theatre, cinema, studio, or just in a Read more…
Acoustic measurements Hello, my name is Róbert Polgár, I am the owner and acoustic expert of Perfect Acoustic. You usually contact me by e-mail or phone because of various problems for which I try to find a solution. I share with you some of the instructive and interesting cases here. Read more…
Dynamics in the music, are what we are going to explore today.
It is one of the most important elements of music or one of the most important musical elements.
Nevertheless, my experience has been that we care little about it and the way we care is wrong.
It is typically confused by many with sound level and sound pressure. It seems to be controversial but if we want to give a short definition: “the doctrine of sound level in the music”.
Until around the middle of the 18th century (baroque music), nobody had made any written notice with such indications either in sheet music or in other writings, consequently, the musicians had decided themselves on the use and emphasis thereof.
Dynamics is one of the most important tools of musical manipulation. Dynamics has much to do also with the rhythm, and counterpoint is the primary essence of every dynamics.
The sound itself cannot be too loud or quiet therefore the sound level can always be felt compared to another sound. In other words, dynamics is the difference between the sound levels of quiet and loud sounds, and also the extent and the length of the silence between two sounds are very important.
Formerly the gradual increase in the volume of a musical passage (so-called “crescendo”) and the gradual decrease in volume of a musical passage (so-called “decrescendo) had been formed in music.
Baroque music uses dynamics to a less extent and moderately, however, classical music is very rich in dynamic effects.
Dynamics can be both steady and volatile, or gradually increasing and sudden, explosive.
By the nature of music, dynamics is not an exact quantity, it is rather a subjective notion, it depends among others on the physical distance between the performer and the audience, the acoustics of the venue, the type of the sound source (instrument, singer or performer) and last but not least the unique concept of the composer, musician and the listener.
A lot of variants of dynamics can be observed in the music chosen for today. We can find gradual, volatile, and also fast, explosive types of dynamics.
One thing is for sure, it is the sensational guitar playing.
Have a nice day!
Written by Róbert Polgár SzG
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