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3B024 1267 BACKGROUND FOR own the Imnklincd corridor, around the corner D mid through the doorway at the far cod is the <inicc of \\ iliiam Marshall j Util it 11 head of (lie oldest law linn handed <|uhii from father to son in the l'ililed Stales. llccntlly lliililmeh in Kentucky redecorated the ollice with red gum flowvood walls, a sound conditioned Aeonsloiie ceiling and lighting hy a hidden niloreM-eiil s) stem. A hni" plasslo|i|ied I a |jle at the end of the room o|i|io->ite (lie de-k i' eom enient for conferences and for wide spreading out of papci' and hook*. Soft lealher t hail' and -ofa aie n-ed. A ceding of A< on-1one, a inion a I iii'msl ieal I ile, reduces tile loinghng reverheralion of voices and help. icla\ leii-e nerve-. '1 he Aeon-lone*' uregulailv 11-'(lied |e\(ore set' olf 1 lie glHU vv all' and le-k. | lush Ivpo lluoresenil lights were 'prriallv |ilauued to fit with the Aeonsloiie ceiling so us to give clear, glare-less light in hnllt work areas. Advantage of the complete decorating and acoustical service is in making functional all materials that arc to he used . . . Carpeting, upholster), acoustical material and lighting gn lupthrr heenu-e they have hren planned all at one time. 'I he deep red and saddle hrige of the leather chairs add v iv id ncccnl to the muled tones of paneling and eacjM'l. I he sipiare shapes of the lighting troughs repeal the square acoustical tile shape. ACOUSTONE SOUNO CONDITIONING ANO DtCOIATINO BY HUMUCM, lOVMVtUE, KV. APPROACH lo the ofhco is through <1 very wide corridor of boots running through the whole floor. Thick carpeting absorbs the slight sounds made here. Tables line the center. FIT FRAME for the entrance of William Marshall Bullitt's office are the reference volumes and ancient books and pamphlets that crowd the outer office shelves. LIGHTING SET flush with the Acouslone ceiling is planned in two squares that light both working oreas. Built-in cupboards behind the desk contain room's customary impedimenta. COSYIIGHT IM4, UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 3 WHEN FORM FOLLOWS New STUDIO CONSTRUCTION CREATES NEAR-PERFECT A NliWI.Y flnrlnpnl I V|*c of Minim captures I he ' 'I os t nolrs'' of broadcasting or recotdiugaud lets a performer hoar himself as I ho au BROADCAST dience hears liim. Ih11 iI now, llicfimclion CONDITIONS of a studio-- in pn*\ ido a room in w Inch sound rail ho picked up and broadcast or reeoidrd uuUtrulh , as unr In-urn il -- Ikis never been fully leah/cd. in an oiduiaiy room, sound In>uim:os bark lumi mom iMiini'larn-s In plague llic performer ami giaw-ly ailed llic li'l' lily with which (lie iMUTo|iliime broadcasts il. Tim ear best ell nr Is a l Bind in sou mi conditioning resulted mi adequate control of reilected sound llial is /on l>uol or lasts loo long l>y (he use of sound absorbing maid ials. I!ul sound cicated in a room is not heard at like loud ness m nil parts of the room. Also, dillemit pilches create different loudness patterns. These effects have been a constant stumbling block to fidelity. . I fr<<furnllY nltcnijtlifl rnntily was to place several mi crophones in the orchestra in the hope that some of them would lie so located as to pick up the \aning pitches and record or broadcast them at the proper relative loudness. In ordinary broadcasting or recording, the performer was not able to hear himself as he would be heard. He had to learn "to sing in one language while his words were recorded in another." And a** a (mat attempt, the. control room engineer p.u 11v eomvletl what was being ineoireetly picked up hy the Mm rophoue. 