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Unlike other studies carried out in this field, the study of the acoustics of rooms cannot be mathematically modelled in order to describe the propagation of sound. This article presents the linearization process of a complex set of variables, which, unlike in traditional models, does not involve prioritization or traditional parameterization. It includes a methodological scheme involving six proposals concerning the virtual distribution of sources, the search for a compromise criterion between clarity and homogeneity, the choice of a frequency band, the determination of the opening angle of sources and the delineation of the listening plane. The implementation of the model is analyzed in the case where sources are predetermined and in the case where only the site is known.
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Jacques JOUHANEAU: Professor, former holder of the CNAM Acoustics Chair
INTRODUCTION
Unlike the other fields of acoustics (vibratory behavior of sources, radiation, propagation, electroacoustics, etc.), which can be correctly approached on the basis of fundamental physical laws and their mathematical expression, room acoustics cannot, in any way, be the subject of a model describing mathematically the behavior of sound in a room (cf. introduction to the article
These relationships can predict the value of a variable by various methods, but they rarely agree on the result and, in any case, when they do for a given configuration, they no longer do so as soon as the reference situation is deviated from even slightly (displacement of the measurement point, frequency band, variation in the number of listeners, temperature, etc.).
As a result, managing the multitude of specific relationships in room acoustics is a delicate operation which requires, in addition to knowledge of these different laws, a particular ability to select the most relevant ones and correctly make the transitions that separate or oppose them. While this difficulty can easily be circumvented in the case of small rooms, the same cannot be said for complex rooms, which require a much more consistent global vision. In the articles
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