Young Persons' Award for innovation in acoustical engineering 2011

摘要

Conclusions Since 2006, the RAM and LSBU have been working closely together to address the issues raised by the Control of Work Regulations 2006 in the context of entertainment. An extensive project involving the use of audiometry, education, noise dosimetry and the investigation of all available and novel mitigation measures has put the RAM at the forefront of progress in this issue, setting the standard by which classical music organisations are assessed. Thy eover-riding concern of the project was that the quality of performance and artistic planning would be unaffected by any noise reduction measures offered. Laboratory and on-site measurements of all the novel solutions developed indicated reduction on levels of musicians' noise exposure without them affecting the musicians' perception of their own and other players' music (based on their subjective responses after measurements). The use of the new zero-footprint music stand screens can protect musicians playing in theatre pits without occupying any of the valuable space within those usually small areas. Finally, the new sound-absorbing mirror can replace the traditional, highly reflective, mirror in practice rooms while at the same time reducing noise levels and subsequently noise exposure without affecting the acoustical environment within the room.