77ic noiv type slntlio eliminates all tins chance and h\guc'-'- and-h)-gidly nuirdmii bv creating nc.it -pci In I sound at all points in the siiitho hcloi< it is pn ki - I up. IViloinirr or conductor licais r\.u lly wh.it is pu k<- l up hr mu I oplionc. Only one him mpliom- is iici'C".ii\ -- and it Mia v he |ila< nl alumni ,im "hen: in ihc Mui!n>. And the sound ilsi|( has a htdlianrc and ilatilv llial 11 mo' rs the iiilangdde \ cil fi mu radio or '(id hum.1 and i.nisis the hsicner to e\cl.um, il somol- 1 ik - il s i ighl hci e hi niv l onni'" I In- vl'-nionls that tiinhr lift lliis sliiifitt aie dliinlin.il construction id souinl-retlcciing walls and a comple mentary sound absorbing ceiling. The cylindrical wall surfaces diffuse sound w-hich strikes them, so that loudness levels throughout the room arc sufficiently uniform to make one microphone adequate. By varying their diameters, the cylinders are tuned to absorb different pitches uniformly. Walls arc constructed of such materials as Weatherwood llardl>oard or plywood. An absorptive material is installed oil the ceiling in an area carefully adjusted to complement the absorption of the cylindrical walls. Here, Audilonc, acoustical fiber tile whose absorption curve is especially suited to this purpose, has been chosen. The result is a truly functional studio that may be decorated hy featuring the natural grain of the wood or by painting walls or ceiling with accent colors. BB024 1269 THEN. Whan fiof woll oreas reflect sound, they create a poffern of varying loud ness. Diogrom shows loudness pattern of one sound of single pitch in a single plone. AUDITONE SOUND CONDITIONING IN UNITED MOAOCASTtNG CO.. BV H. E. ANNiNO, CHICAGO NOW Tin? cyimd'ically constructed walls diffuse sound so loudness is evenly distrib uted. AH studios with natural walls are the Paul A. Schmitt Music Co, Minneapolis. In United Broodcosling Co studio, Chicago, walls are painted in pastel shades. While Audilone on ceiling. IX) o5 1 WITNESSES sjrokc in icnsc, strained voices . . . tlic lawyers shouted al each oilier . . . the judge had trouble making himself heard by the jury .. . the spectators were confused . .. A bitter court battle? No--simply an ordinary courtroom session in Miami's handsome Dade County Court House, where hard, south I reflecting stone and tile surfaces honored sound hark ami forth, building up a noise level of confusing intensity. This dilemma ]oscd both a sound conditioning and a decorating problem. A beamed ceiling prohibited ceiling acoustical treatment ami the curved walls presented complications. Finally, Acoustonc laid in Ashlar pattern was chosen for installation oil all four walls. The curved wall was covered by carefully welling Acoustonc tile and moulding them to it. After the Acoustonc hail thoroughly dried while nailed to the wall, the nails mid tile were removed and the tile then re-fastened into place with adhesive. Improvement in acoustics was pronounced remarkable by the several judges who preside in the room. \\ hen speaking in normal voices they rail now be beard throughout the eotirlrootn. \\ it nesses are dearly midersliHid by the jury, ami lawyers ran present their arguments without shouting. Order was brought out ol o chaos of sounds by ihe installation of Acoustone on all sidewalls. BC.24 1271 I I ACOUSfONt SOUNO CONDITIONING BY [HAS MOM'S AND SONS . SAtt IAU CUT WEEKEND WONDER... Till', OI-T'ICK of the |'rr<*irliit<r llislmp in Salt l.nkr (lit v. ojirral iiig Imliof tI in Mormon <!l lurch, uas -- until Mcciilh --noi'N with the simiihI of office machines mid in-aml-oiil streams of tralhc. Marliir, cciamie tdc and hardwood surfaces !> iiiic-ciJ sounds hack and forth, building up to a high noise level. This reduced efficiency and made ronvcrsalion difficult. Then (lit: office Round conditioned with Acniistone. IJelwern the lime employees left for the weekend and armed hack <m Monday morning, Aconstonc has in stalled on a suspension system that brought (he ceiling down flush with the decorative heanis and eliminated its *Yhopped-i|>'* appearance. Krlnniing enijdojecs were astonished In the dramatic transform;! I ion. SATURDAY While employees ore gone lor the weekend, Aoouslone is installed on o suspended ceiling and on the upper sidewalls. TO AIL THOSE who ore owaiting acoustical molonals -- herd's a pronrain lor sound r indihr'iiirig Ihat