The Book of Acoustics

CHAPTER 4.0 TREATMENT PLACEMENT

Summary of chapter 4.0

WHAT YOU JUST READ

Key Lessons

  1. Correct treatment placement is critical to achieving the desired acoustic performance.
  2. A variety of factors influence where a treatment should be placed, including room shape, obstacles and planned activities.
  3. The geometry of a space influences how sound behaves and where it travels.
  4. How much treatment material is needed depends on variables like target reverberation time and room dimensions.

Major insight:

Acoustic treatments should be placed at constructive points along the path sound travels and in a quantity in-line with the target acoustic performance.

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The Book of Acoustics

This is a handbook for architects and interior designers who want to create acoustically beautiful spaces that make people feel happier, healthier and more productive.