Our church sanctuary is actually a well acoustically treated gynmasium. We built that first so it is now multipurpose. There is a large stage from where a contemporary/rock/pop band plays with a choir and singers. Acoustic drums, bass amp, guitar amp, keys, percussion, sometimes strings, and a choir. There are atleast 6 stage monitors. The stage is 22 feet deep, 45 feet wide, with 2 large areas off to the sides. There is no acoustic treatment on this carpet-covered stage. The 25 foot rear wall is painted cinder block, untreated.
The problem: the stage noise level is about 100 dB, everyone turns up louder and louder, or turns up their monitor, the singers can't hear, the choir can't hear themselves (maybe standing on a carpet covered riser is part of the cause!
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I was thinking of placing broadband fiberglass absorption on the stage walls with some bass trapping.
Do you think it would be of benefit to fill the 2 foot high drum riser with something or make baffles in it to decrease its resonance/noise? (its over 130 cubic feet inside). Or just decouple it from the floor?
Should I make the area behind the choir reflective, but warmer, with some 'ethan winer' style bass traps so that they are useful with bass but help throw more of the choir sond back at their ears?
As you can tell, I can go on forever! The pastor dumped this on me because i have done some friends studios here in Ohio, but this is outta my leage. But then again, I'm workin for free!
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Thank you greatly!
Jeff Z