The C series Clarity measures
are used widely outside the United States, especially in Europe.
C7 is equivalent to the D/R ratio widely used in the United
States and represents another way to look at the strength
of the direct sound field. It displays the ratio of direct
to reverberant sound in dB using a Split Time of 7 ms. Split
Time refers to the point at which early reflections are no
longer considered beneficial and become a part of the reverberant
sound field. In general, values above -15 dB show good localization
(a good D/R Ratio). The closer the value comes to 0, the better
the localization.
C50 is used to project speech intelligibility and is similar
to Alcons with a 50 ms Split Time. It displays in dB the ratio
of energy before and after 50 ms. In general terms, any value
above 0 dB represents good intelligibility in a room with
normal reverberation. In rooms with higher than normal reverberation
any value above 5 dB is generally considered good.
C80 uses an 80 ms Split Time to predict the articulation (clarity)
of different types of music. In other words it provides insight
into the musical performance of the room. The C80 map shown
above indicates this room is going to perform better on music
than it does on speech.
Csplit allows you to look at the effect of different Split
Time settings by allowing you to set the Split Time. |