Bing Desktop resides on all my computers.
Because of that, every day a new background presents itself on my desktop. Usually it’s some gorgeous landscape scene from somewhere in the world.
Earlier this week, it was this:
For perspective, notice the yellow staircase on the right. This is a huge chamber…an ANECHOIC chamber in Copenhagaen, Denmark.
Yeah, I didn’t know that word either, so I looked it up: “…of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like; characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free…”
I don’t know about you, but this is unlike any TV studio I’VE ever seen!
To me, all those pointed projections look like gigantic pencils. The whole thing seemed so sci-fi looking.
‘Turns out this room is used for testing microwave antennas for satellites and mobile networks…a room designed to absorb all sound or magnetic reflections. And the projections were actually painted like that to make the space less depressing for those working inside!
Here’s another article on this special room.
The (ahem) point of these projections is to remove reflections of audio waves.
I can only imagine it’s a little bit eery to stand in this room, and hear TOTAL dead sound. That’s not exactly what you want from your vo recording studio…but close.
Think about it. The acoustic foam many of us install in our booths looks like this, right?
See any similarities?
Uh, yeah, the acoustic foam won’t impale you if you fall on it…but other than that, a design concept with the same goal is at work, no? That goal is to give no sound wave purchase on a flat surface on which it can rebound. Do that everywhere, and you’ve got a recording booth that offers no reflection.
Now…all you hafta do is keep the sound of your neighbor’s barking dog on the OUTSIDE!
CourVO
