Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex SOUND STUDY QUOTATION Audio-Video Consulting & Contracting Remote Recording Tour Support and Logistics BEICKERT AUDIO 219 Arnold Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
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Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Contents Program Objectives:............................. 1 Overview.................................. 1 Acoustics Testing............................... 1 Test 1 - Temperature........................... 1 Test 2 Humidity............................ 1 Test 3 Noise Criteria........................... 1 Test 4 Afternoon Sound Study...................... 1 Test 5 Evening Sound Study....................... 1 Test 6 All Day Sound Study........................ 1 Identify Acoustic Problems.......................... 1 Acoustic Modeling.............................. 2 Engineering Report............................. 3 Program Summary.............................. 3 Facility Access................................ 5 School Provided Services........................... 7 Test Equipment List............................. 9 Test CD Track List............................... 11 Test Procedures............................... 13 Date and Time:............................. 13 Test 1-2: Measure Temperature and Humidity:............... 13 Terra Sonde Basics:............................ 14 Power on and off............................ 15 Noise Criteria Procedures........................... 17 Navigate to Noise Criteria Option:..................... 18 Test 3: Noise Criteria Study........................ 20 Navigation back to Main Menu...................... 20
Sound Study Graph Procedures........................ 23 Navigate to Sound Study Graph Option:.................. 24 Sound Study Graph........................... 26 Sound Study Procedures:......................... 26 Test 4&5 Specific Data.......................... 27 Test 6 Specific Data............................ 27 Navigation back to Main Menu...................... 27 Test Procedure Workbook........................... 29 Test Location #1 Worksheet........................ 30 Test Location #1 Temperature and Humidity Results............. 31 Location #1 Noise Criteria Results..................... 32 Location #1 Sound Study Graph #1 Results................. 33 Location #1 Sound Study Graph #2 Results................. 34 Location #1 Sound Study Notes:...................... 35 Test Location #2 Worksheet........................ 36 Test Location #2 Temperature and Humidity Results............. 37 Location #2 Noise Criteria Results..................... 38 Location #2 Sound Study Graph #1 Results................. 39 Location #2 Sound Study Graph #2 Results................. 40 Location #2 Sound Study Notes:...................... 41 General Notes and Observations:..................... 42 this page intentionally left blank
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Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study Program Objectives: To perform an acoustic study that will determine the impact of the addition of a sound system to the Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex in regards to the Longley Jones Springfield Gardens Apartment Complex along Springfield road and the surrounding community adjacent to the currently under construction Soccer Field. Overview Beickert Audio will be setting up audio test equipment for signal generation, program playback and test measurement at two separate locations Beickert Audio will be recording all measurements into spreadsheet format All measurements will be acquired utilizing precision instrumentation which meet the latest standards and factory specifications. The data collected will then be analyzed to determine the acoustical conditions at the test locations under study Beickert Audio will produce an Engineering Report that will compile all of the data gathered from our testing and give a narrative based on the findings. Acoustics Testing All audio testing procedures are detailed in the TerraSonde_Audio_Toolbox.PDF Located at: http://ronhaines.net/lemoyne/terrasonde_audio_toolbox.pdf Test 1 - Temperature Test 2 Humidity Test 3 Noise Criteria Test 4 Afternoon Sound Study Test 5 Evening Sound Study Test 6 All Day Sound Study Identify Acoustic Problems Potential acoustic anomalies are identified in order to help determine each component of your acoustical environment and how the different parts affect the overall noise environment.
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Acoustic Modeling Update Model to reflect Data Gathered from Acoustic Study Computer Modeling and sound System Design using more speakers, less speakers and speakers oriented away from Longley Jones Springfield Gardens Apartment Complex. We will review all suggested speaker layout to determine what the best speaker layout is to minimize the impact of a sound system to potentially be installed at the Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex. Beickert Audio will update our existing model of the Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex with real world data gathered from our acoustic study. With this updated model we will run simulations on the following: Use existing sound system design. Run Simulation of Design in updated Acoustic Model. Prepare a narrative of predicted results with respect to acoustics and logistics and as well as fiscally. Design sound system with loudspeakers placed closer together and using more loudspeakers. Run Simulation of Design in updated Acoustic Model. Prepare a narrative of predicted results with respect to acoustics and logistics and as well as fiscally. Design sound system with loudspeakers placed farther apart and using fewer loudspeakers. Run Simulation of Design in updated Acoustic Model. Prepare a narrative of predicted results with respect to acoustics and logistics and as well as fiscally. Design sound system using best of the above designed systems (based on spacing) with speakers orientated away from Springfield Road and amount and locations of loudspeakers adjusted to achieve appropriate coverage. Run Simulation of Design in updated Acoustic Model. Provide a narrative of predicted results. Design sound system using more speakers. Prepare a narrative of predicted results Model with Speaker orientated away from Longley Jones Springfield Gardens Apartment Complex. Provide narrative of predicted results
Program Summary The emphasis of this program is to provide the acoustical engineering necessary to define the existing environmental conditions with and without the addition of a sound system to the Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex. The concern is additional noise pollution entering the Longley Jones Springfield Gardens Apartment Complex and surrounding community adjacent to Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Engineering Report Beickert Audio will prepare a final report documenting existing acoustic conditions and as well as predicted results after implementation of Beickert Audio recommendations. *Once Sound system is implemented Beickert Audio can measure the actual noise levels to verify if the sound system has met the prediction in the final report on a time and material basis. Sample Engineering Report: http://ronhaines.net/lemoyne/01_le_moyne_engineering_report.pdf Jr. Athletic Complex on Springfield Road and its surrounding community rated. And the effects of this noise pollution. In addition, we may make equipment and installation recommendations based on our findings.
