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ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT : ROOM TUNING BASICS , PART 3 | Jeff Hawley
In this final part of the ‘ Room For Improvement ’ article series , we dig into the artistic , philosophical and psychological aspects of presenting a ‘ good ’ mix . Part 2 of the series ended on some research that Algargoosh and her colleagues published in 2021 , determining what sorts of impacts a ‘ wet ’ recording ( or acoustic environment ) had on test subjects vs . ‘ dry ’ recordings . As we learned about acoustics and the RT ( reverb time ) calculations in that same article , it is time to put that research and the basics of room design and audio mixing techniques into action in support of creating mixes that evoke the most desirable effects in our worship mixes .
listening to the dry recordings ” ( Algargoosh et al ., 2021 , p 96 ). I joked before that the next time your pastor or worship leader asks for a mix that ‘ really gets everyone ’ s heart racing ,’ you know you can probably turn the reverb up rather than down ( all other things being equal ). But all kidding aside , this sort of finding is a great piece of empirical data to reference
— a well-constructed mix can and will have a direct impact on the reported emotional state of congregants . Of course , this means that the inverse is also true . A bad mix can literally make people sad . So , no pressure .
Here is the key chart from the Algargoosh study again for reference :
A QUICK RECAP : Using a combination of various measures like heart rate measurements and self-reporting of emotional keywords while listening to a recorded chant with a variety of ‘ rooms ’ added to the dry source recording , Algargoosh and her colleagues uncovered some interesting results . For instance , “ the average heart rate of the participants while listening to the wet recordings was in general higher than while
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