{"id":17437,"date":"2022-07-06T17:26:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=168672"},"modified":"2022-07-06T17:57:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:57:13","slug":"what-does-acoustic-mean","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/what-does-acoustic-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does acoustic mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By BBC Music Magazine\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 06 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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When used in reference to a musical instrument or a piece of music, acoustic means \u2018without electrical amplification\u2019 \u2013 an acoustic guitar versus an electric guitar, for example. Most stringed, brass, woodwind and percussion instruments are therefore acoustic.<\/p>\n

Acoustics can also refer to the way sound travels through a room or building. If a space is said to have good acoustics, it means sound travels well and is clear, with little background interference or echo.<\/p>\n

For example, in the 1960s, the Royal Albert Hall<\/a><\/strong> in London decided to install a number of acoustic diffusers (nicknamed \u2018mushrooms\u2019, because of their shape), to tackle issues with echo and improve the quality of sound for the audience \u2013 i.e. to improve the auditorium\u2019s acoustics.<\/p>\n

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