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The Ancient Greek Theatres are Famous for their Excellent Acoustics.
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Why Do Multi-Purpose Rooms Usually Have Terrible Acoustics? And What Can Be Done About It?
The title says it all.
Here is a version with pictures: Why Do Multi-Purpose Rooms Usually Have Terrible Acoustics? And What Can Be Done About It?

Speech Intelligibility - Finally
What does it take to provide speech intelligibility in the reverberant acoustics of a cathedral?.

Sound Systems
Sound systems are the key to clarity in reverberant spaces such as churches.

Sound System Design Checklist
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Synagogue Acoustics
Hear Oh Israel!

Excellent Acoustics
What does it take?

Terrible Acoustics
Ever wondered why so many spaces are just awful?

What does Orpheus listen for?
A glimpse of the inner acoustics.

The Troy Savings Bank Hall
Superb musical acoustics, in Troy, New York.

Reverberation
Reverberation is the most well-known and most mis-understood acoustical phenomenon.

Conference Centers: Rooms for Dialogue
Most of the rooms where important business takes place have really terrible acoustics. Constitution Hall in Philadelphia is an excellent room for dialogue. We should be able to do better now. Why not?

Instant Improvement for Meeting, Conference, and Lecture Rooms
Would you like to hear an instant and distinct improvement in acoustic? Here's how. This approach works best in typical meeting or conference rooms, but it will work for other types of rooms as well.

Residential Noise Control
We all want peace and quiet in our homes. How do we go about protecting ourselves from outside noise? Or, if you create noise, how do you avoid bothering your neighbors?

Making Waves
This piece, published in the December 2007 issue of The Strad magazine is about the theory behind intonation. It was written with string players in mind, but applies to all instruments with adjustable pitch.

Tartini Tones
This piece, published in the June 2008 issue of Strings is about Tartini Tones, a tremendous help in tuning double stops or ensembles.

Poetry
Here is a small collection of my recent poetry. Enjoy!

Is there a particular subject you would like me to address in a future article? Drop me a line: cnb@orpheus-acoustics.com