Distribution of lateral acoustic energy in Mudejar–Gothic churches

In this work, the physical measures of spatial impression are considered in 12 Mudejar–Gothic churches in the city of Seville in the south of Spain. This study describes the spatial distribution of the early and late lateral acoustic energy, through monaural parameters derived from impulse response...

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Published in:	Journal of sound and vibration 2008-09, Vol.315 (4), p.1125-1142
Main Authors:	Girón, S., Galindo, M., Zamarreño, T.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Acoustics Architectural acoustics Audition Biological and medical sciences Churches Correlation Energy distribution Exact sciences and technology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) Impulse response Perception Physics Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Regression Sound Spectra
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Summary:	In this work, the physical measures of spatial impression are considered in 12 Mudejar–Gothic churches in the city of Seville in the south of Spain. This study describes the spatial distribution of the early and late lateral acoustic energy, through monaural parameters derived from impulse response analysis using a maximum length sequence measurement system in each church. In the first time analysis, the two early lateral energy measures, early lateral fraction (LF) and early lateral fraction cosine (LFC) are taken in order to assess apparent source width (ASW), and the late lateral level (GLL) in the second to assess listener envelopment (LEV) are conducted. Parameters have been studied spectrally in each temple and were averaged at low- and mid-frequency values in their different naves in order to study how these two attributes of sound perception vary with source–receiver distance. Experimental results have been compared with the theoretical early lateral energy fractions and late lateral level, both of which are derived by assuming that reflected energy in these places of worship is solely dependent on source–receiver distance. This comparison is carried out in accordance with the μ-model proposed by the authors in an earlier paper in order to describe the dependence of acoustic monaural omnidirectional energy parameters on source–receiver distance. Thus, it is supposed that the directional distribution of reflections is similar to a diffuse distribution. To conclude, these spatially averaged monoaural parameters have been correlated with geometric variables by using linear regression and only weak correlations with the mean width of the churches and with the height/width ratio have been found.
ISSN:	0022-460X 1095-8568