will give you a h->ad skn I. ID I lave your U S-G District Contractor moke an analysis of your plant or oflice nese problems -- with recommendations for their correction 12) Hove him work out a long-range plan for your sound conditioning in winch the cn heal areas will lie treated soon and (he others p'-'nodically, as materials become ovoilable. Here's why . . . We'd like to boast about our production record -- it's the best in our history -- but we still aren't able to supply the entire demand lor Acoustone and Auddonc. Both ore being installed in large quantities every day. And in most areas quick service can be given on many jobs -- but not of/ |obs Produc tion facilities are being rapidly exponded until one of lliese days you'll be able lo have till you want os soon as you want il In the meantime, early plans will mean cudy deliveries SOUND BUSINESS BULLETIN rOM me r. ttrors. MlCHANDISE MANAGC*. IMOUStllAl SOUND C0NT801 DIVISION. UN*110 SfAllS CYfSUM CO. 7 SB024 1272 SOUND BUSINESS Nth Floor ]00 W. Adorn* St- Chicogo 6, III. Roturn Poilofi &uaronl*d HISTORICAL r<LF_ ^ fftt is ! '' ......... i'/i'cnrinrd 1 DO NOT DESTROY HOW TO CHOOSE c IN OFFICES, STORES, RESTAURANTS, THEATERS, STUDIOS, CLUBS Look ahead and choose a sound-conditioning material that--in stalled by experts to last a lifetime without repairs--will become a permanent part of your rooms. Choose your material from our U-S-G products that range from the business-like cfliriciiry of Audiloiie, fibre acoustical tde, to the luxurious beauty of Aeouslonc, mineral acoustical tile. Then liilbuv tins eonveineiit plan for a sound program of acoustical installation ... _ fiLjtoctnt'U*S*G* Sound Conditioning Installations By Anning-Johnson Co. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK UNION LEAGUE CLUB Chkogo, III. Chkogo, Ilf. ' NORTHERN TRUST CO. PUBLIC SERVICE CO. . , Chkogo, fit. Northbrook, fff. ( NORTH SHORE NATL BANK WESTERN UNION Iff. Chicago, fff. I FIRST FEDERAL LOAN ft UNITED AIR LINES SAVINGS BANK 1 Chicago, fff. Chkogo, Iff. T. W. A. BELMONT NATIONAL BANK Chicago, Ilf. Chkogo, Iff FURNITURE MART CONTINENTAL NATIONAL Chicago, Jff. BANK ft TRUST CO. BORG WARNER CORP. Chkogo, iff. Chicogo, fff. ' . CHICAGO SUN GLORE. FORGAN ft CO. Chkogo, Iff- Chicogo, fff. CHICAGO TIMES PEPSODENT CO. Chkogo, Iff. Chicago, fff. CHICAGO TRIBUNE RELIANCE MFG. CO. Chicago, Iff. Chkogo, fff. UNITED BROADCASTING CO. JEWEL TEA CO. CAkag, III. Barringlon, fff. RADIO STATION W.6.N. BETHLEHEM STEEL CO. Chkogo, fff. Chicago. III. ZENITH RADIO CORP. CORN PRODUCTS REFINING Chkogo, fff. CO. MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL Argo, fff. ' Chkogo, HI. . A. B. DICK CO. ( PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL . .. Chkogo, fff. ' 1 ' - Chkogo, lit. 1 BELL ft HOWELL ' UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Chkogo, fff. CAicago, fff. WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Chkogo, (If. . fyontfxi, ffl. ` WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC ROSARY COLLEGE : ft MFG CO. I Rrvor fvrttf, Iff. . Chkogo, Iff, V GLENBARD HIGH SCHOOL CHASE BAG CO. ' CJo Vtr*, ffl. Chkogo, III. ELM PLACE SCHOOL SOCONY VACUUM OIL CO. Highland Fort, flf. Chkogo, fff. SUNSET RIDGE COUNTRY HALES ft HUNTER CLUB Chkogo, HI. Northbrooi, HI. SPIEGEL'S INC. ILLINOIS ATHLETIC CLUB Chkogo, Iff. : Chkogo, Iff. , ACOUSTONE AUWTONE AND WlATHEtWOOD AIE tCGJSTttlO UADCMAMS 8 I. Have a free analysis made of your noise problems, wilh recommendations for correction over a convenient period. 2. Plan to have the most critical noise areas treated first, with minimum incon venience to room tenonls. 3. Sound condilion olher areas at peri odic intervals os the acoustical materials become available. 4. The ocousficol installation is a per manent part of the room decorotion and it may be repainted at any lime. ANNING-JOHNSON CO. INCOKPOItATED Engineering Consultants in Acoustics and Gypsum Roofs 1514 West Van Buren St., Chicago 7, Illinois Telephone Canal 5058-59 BB024 1273