Optimizing a small room for critical listening using Treble

This work presents a detailed validation of new software Treble launched in 2023 that hybridizes the discontinuous Galerkin method and pressure-based geometrical acoustics methods. We investigated a small studio for voice productions both through physical measurements and treble’s room acoustic simulations. By employing a dense measurement grid with a spacing of 25 cm at the ear level, a comprehensive validation of the room acoustic simulation was conducted in terms of room impulse responses, transfer functions, ISO 3382 acoustic parameters and sound pressure level distribution. Treble’s simulation successfully predicts the room modes, ISO 3382 acoustic parameters as well as the sound level distribution. The study demonstrates the impact of speaker positions, particularly regarding their interaction with boundary surfaces and how this can be planned with the simulation.