Methods and Systems for Improved Acoustic Environment Characterization

A method comprising:

• determining at least one reflection of sound from a sound initiation location at a location within a great hall, such that the at least one reflection is selected from the group of reflection angles consisting of:
• a floor reflection with a delay between 0.5 and 1.5, side left reflection with a delay between 7.9 and 34.8, side right reflection with a delay between 5.0 and 30.7, upper left reflection with a delay between 28.7 and 71.4, upper right reflection with a delay between 25.4 and 69.1, ceiling reflection with a delay between 39.4 and 83.9, ceiling corner left reflection with a delay between 45.3 and 92.8, ceiling corner right reflection with a delay between 43.0 and 92.5, rear wall reflection with a delay between 7.2 and 175.3, side-rear left reflection with a delay between 14.6 and 179.5, side-rear right reflection with a delay between 11.8 and 179.8, upper corner rear left reflection with a delay between 34.3 and 191.5, upper corner rear right reflection with a delay between 31.1 and 192.0, ceiling-rear reflection with a delay between 44.6 and 198.3, wherein the delays are measured in milliseconds;
• comparing the time delay for the at least one reflection with the time delay for the corresponding reflection angle selected from the group of reflection angles;
• and
• modifying the design of the great hall to bring each reflection within the time delay range for the corresponding reflection angle selected from the group of reflection angles.

A method comprising:

• determining at least one reflection of sound from a sound initiation location at a location within a great hall, such that the at least one reflection is selected from the group of reflection angles consisting of:
• a floor reflection with a delay between 0.8 and 1.9, front reflection with a delay between 7.0 and 8.9, side left reflection with a delay between 3.2 and 22.1, side right reflection with a delay between 10.6 and 28.0, rear reflection with a delay between 8.3 and 67.3, side-rear left reflection with a delay between 10.9 and 73.3, side-rear right reflection with a delay between 17.6 and 73.3, ceiling reflection with a delay between 19.3 and 35.0, ceiling corner left reflection with a delay between 21.5 and 44.6, ceiling corner right reflection with a delay between 27.4 and 46.8, ceiling-rear wall reflection with a delay between 25.2 and 79.1, side-side left reflection with a delay between 23.3 and 52.2, side-side right reflection with a delay between 33.8 and 58.5, front-side left reflection with a delay between 11.3 and 25.9, front-side right reflection with a delay between 17.9 and 31.0, ceiling-rear side left reflection with a delay between 27.3 and 84.3, ceiling-rear side right reflection with a delay between 32.8 and 84.3, wherein the delays are measured in milliseconds;
• comparing the time delay for the at least one reflection with the time delay for the corresponding reflection angle selected from the group of reflection angles;
• and
• modifying the design of the great hall to bring each reflection within the time delay range for the corresponding reflection angle selected from the group of reflection angles.

A method comprising:

• determining at least one reflection of sound from a sound initiation location at a location within a great hall, such that the at least one reflection is selected from the group of reflection angles consisting of:
• a floor reflection with a delay between 0.8 and 1.9, front reflection with a delay between 7.0 and 8.9, side left reflection with a delay between 10.6 and 28.0, side right reflection with a delay between 3.2 and 22.1, rear reflection with a delay between 8.3 and 67.3, side-rear left reflection with a delay between 17.6 and 73.3, side-rear right reflection with a delay between 10.9 and 73.3, ceiling reflection with a delay between 19.3 and 35.0, ceiling corner left reflection with a delay between 27.4 and 46.8, ceiling corner right reflection with a delay between 21.5 and 44.6, ceiling-rear wall reflection with a delay between 25.2 and 79.1, side-side left reflection with a delay between 33.8 and 58.5, side-side right reflection with a delay between 23.3 and 52.2, front-side left reflection with a delay between 17.9 and 31.0, front-side right reflection with a delay between 11.3 and 25.9, ceiling-rear side left reflection with a delay between 32.8 and 84.3, ceiling-rear side right reflection with a delay between 27.3 and 84.3, wherein the delays are measured in milliseconds;
• comparing the time delay for the at least one reflection with the time delay for the corresponding reflection angle selected from the group of reflection angles;
• and
• modifying the design of the great hall to bring each reflection within the time delay range for the corresponding reflection angle selected from the group of reflection angles.

A method comprising:

• determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a hypothetical space;
• comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature to a known multi-dimensional sound signature;
• and
• modifying the hypothetical space such that the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the location within the modified hypothetical space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature is increased.

A method for providing rapid scenery changes in a performance space, comprising:

• providing a stage-level scenery flat tracking system, wherein the stage-level scenery flat tracking system includes at least one of a plurality of individual tracks and at least one of a plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats;
• providing at least one mounting fixture on the bottom edge of each bottom-only supported scenery flat;
• and
• providing a wheeled carriage assembly mounted on at least each track to accept the mounting fixture from at least one scenery flat, wherein the use of a scenery flat with the mounting fixture enables rapid scenery changes.