Friday, May 1, 2009

Another trip

Venue: Funan Centre

Brief Description:

We went down to Funan Centre to ask a salesman about how the position of the stereo affects the sound produced. However, he told us that it not just depends on the position of the stereo, but the position person as well.

What we learned:

The salesman told us that from experience, people who use stereos, prefer to put them right in front of themselves, reason being that it produces a much louder sound compared to putting it further at the corner of them room, and that both ears can equally hear the sound produced.
He gave us 2 simple scenarios of how we should customize the position of the stereo. But these are just some basic examples in 2D, because when we asked him about how it affects the sound when the stereos are raised on the wall etc (3D), he said that he wasn’t sure and he told us to ask our physics teacher…lol.

Basically these are the 2 scenarios:


1) Placing the stereo in front of the person

This allows both ears to hear the sound equally and people find this more suitable and popular.


2) Placing the stereo at the corner of the room

This creates more echo as the sound waves hit both walls. This works in the same way as light rays when it reflects against two mirrors.
So that’s all.

1 comment:

  1. Ok...it is good to do field work. The thing is you should approach the correct person. I would rather you approach a person specialized in designing studios or music effects in stage performances, who would be able to give you much better advice.

    There is insufficient conceptual information for this group yet. Go research more into the basics of diffraction and interference. Before field work is carried out, you should have sufficient conceptual background to decide how you should carry out the field work. You can develop the conceptual information by elaborating on the points touched upon in your mindmap.

    This group needs to work fast because the report is due in less than 2 weeks.

    Ms Chua

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