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le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study Facility Access We will need a representative from maintenance, a representative from electrical, and access to a full set of keys for access to any and all locations required for our testing. This can be one person. *Any delays in gaining access will be billed on a time and material basis. Please have facility blocked allow no access to any and all construction workers, supervisors students or other non essential persons. Stop all construction or other non-typical noise that may interfere with testing in on or around facility. Place keep out signs at access points to keep non-typical traffic and/or interference and noise away from test equipment. Below is a proposed schedule for the testing procedures: Description Begin End Day 1 Test Procedure 1-5 (1 st location) 11:00 AM 8:00 PM Day 2 Test Procedure 1-5 (2 nd location) 11:00 AM 8:00 PM Day 3 Test Procedure 6 (1 st location) 1:00 PM 9:00 PM Day 4 Test Procedure 6 (2 nd location) 1:00 PM 9:00 PM
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le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study School Provided Services Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex is to provide any required permits to perform study along Springfield Road. Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex is to obtain permission for access to required testing locations from Longley Jones Springfield Gardens Apartment Complex.Phone: 315-446-6140 Web: www.longley-jones.com Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex is to provide A/C power for testing with 4 110v standard Edison type outlets at location shown on figure 1 (at least a true 20 amps total please). Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex is to arrange access to A/C power with Longley Jones Springfield Gardens Apartment Complex. Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex is to provide layout of bleacher system with physical marks where each four corners of each individual section of bleachers are in respect to existing driveway parking lot and field. Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex is to provide layout of Press booth with physical marks where each four corners of each entire press box are in respect to existing driveway parking lot and field.
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le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study Test Equipment List To view Data sheets for test equipment follow links below: TerraSonde The Audio Toolbox http://ronhaines.net/lemoyne/terrasonde_audio_toolbox.pdf QSC HPR 122i loudspeakers in full range mode http://ronhaines.net/lemoyne/qsc_hpr122i.pdf Dell Studio 15 Laptop for Acoustic Modeling http://ronhaines.net/lemoyne/dell_studio_15.pdf M-Audio Fast Track Pro http://ronhaines.net/lemoyne/m-audio_fasttrack_pro.pdf Earthworks M-30 Test Microphone http://ronhaines.net/lemoyne/earthworks_m-30.pdf Bose Modeler 6.6 http://ronhaines.net/lemoyne/bose_modeler.pdf
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le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study Test CD Track List We will prepare a test data CD which will contain various types of test tone and voice/music material to give an overall determination of the facilities acoustical environment. Track 1 Track Length 10 Test CD 1 (Test Data) Signal Genrator (1 KHz @ -25dB 80 db Peak 8 meters from Test Loudspeaker A-wtd) 2 10 Various Test and Program Materia -25dB Peak 3 10 Signal Genrator (1 KHz @ -20dB 80 db Peak 8 meters from Test Loudspeaker A-wtd) 4 10 Various Test and Program Materia -20dB Peak 5 10 Signal Genrator (1 KHz @ -15dB 85 db Peak 8 meters from Test Loudspeaker A-wtd) 6 10 Various Test and Program Material -15dB Peak Track Track Length Test CD 2 (Setup Data) 1 1 KHz Reference Tone (-15 DB) 2 Pink Noise (-15 DB) 3 Pink Noise 180 Degrees Out Of Phase (-15 DB) 4 White Noise (-15 DB) 5 Female Original vs 12dB Boost Descriptors 6 Male Broadcaster Original vs 12 db Boost Frequency 7 Pop Music with Synth Original vs 12dB Boost 8 Orchestra 12dB Boost Frequency and Descriptor 9 Piano Recital Slow Fade to End 10 400 HZ Test Tone 20 sec tone 47 silence
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Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Test Procedures Date and Time: Record Date to begin testing. We will record the time of all individual test measurements. Test 1-2: Measure Temperature and Humidity: Check settings on Lacrosse Technology WS-1910TWC-IT Enter Temperature and Humidity readings into spreadsheet
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Terra Sonde Basics: We will be using the Power Switch as shown above. We will be using the Microphone Connector as shown above. We will be using the LCD Screen as shown to the right. We will be using the Encoder as shown to the right. We will be using the Calibrated Microphone as shown to the right. Powering Up the Audio Tool Box
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Power on and off The Toolbox can be powered on and off at any time; there is no shutdown procedure. When you turn on the unit the running man moves across the screen. During this time the serial number is visible on the top of the screen. What is going on here is that while the running man is on the screen the Toolbox is running the monitor program. This program only knows how to load the main Toolbox software, and how to do software upgrades. The monitor program is stored in protected memory, and cannot be erased or altered, even by a failed or interrupted program update. Push the power button and Running Man is off to the races Almost to the Finish Line! A few startup screens to finish initializing. You will end up at the Main Menu ready to begin testing
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Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study Noise Criteria Procedures
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Navigate to Noise Criteria Option: From the Main Menu you will navigate to the System Tools menu Start by turning the Encoder until the System Tools option is highlighted Push the Encoder to navigate to the System Tools Menu
