Computerized room acoustics analysis enables design modifications to be easily investigated. The above wireframe model is of a large 1,200-seat contemporary church that has problems with poor choir sound projection and overall lack of music clarity in the congregation seating area. The objective of this study is to predict the acoustical improvements resulting from adding a sound reflecting canopy above the choir and installing acoustically absorptive panels on the stepped ceiling soffits. The model enables mapping the acoustical response to determine what congregation areas are affected by the proposed modifications.  The above picture illustrates the unamplified sound level of a solo singer with the red and orange colors representing the highest sound level and the blue and green colors representing lower sound levels.

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