Rock and Pop Venues
Acoustic and Architectural Design
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Beschreibung
Popular music plays a substantial role in most people’s life. The demand and financial revenue of Rock and Pop concerts is large and still increasing with the decreased revenue on recorded music. Based on the first ever scientific investigations on recommendable acoustics for amplified music conducted by the author, this book sets forward precise guidelines for acoustical engineers to optimize the acoustics in existing or future halls for amplified music.
- Gives precise guidelines on how to design the acoustics in venues that present amplified music
- Debates essential construction details, including placement of sound system and use of possible building materials, in the architectural design of new venues or the renovation of old ones
- Portrays 75 well-known European Rock & Pop venues, their architecture and acoustic properties.
- 20 venues were rated for their acoustics by music professionals leading to an easy-to-use assessment methodology
”Acoustics are important within pop and rock venues to ensure a great experience for audiences and performers. This book fills an important gap of knowledge on the acoustics of venues. It will be of value to sound engineers as well as building owners and operators and building design professionals”.
Rob Harris, Arup Acoustics
”With this book, many future amplified music concerts will sound better, for the joy of audiences and musicians alike. This enormous work demonstrates a rare degree of passion and insight, from the hand of the key researcher in the field”.
Dr. Per V. Brüel
- Gives precise guidelines on how to design the acoustics in venues that present amplified music
- Debates essential construction details, including placement of sound system and use of possible building materials, in the architectural design of new venues or the renovation of old ones
- Presents 75 well-known European Rock & Pop venues, their architecture, beauty and properties.
- 20 venues are rated for their acoustics by music professionals employing an easy-to-use assessment methodology
Popular music plays a substantial role in most people’s life. The demand and financial revenue of Rock and Pop concerts is large and still increasing with the decreased revenue on recorded music.
Based on the first ever scientific investigations on recommendable acoustics for amplified music conducted by the author, this book sets forward precise guidelines for music professionals to optimize the acoustics in existing or future halls for amplified music.
The acoustic and architectural requirements for pop music venues are very different from those for classical music halls and opera houses. Though 80% of the music turnover is within Rock & Pop Music, books on acoustic design for music halls up until now have addressed only classical music concert halls and opera houses.
This book closes that gap and includes the following features:
In part one, the book
- Teaches basic acoustics in terms that interested readers with a high school degree can understand
In part two, the book
- Presents 20 Danish music halls by photo, architectural drawing, geometrical and acoustic measurements as well as by ratings by musicians and sound engineers. Ratings are commented by author.
In part three, the book
- From the ratings and measurements of the 20 venues, shows how a set of recommendations on acoustics for amplified music were developed.
- Sets forth the recommendations for acoustics in Rock & Pop venues
- Debates construction and planning issues in detail including placement of sound system
In part four, the book
- High-lights another 55 well-known European venues that present Rock & Pop music. From the O2 arena in London to a tiny club in Barcelona. From Beatles, Michael Jackson and Jimmy Hendrix to grass-root level acts. Photos, architectural drawings, acoustic and geometrical measures.
- In appendices gives an overview and statistical processing of acoustical properties of the 55 venues
Gives a objective methodology to assess Rock and Pop Music VenuesShows essential construction details and choices of building materials in the design of new venues or the renovation of old onesPresents a set of famous European rock and pop venues, their architecture, their beauty and their propertiesProposes a new and easy method to objectively rate hallsSubjective data complete the assessment and give a full picture of the sound quality of a venue
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Niels Werner Adelman-Larsen
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“Niels Werner Adelman-Larsen passionately makes the case in his book that acoustics of pop and rock performance venues are a critical factor for audience enjoyment and the requirements of musicians and sound mixing engineers presenting the show. … Rock and Pop Venues: Acoustic and Architectural Design should have a wide appeal to acousticians working in room acoustics design. … Overall, I enjoyed this book and learned about an acoustics topic not addressed in traditional room acoustics books.” (Neil Thompson Shade, Noise News International, Vol. 24 (4), December, 2016)
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