Post by stfu on Jan 27, 2019 6:35:26 GMT
Does anyone have experience fixing issues in dance studios?
(My background: I have a solid background in loudspeaker design. I started studying Thiele/Small publications back in the early 1980s and have built many systems 2nd, 3rd, and 4th order systems. (I even got to meet and spend a small amount of time with Neville Thiele cica 2002.))
Unfortunately I have zero experience in adjusting the room acoustics for dance studios.
The dance studios I am working with have four rooms in various sizes and each with it's own unique problems as expected.
The room are as follows:
23'w x 18'd x 7.75'h (Tap Studio)
1/2" drywall over wood stud for the walls.
This room has hard laminate flooring and split ceiling that is 1/2 finished drywall and 1/2 drop (acoustic tiles).
This room has hard laminate flooring and split ceiling that is 1/2 finished drywall and 1/2 drop (acoustic tiles).
The room has the best acoustics (of the four) and the echo is not terrible; but needs work so the teachers voice will not get so jumbled.
The biggest issue is in this room is noise/sound bleed from the other rooms.
I was thinking about adding another layer of drywall separated with "green glue" to add a bit of isolation in this room before anything else.
The biggest issue is in this room is noise/sound bleed from the other rooms.
I was thinking about adding another layer of drywall separated with "green glue" to add a bit of isolation in this room before anything else.
The next three rooms have similar characteristics. Because there is no "ideal" listening spot in the room...I have no idea where to start.
33.5'w x 33.5'd x 11.75'h (Ballet Studio)
1/2" drywall over wood stud for the walls.
Vinyl flooring with metal (tin) ceiling.
Very bad slap echo and poor sound quality.
34.5'w x 36'd x 11.75'h (Ballet Studio)
1/2" drywall over wood stud for the walls.
Vinyl flooring with metal (tin) ceiling.
39'w x 33'd x 11.75'h (Ballet Studio)
1/2" drywall over wood stud for the walls.
Vinyl flooring with metal (tin) ceiling.The rooms are all oriented so the front is on one of the long walls.
The rooms all have 8' high mirrors on the front wall.
Teachers are usually front and center but obviouly move around the room.
Speakers are near the front wall but not "fixed" at this time and moving them to a more ideal location in front is possible.
I need to get some solid 1/3 octave measurements in these rooms. But again, because there is no "ideal spot" to listen from, I don't even know where to place the microphone. Several measurements at various locations?
I am guessing that both the side and rear walls need treatments as well as the ceilings.
Lastly, this is a fairly new dance school with solid growth and a very low budget for this project. (Of course. Right? You all are already shaking your heads...)
I am very handy and have a decent shop at my house. I can build some acoustic absorption panels, some diffusers, and some bass traps as needed but without measurements it will all be a crap shoot.
I am open to any advice on this one.
v/r,
Michael.
