Abstract:

This paper documents the conversion of two metal buildings and two brick buildings into performance spaces: a metal seafood restaurant into a church sanctuary, a cotton gin into an amplified music venue, a 1928 power house into a black box and galler y, and an office complex and restaurant into a 1200-person capacity amplified venue and movie theater. The challenges and trade offs will be discussed, and the coordination of room acoustics, mechanical noise, and sound systems. Methods of control of amplified low end are addressed for each venue in terms of isolation and absorption.