@ARTICLE{Woszczyk_Wiesław_Active_2011,
 author={Woszczyk, Wiesław},
 volume={vol. 36},
 number={No 2},
 journal={Archives of Acoustics},
 pages={379-393},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2011},
 publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics},
 abstract={Active acoustics offers potential benefits in music halls having acoustical short-comings and is a relatively inexpensive alternative to physical modifications of the enclosures. One critical benefit of active architecture is the controlled variability of acoustics. Although many improvements have been made over the last 60 years in the quality and usability of active acoustics, some problems still persist and the acceptance of this technology is advancing cautiously. McGill's Virtual Acoustic Technology (VAT) offers new solutions in the key areas of performance by focusing on the electroacoustic coupling between the existing room acoustics and the simulation acoustics. All control parameters of the active acoustics are implemented in the Space Builder engine by employing multichannel parallel mixing, routing, and processing. The virtual acoustic response is created using low-latency convolution and a three-way temporal segmentation of the measured impulse responses. This method facilitates a sooner release of the virtual room response and its radiation into the surrounding space. Field tests are currently underway at McGill University involving performing musicians and the audience in order to fully assess and quantify the benefits of this new approach in active acoustics.},
 type={Artykuły / Articles},
 title={Active Acoustics in Concert Halls - A New Approach},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/104414/PDF/13_paper.pdf},
 doi={10.2478/v10168-011-0028-6},
 keywords={virtual acoustics, active acoustics, electronic architecture, adjustable acoustics, acoustic support, multichannel convolution},
}