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Richard K. Thomas

Richard K. Thomas. Professor of Visual and Performing Arts, Theatre Division Head of Design and Technology Programs in Theatre Theatre Sound Designer and Composer zounds@purdue.edu. College of Liberal Arts. Pao Hall for the Visual and Performing Arts.

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Richard K. Thomas

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  1. Richard K. Thomas • Professor of Visual and Performing Arts, Theatre Division • Head of Design and Technology Programs in Theatre • Theatre Sound Designer and Composer • zounds@purdue.edu College of Liberal Arts

  2. Pao Hall for the Visual and Performing Arts Overlapping Research and Development Foci: • Room acoustics and modeling: designing high quality sound reinforcement systems for a variety of public spaces • Measurements: testing and calibration of sound reinforcement loudspeaker systems • Sound Localization: Measurement and testing of human response to sound localization; development of new loudspeaker playback systems to enhance sound imaging in live performance environments College of Liberal Arts

  3. Example Research Projects Investigation of a Forgotten Approach to Large Room Stereo Sound Delivery (Graduate Research by Tom Falgien) • Testing and verification of W.B. Snow’s 1938 theory to use multiple loudspeakers to create better stereo imaging over a wider audience space • Potential uses include stereo playback of sound in live theatre Selected reference: Brown, Jim. “Systems for Stereophonic Sound Reinforcement: Performance Criteria, Design Techniques, and Practical Examples.” Audio Engineering Society Convention Paper NY: NY, 2003. College of Liberal Arts

  4. Example Research Projects (cont.) Comparison of Acoustic Modeling Programs and Acoustic Measurement Systems (Graduate Research by Kyle Ridenour) • Development of a system to compare data generated by acoustic modeling programs such as EASE and CATT Acoustic with real world measurements by program including SMAART and MAPP • Potential uses include Sound System Design and Calibration Selected reference: Seidel, F., and Staffeldt, H.. “Frequency and Angular Resolution for Measuring, Presenting, and Predicting Loudspeaker Polar Data.” Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 44 (1996) : 555-568. College of Liberal Arts

  5. Some Current Research Efforts • Effective Envelopment and Surround sound system design with a limited number of transducers • Abe Jacob: The Godfather of Live Sound; biography of legendary Broadway Sound Designer who developed most of the technologies still in use today on the Broadway stage; • Design As Performance: an interactive performance using acoustic and electronic sensors that trigger sound and visual sequences; actor controlled sound and visual designs College of Liberal Arts

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