A variable acoustic assembly comprising a housing and a one or more absorbing pads. The housing contains the one or more absorbing pads, a one or more doors, a one or more rear brackets, and a one or more hinges. The one or more doors attach to the one or more rear brackets with the one or more hinges. The one or more doors are configured to selectively open and selectively close between an open configuration and a closed configuration by rotating on the one or more hinges. The variable acoustic assembly having a closed width in the closed configuration and an open width in the open configuration. With the one or more doors in the open configuration, a portion of the one or more absorbing pads are exposed outside of the housing.

A method for changing acoustics of a performance space may include mounting a plurality of panel assemblies to a ceiling or a portion of a ceiling of the performance space. Each panel assembly of the plurality of panel assemblies may include one or more acoustic panels. The exemplary method may further include changing a distance of the one or more acoustic panels of each panel assembly of the plurality of panel assemblies from the ceiling by coupling the one or more acoustic panels of each panel assembly of the plurality of panel assemblies with a first actuating mechanism, and actuating a linear vertical movement of the one or more acoustic panels of each panel assembly of the plurality of panel assemblies along a first axis perpendicular to the ceiling utilizing the first actuating mechanism.

A computer-based method for reproducing a sound quality in a performance space is provided. The method includes accessing a multi-dimensional sound signature, stored in a computer, for an audience location in a first performance space. The method further includes receiving sound data from a sound input device in a second performance space. The method further includes modifying the sound data to match a sound characteristic of the multi-dimensional sound signature. The method further includes transmitting the modified sound data through a sound output device in the second performance space.

A modular dynamic acoustic system for use in connection with an indoor environment includes a movable panel array, a support structure, and a plurality of suspension members. The movable panel array includes a plurality of panel members, each of which including a body defining at least one edge, at least one hinge positioned along the at least one edge, and at least one mounting structure. The panel members are operably coupled with at least one adjacent panel member via the at least one hinge. Each of the plurality of suspension members is operably coupled with the support structure and the at least one mounting structure of one of the plurality of panel members to secure the movable panel array to the support structure. Each of the suspension members is movable to modify a configuration of the movable panel array.

In the sound insulation apparatus, a sound wave transmitter configured to transmit sound waves with frequencies including the frequencies of propagation sound waves from a sound source and a sound wave receiver configured to receive the sound waves transmitted from the sound wave transmitter are coupled such that the orientation of a sound wave transmission surface of the sound wave transmitter and the orientation of a sound wave receiving surface of the sound wave receiver intersect each other and one pair set is formed. The one pair set is disposed in plurality such that the sound wave transmission surface of one set is spaced from and opposed to the sound wave receiving surface of another set and a space surrounding the sound source is formed. The sound waves transmitted from each of the sound wave transmitters are mixed with the propagation sound waves.

A sound-data-interactive dynamic adaptive facade module system is provided. The sound-data-interactive dynamic adaptive facade module system changes a shape of the sound-data-interactive dynamic adaptive facade module system by moving interactively according to sound values and by gaining a sound shield feature by enlarging a surface. The sound-data-interactive dynamic adaptive facade module system includes: a steel frame structure, a coating material, a vertical steel carrier profile, a coupler, a vertical and horizontal steel carrier joint profile, a metal pinion plate, a bearing, a bush cap, a servo motor, and servo motor connection cables.

A computer-based method for modifying a sound source. The method includes: accessing, by an acoustic processing facility including at least one processor, a multi-dimensional sound signature of an acoustic environment, wherein the multi-dimensional sound signature comprises a time-based sound reflection sequence for the acoustic environment; and receiving sound source data from a sound input device in a recording space. The method further includes modifying, by the acoustic processing facility, the sound source data based at least in part on the multi-dimensional sound signature to generate a modified sound source data; and recording the modified sound source data on a sound recording device.

A dynamic acoustic system for use in connection with an indoor environment includes a plurality of elongated acoustic bars and a controller operably to each of the elongated acoustic bars. Each of the bars is operably coupled to a ceiling member of the indoor environment and includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a plurality of side surfaces extending between the upper and lower portions, an interior region at least partially defined by the upper portion, the lower portion, and the plurality of side surfaces, and at least one movable element movable between first and second positions. The controller selectively controls operation of the at least one movable element of a desired number of the plurality of elongated acoustic bars to alter an environmental characteristic of the indoor environment.

A sound absorbing structure (1) includes: a rear surface member (21) having a length in a predetermined direction; a front surface member (22) that is shorter in the predetermined direction than the rear surface member (21); and a sound absorbing material (3) that is placed in front of the rear surface member (21). The front surface member (22) is parallel to the rear surface member (21) and is separated forward from the rear surface member (21). An opening (23) is formed at a position adjoining the front surface member (22) in the predetermined direction. The sound absorbing material (3) is provided in both a first region (24) located behind the opening (23) and a second region (25) sandwiched between the front surface member (22) and the rear surface member (21).

In embodiments of the present invention, methods for reproducing an acoustic environment are described, which may include accessing a computer stored multi-dimensional sound profile of a first space, measuring a multi-dimensional sound profile in a second space, comparing multi-dimensional sound profile of the first space and the multi-dimensional sound profile of the second space, accessing the sound characteristics of an audio output device that will serve as the audio output device in the second space, and modifying the audio output of a media content of the audio output device taking into account the sound characteristics of the audio output device, wherein the modifying reduces the difference as determined in the comparing between the multi-dimensional sound profile of the first space and the multi-dimensional sound profile of the second space as output by the audio output device.