Adding the room to the mix : perceptual aspects of modal resonance in live audio

Fazenda, BM; Bolla, CM; Palladini, A

Abstract

The problem of room acoustics correction in live sound is still an open one. In particular, the audible artefacts caused by low frequency resonances are still a major factor in determining the perceived quality of a live show.
Despite many years of research into room acoustics correction, very little research has been done into how this influences the sound at large venues and the difficulties this causes to the working practices of live sound engineers.

In this work, we show how perceptual models of modal resonance in rooms can be applied to designing a novel room response analysis tool that can be used to intelligently guide the mix process and to design music production tools that facilitate the work of sound engineers.

Citation

Fazenda, B., Bolla, C., & Palladini, A. (2019, September). Adding the room to the mix : perceptual aspects of modal resonance in live audio. Presented at 5th Workshop on Intelligent Music Production, Birmingham, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: 5th Workshop on Intelligent Music Production
• Conference Location: Birmingham, UK
• Start Date: Sep 6, 2019
• Publication Date: Sep 6, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 8, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 8, 2020
• Publisher URL: http://wimp2019.bcu.ac.uk/programme.html
• Related Public URLs: http://wimp2019.bcu.ac.uk/
• Additional Information: Event Type : Workshop; Funders : Music Tribe, UK