Click here for the .pdf Music Lesson (real time) Many instructors want to emulate the interactive nature of a live lesson as much as possible, but they will be limited to readily available conferencing tools such as Zoom, Skype, BlueJeans, Join.Me, etc. These conferencing systems use automatic gain control (they actively adjust the level of […]
Why are bars and restaurants sometimes so unbearably loud? So loud that you have to scream at the person across the table to hold a conversation? The reason is something called “the cocktail party effect.” Imagine you are in a space with a number of other people. You talk. This raises the sound level, so […]
AD’s own David Kahn was pleased to lead the professional development session “How to Use Acoustics, Design & Staffing to Increase Community Engagement” at the 2020 APAP conference held in New York on January 11th. In addition to David, who serves as President of Acoustic Distinctions, the panelists included Joshua Dachs, Principal at theatre consultancy […]
To our clients, colleagues, and friends: We hope that you are reading this in good health. We’re writing to fill you in on the status of work here at Acoustic Distinctions and the steps we’ve taken to ensure that we can continue to serve our clients while protecting the health of our staff and following […]
By Arthur van der Harten
Acoustic Distinctions collaborated with Pfeiffer Partners Architects to complete a new temporary music instruction facility on the University of Colorado, Boulder campus for use during the renovation of their existing music facility. The temporary facility includes 15 faculty teaching studios, 5 Practice Rooms, and a Percussion Ensemble Room in three free-standing, tightly clustered structures located […]
Arthur van der Harten, CENG, M.IOA, M.ASA Acoustic Distinctions || Pachyderm Acoustic Avdharten@ad-ny.com The Limitations of Absorption Coefficients For the majority of the relatively short history of architectural acoustics as practice, the dissipation of sound energy by way of surface interaction has been characterized by a single value per unit of spectrum (usually the octave-band […]
Article by Sports Video Group that interviews industry leaders on how upfront coordination of systems integration in control-room design is key. AD Principal, Ronald Eligator, weighs in on the role acoustics play. Click here for article
Check out this month’s Architext, AIA Central PA’s seasonal newsletter featuring AD Senior Consultant Arthur van der Harten’s article “Designing the Color and Flavor of Sound in Your Building – an Appeal to Architects.” https://aiacentralpa.org/spring-2018/#Acoustic Pachyderm Acoustic is a free plugin for cad which simulates sound during design. You can download it for free […]