The Sound Proof Booths of Silence

Post by the_sleaze9 » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 5:10 PM UTC

mrob wrote: post #130

abdullahkhalids wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This [1] explains Sound Transmission Class (STC) ratings. > An STC label delineates how partitions and walls effectively block sound and reduce noise. Ratings are determined by broadcasting a specific auditory tone near the material, and measuring dB on both sides. The higher the STC value, the better its insulation. From the table STC=25 means "Normal speech easily understood" and STC=50 means "Shouting not heard" T…

I wonder if somebody vaguely remembered the effects of helium fill, which actually does reduce sound transmission, and vaguely remembered that argon-filled windows are a commercial product, and conflated the two because they're both noble gases.

Post by jfim » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 5:33 PM UTC

seanthemon wrote: post #88

ricardobeat wrote: post #80

I wonder if they have looked into air curtains. Commercial installations are at a point where you have this silent, completely invisible sheet of fast-moving air that provides some degree of noise isolation as well - maybe four walls of these + a floating ceiling is enough when coupled with the noise-cancelling headphones.

I think leave the audience participation in, let the chaos rain supreme!

Post by abdullahkhalids » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 5:50 PM UTC

the_sleaze9 wrote: post #141

mrob wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wonder if somebody vaguely remembered the effects of helium fill, which actually does reduce sound transmission, and vaguely remembered that argon-filled windows are a commercial product, and conflated the two because they're both noble gases.

Nothing about the story of this project suggests they are top-tier sound engineers, and when you don't really know what you're doing (said very respectfully) the proposition "we need to fill windows and this is what other people normally do when they fill windows" is a very positive data point. They didn't even start with museum-grade glass for optimal filming, which to a absolute layman like me seems like they just…

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 6:06 PM UTC

rtpg wrote: post #106

Valve seems like such a blank check company, able to jump onto projects and apply so much effort to things thanks to their resources Would love to see more about what they’re doing and how they’re organized recently (an updated employee handbook?)

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 6:07 PM UTC

lijok wrote: post #9

This is a great article and I understand the need for the booths, but to me personally, they look horrible. It looks as if the players are sitting in a kiosk. Surely it would make for a much more enveloping experience for the spectators if the players were in an open space.