DanDan wrote:Just some historical tweaking...... Hidley made his first Non Environment Room in 83. I would be surprised if there were not examples before that.
Newell and many others adopted the notion and continue to do so. Some apply their own acronyms to it, which to me seems......
The Direct Paths of LEDE and RFZ should be devoid of early reflections and thus colourations. Working in very varied studios prior to my study of acoustics, I did not discern differences caused by the 'type'. They are all anechoic and pure. The abiding problem has always been that quite a few designers of studios and speakers or of the opinion that Flat response is desirable.
All of the LEDE rooms were anechoic at the listening position? I am surprised by that. I can't imagine an LEDE room sounding the same as a NE room at the mix position.