Mike Barron gives guest lecture

On the 26th April 2013 Mike Barron gave a guest lecture to the Acoustics Group. The topic was auditorium acoustics in particular room acoustics parameter which represent the subjective listening condition for the audience. The students greatly appreciated Mike's time especially the Q&A session afterwards.

Opera Singers in the Lab

On the 17th April 2013 opera singers from the Royal Academy of Music visited the Acoustics Laboratory. They sang beautifully for us in the anechoic and reverberant chambers. A delightful day

Eurosis Electronic Voting Clickers

A new purchase for the Acoustic Group! The Eurosis electronic voting system to quickly and accurately collect subjective responses. Multiple acoustic uses! 24 clickers so enough to collect an entire classes feedback!

Auralisation Headphones

CATT Acoustics v9.0c room prediction software came with built in auralisation technology. To create accurate auralisations the singal should be corrected for the headphones frequency response. The Beyerdynamic 990pro headphones automatically match the CATT Acoustic auralisations. We are going to listen to opera singers in their own virtual world!

Campbell-Associates demonstrate latest tech

On the 19th April 2013 John Campbell of Campbell Associates came to visit the Acoustics Group to demonstrate the very latest technology. The new miniature acoustic camera produced an active discussion amongst the MSc students on the potential applications for the device. The particle velocity probe also had it's uses in diagnostic analysis. Many thanks to John.

Upcoming VA system design presentation at the Institute of Acoustic Branch Meeting

 On the evening of the 19th June 2013, Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina will present his PhD research at the London branch of the Institute of Acoustics. The topic is the design of voice alarm systems on underground stations. Should be good!

Student presentations at the Institute of Acoustics

On the 17th April 2013 MSc students Shane Sugrue and Rob Burrell each presented their dissertation to the Institute of Acoustics London branch meeting. Rob began with an overview of privacy in cellular offices before moving on to the new ISO 3382-3 standard on open plan offices including distraction and privacy considerations. Shane presented his work on objective and subjectively categorising different venues in terms of suitability for choral singing. The picture shown is of Shenzhen Concert Hall.