When assessing a building as a potential site for an audio production facility it is sometimes necessary to take measurements of existing noise conditions. This helps us to design a cost effective solution that takes site conditions into consideration.
At the completion of a design project, we conduct critical listening tests to determine if the installation of the monitoring systems meet our standards for acoustic accuracy. Additionally, we measure the main monitor system's frequency response at the engineer's position (and at other locations such as the producer/sofa location) to confirm the system's frequency response characteristics. When performing a control room assessment, we first test the signal paths to be sure that all channels and gain pots are aligned properly, before proceeding to test the monitor/room response.
We can also provide TEF (Time/Energy/Frequency) analysis (Time Delay Spectrometry) to measure a room's time domain (decay) characteristics. The TEF system allows our engineers to see a room's time, frequency, and energy domain properties as 2D and 3D graphic information, and with proper analysis and interpretation these data can provide valuable insights not available by other methods. This can be useful when analyzing existing spaces with problematic time-smearing issues caused by early reflections.
Other test methods include room boundary testing for sound isolation evaluation (both between the building and the outside world, and between rooms within the building), as well as noise level tests to determine whether HVAC systems and other potential noise sources are being properly contained.
