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Re: 17pc orchestra inside hangarWith a "big band" in a large enough enclosed space the natural sound level coming off the stage may be such that the reflections are fairly benign. The last few I've done have had at least a 35' ceiling (curved) and a couple of hundred feet to the nearest wall, not counting side walls. The band was always set up in a corner, so the side wall reflections were not really an issue. By the time the sound from the stage reached the reflective surfaces the energy loss was such that the reverberative portion of the sound field was not much of an issue.Fortunately for all concerned, the events called for a reasonable listening area rather than trying to make the music heard equally in all parts of the structure. So the construction materials play less of a part in a large enough structure than the physical size of the "room" and location of the sound source.Or so it seems to me.....
Re: 17pc orchestra inside hangar
With a "big band" in a large enough enclosed space the natural sound level coming off the stage may be such that the reflections are fairly benign. The last few I've done have had at least a 35' ceiling (curved) and a couple of hundred feet to the nearest wall, not counting side walls. The band was always set up in a corner, so the side wall reflections were not really an issue. By the time the sound from the stage reached the reflective surfaces the energy loss was such that the reverberative portion of the sound field was not much of an issue.
Fortunately for all concerned, the events called for a reasonable listening area rather than trying to make the music heard equally in all parts of the structure. So the construction materials play less of a part in a large enough structure than the physical size of the "room" and location of the sound source.
Or so it seems to me.....
