WSDG at the World Cup 2014
WSDG was instrumental in the acoustic design of multiple stadiums in Brazil. Notably the Maracanã (view the project) and Mineirão Stadium (view the project)
Media Production Facility Architecture – Room Acoustics, Absorption and Diffusion
Dirk Noy, Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG You being one of Resolution’s most serious readers will certainly remember – since a number of issues we are busy planning and building our dream media production facility. The basic issues of site selection and layout considerations were covered a while back, and the previous article of this series [...]
Acoustic Products
List of links to web pages of acoustics products. Acoutech Room Acoustics Systems (German and French Site) Manufacturers of Acoustical Materials Acoustical Interiors Diffusors, Foam Products, Bass Traps etc. ASC - Tube Trap Manufacturers of the Tube Trap and ATTACK Wall Best Block Company Soundcell / Acoustical Block GEMA Ceilings Acoustical Ceilings IAC Industrial [...]
Measurement and Analysis Tools
Below are some useful measurement and analysis tools--with relevant descriptions--that can be found on the web. Acoustics Engineering (Sabin and Dirac): Developers of Sabin andt Dirac acoustical software Brüel & Kjær: Measurement microphones, sound level meters, analyzers etc. Davis Instruments: Test Instruments for Industrial Applications DRA Laboratories: Developers of MLSSA acoustical measurement system Gold Line: Manufacturer of numerous audio / acoustical [...]
Mathematics and Physics
calculator.com Great selection of miscellaneous calculators - no acoustics, though CDML Great Windows 95/98/NT shareware calculator - all scientific functions, optional RPN notation Dan Russel's Page Acoustics and Vibration Animations hp41.org Free Emulator of the classic HP41 calculator - neat Mathtools - MATLAB files etc. The scientific portal for MATLAB files, toolboxes, links and resources The [...]
Education
There are many, many audio education programs available around the world; below are just a few. For a more complete listing, visit Mix Magazine's audio education directories. Ex'Pression Center for New Media San Francisco, California Full Sail Real World Education Orlando, Florida The Liverpool Center for Performing Arts A unique Europeaerforming Arts and Sound Technology, [...]
Audio/Acoustics
1212International Directory to the Music Industry Adventures in Modern RecordingEddie Kramer hosts a series of videos about the art of making recording music Alpeda Excellent free multimedia course AudioWorld OnLineExcellent Professional and HiFi audio directory, news and community broadcastpapers.com Scientific White Papers covering many aspects of professional media technology Digital Recordings Advanced research and developments in audio [...]
Architecture and Construction Associations
archINFORM International Architectural Database and Information Retrieval System for Architecture Baudoc (Swiss Site) Extensive construction sourcebook Bauhandwerk (Swiss Site) Company directory of the Swiss construction industry Bauherr.de (German Site) Materials, Glossary, Manufacturers Index BauNetz (German Site) Directory of Construction Services and Materials Building Team Community site for architects, engineers, owners, contractors, manufacturers CeCAD AutoCAD software for handheld PCs and PocketPCs [...]
Media Production Facility Architecture – Acoustical Simulations, Electroacoustics and Audio Monitor Systems
by Dirk Noy, Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG) After having studied issues such as site selection, layout consideration, defining and achieving appropriate sound isolation and well-balanced room acoustics for our dream media production facility we’re getting closer and closer to the end result. After a brief digression into acoustical simulations we’ll talk about the icing on [...]
Media Production Facility Architecture – Room-Within-Room Construction
by Dirk Noy, Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG) Maybe you remember - we’re still busy planning and building our dream media production facility – the basic issues of site selection and layout considerations were covered in the last article of this series. Today’s hot topic is defining and achieving appropriate sound isolation between the facility’s rooms [...]