Mark Holden

Why is it that some opera houses support and enhance the singers and others muffle them? Why do pit orchestras overwhelm singers in some houses, while too weak in others? In many halls, dead spots occur in some seats...

The build-up of low frequency amplified sound, or excessive “boomyness,” is a common problem that occurs in spaces for amplified music such as nightclubs, concert venues, showrooms, and theatres. Performers and...

Acoustic design for large performance spaces has come a long way. Concert halls and opera houses are being planned or built in Orlando, Las Vegas (really!), Kansas City, and Midland, TX, as well as in China, India...

This is my first in a series of occasional ramblings about acoustics and sound. In our experience, performance venues fall into three or four broad categories of cost and acoustic performance: high schools, colleges...