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study You will then enter the System Tools menu and the Return symbol < will be highlighted Turn the Encoder until Noise Criteria option is highlighted. Push the Encoder to select the Noise Criteria option. The test will be running immediately. Record the results including actual time of measurement into the worksheet
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Test 3: Noise Criteria Study Input: Select Mic (selected by default) Results: Read the NC curve value. Limiting Band: The display also shows which octave band is exceeding the lowest table value, and therefore limiting the result. Octave Band: To display the SPL level of any octave band, click the displayed frequency field. db Level for Octave Band: Level in db of selected Octave Band. Navigation back to Main Menu You can get back to Main Menu by selecting the Return Symbol <, this will step you back to the System Tools menu. First select the Return Symbol < Press the Encoder you will return to the System Tools menu with Noise Criteria option selected Once you have returned to the System Tools menu turn the Encoder to highlight the Return Symbol < Press the Encoder to return to the Main Menu
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Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study Sound Study Graph Procedures
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Navigate to Sound Study Graph Option: The Acoustic Analysis Option should automatically be highlighted when the unit is powered up. If it is not highlighted start by turning the Encoder until the Acoustic Analysis option is highlighted Push the Encoder to navigate to the Acoustic Analysis Menu
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study You will then enter the Acoustic Analysis menu and the Return symbol < will be highlighted Turn the Encoder until Sound Study Graph option is highlighted. Push the Encoder to select the Sound Study Graph option.
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Sound Study Graph This function graphically displays the SPL level over a period of time. We will be using average mode, and the A weighted filter for our test We will be recording in 10 minute intervals measured with and without computer generated signal and program material. As the function is running, the LEQ is computed and displayed. After the graph is complete, the full LEQ is displayed, and stored with the graph. We will use this function to analyze noise levels over time The graph will be manually stored in one of the Audio Tool box memories for analysis Sound Study Procedures: Stop/Start: Highlight start and press the encoder. The function will now run and will stop automatically after one hour and store its setting into memory and begin the next iteration of the test. While running, the average SPL is shown on the second line of the screen. As the bars are drawn, you can use the cursor to read the exact level and time of each bar. LEQ: The accumulated LEQ (time-average SPL) is displayed in this field. When the graph has completed running, the LEQ number shown is for the complete test.
le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Cursor: The cursor can be used to show the exact db level at any time point on the graph. The vertical scale is calibrated in db, and will change depending on the input source selected. Each division equals 10dB. If any overloads occur while running, a small dot will appear above the db bar. These overload values are stored in memory along with the graph values as shown in the sample graph. Test 4&5 Specific Data Input: Select MicL (selected by default) Filter: Choose the A weighting filter (selected by default) Peak/Avg Mode: We will be using RMS average mode (selected by default) Auto Memory: set the number of automatic memory saves to 0 (selected by default) You will have to store each graph individually and record time of test and memory slot used into spreadsheet Graph Length Time: This is the field in the lower-right corner select 10 minutes Test 6 Specific Data Input: Select MicL (selected by default) Filter: Choose the A weighting filter (selected by default) Peak/Avg Mode: We will be using Peak mode (average is default setting) Auto Memory: set the number of automatic memory saves to 8 (0 is selected by default), Graphs will automatically be stored into next available memory slots Graph Length Time: This is the field in the lower-right corner select 1 hour Start CD Test Tracks when appropriate and in order according to predetermined schedule using windows based audio play/record application Input appropriate data into worksheet Navigation back to Main Menu You can get back to Main Menu by selecting the Return Symbol <, this will step you back to the System Tools menu. First select the Return Symbol < Press the Encoder you will return to the Main Menu
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Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Sound Study Test Procedure Workbook
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Test Location #1 Worksheet
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Location #1 Noise Criteria Results
Location #1 Sound Study Graph #1 Results Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Location #1 Sound Study Graph #2 Results
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Location #1 Sound Study Notes:
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Test Location #2 Worksheet
Test Location #2 Temperature and Humidity Results Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Location #2 Noise Criteria Results
Location #2 Sound Study Graph #1 Results Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Location #2 Sound Study Graph #2 Results
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex Location #2 Sound Study Notes:
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex General Notes and Observations:
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study
Le Moyne College Thomas J. Niland Jr Athletic Complex Sound Study
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Beickert Audio 219 Arnold Ave, Syracuse, New York, 13210 David Beickert - Direct Cell: 315-952-5019 - email: dabeickert@hotmail.com Ron Haines - Direct Cell: 315-558-9677 - email: area52ron@gmail.com