Title: York Minster | ||||||||||
Category: Cathedral | Capture Date: 13th January 2006 | |||||||||
Description: York Minster is the largest medieval gothic cathedral in the UK and one of the finest in Europe, built between the 12th and 15th centuries on the foundations of the previous Norman church that was in turn constructed on the foundations of the original Roman fortress. It is approximately 160m long, 76m wide and 27m high to the vaulted ceiling, constructed predominantly of stone with extensive, large panels of stained glass windows. Its beautiful acoustic and setting make it a sought after and highly popular music performance venue. |
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Location: York, UK | Size (Approx): 140000m3 | |||||||||
Source: Log. Swept Sine; 20-22k Hz; 15s long | Input: Genelec S30D | |||||||||
Source Location: Directly under mid-point of tower | Mic Location: Centre of nave | |||||||||
Source-Microphone Distance: 23.5m | ||||||||||
ISO 3382 - T30: | ||||||||||
Freq (Hz) | 31.5 | 63 | 125 | 250 | 500 | 1k | 2k | 4k | 8k | 16k |
T30 (s) | 5.90 | 6.88 | 7.24 | 7.22 | 6.92 | 6.10 | 4.75 | 3.26 | 1.80 | 1.03 |
Microphone: Soundfield SPS-422B | ||||||||||
Files: B-format: W and X Channels B-format: Y and Z Channels |
Size: 751kB 751kB |
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Microphone: ORTF Neumann SKM-140 | ||||||||||
Files: Stereo - ORTF |
Size: 751kB |
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Links
and Resources: York Minster: http://www.yorkminster.org/ This work was partly funded by The York Renaissance Project: http://www.renaissanceyork.org.uk/ And resulted in "A Sense of Place" - an interactive sound/light installation: http://www.boothambar.org.uk/ |