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= Chavín de Huántar Archaeological Acoustics Project =  
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= [http://ccrma.stanford.edu/groups/chavin/ Chavín de Huántar Archaeological Acoustics Project] =  
  
=='''Acoustic Measurement, Archiving, Analysis and Modeling, and Simulation/Installation'''==
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=='''Acoustic Measurement, Archiving, Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation/Installation''' – A collaboration between Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and Archaeology/Anthropology ==
  
=== '''Team Information''' ===
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Project website now at: [http://ccrma.stanford.edu/groups/chavin/ ccrma.stanford.edu/groups/chavin/ ]
  
'''Co-investigators:'''
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[[Category:Projects]]
* John Rick, PhD, Professor, Stanford University, Archaeology/Anthropology
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* Julius O. Smith, PhD, Professor, Stanford University, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)/Electrical Engineering (by courtesy)
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* Jonathan S. Abel, PhD, Consulting Professor, Stanford University, CCRMA
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* Patty Huang, MA, Graduate Student, Stanford University, CCRMA
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* Miriam Kolar, MFA, Graduate Student, Stanford University, CCRMA
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'''Coordinator:'''
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* John Chowning, DMA, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, CCRMA/Music
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'''Local collaborators:'''
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* (Museum director)
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'''Team Background:'''
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* John Rick has been heading excavations and directing research at the Chavín site since 1995
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* Digital waveguide techniques were pioneered at CCRMA by Julius O. Smith III
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* Julius O. Smith and Jonathan S. Abel have been working together on acoustic array processing and related problems since 1985
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* Patty Huang is a PhD student working under Abel on physical modeling and analysis of reverberant spaces
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* Miriam Kolar is a PhD student with extensive field experience in recording engineering
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* John Chowning is a composer having long standing interest in spatial modeling
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* CCRMA has expertise in field measurements, psychoacoustics, digital signal processing, and artificial reverberation
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=== '''Phase 1.  Preparation and on-site measurements ''' ===
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'''Preparation'''
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* Preliminary on-site tests [completed 12/07]
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* Preliminary on-site tests [to be completed 3/08]
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* Specification of test and recording equipment [ongoing; 1-2/08]
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* Purchase and assemble gear [ongoing; 2-?/08]
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'''Simulation Trials in local environments'''
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* CCRMA stairwell, hallways, “Pit”
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* SU subsurface spaces-“famous” steam tunnels
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* Outdoor space similar to Chavín Circular Plaza?
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'''Specify provisional mapping for sound source-receiver placements from CAD rendering [in progress 1/08] '''
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* from each chamber to main space
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* least damaged areas
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* with and without plastering
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* peculiar geometries (e.g. , adjoining (comb-like) chambers, etc)
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'''On site measurements at Chavín'''
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* Plastering of section of Chavín (selection of plastered sections is critical (soon after arrival to allow for drying)
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* Adjust mapping of source-receiver points
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'''Measurements -- sources'''
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* balloon pops
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* speaker-generated sinusoidal chirps
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* other signals
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* strombus trumpet live/recorded
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* record stream/water sound, wind noise
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'''Measurements -- receivers'''
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* distributed mics
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* in-ear-canal mics
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'''Costs'''
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* $3000 (2/08); $6000 (summer 2008) equipment
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* $8000 travel and accommodations (2 weeks on site) for 2 faculty (Rick, Abel), 2 graduates students (Huang, Kolar)
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* $1000 on site wall-building, plastering, and removal
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'''Funding'''
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* National Geographic [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/research/grant_application.html#eligibility]
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* Stanford Institute for Creativity in the Arts (SICA) [http://sica.stanford.edu/]
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=== '''Phase 2.  Analysis and Generation of Physical Model ''' ===
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'''Analysis'''
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* compare plastered and unplastered and extrapolate to the entire structure
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* IR measurement to render the modeled spaces
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* measurement processing to model the pristine state
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* Strombus trumpet
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'''Physical Model'''
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* calculate acoustical properties of materials
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* rendering from architectural models
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* use waveguide mesh processing
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* Stanford invention of and current work with waveguide mesh allows effective method to address computation/simulation of acoustical spaces
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* process and match/fit measurements then extend to parts of site that aren't necessarily intact or accessible for comprehensive measurements (plastering).
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'''Costs'''
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'''Funding Sources'''
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* National Geographic [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/research/grant_application.html#eligibility]
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* National Endowment for the Humanities- Collaborative Research Grants [http://www.neh.gov/GRANTS/guidelines/collaborative.html#submit]
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* National Science Foundation- Archaeology and Archaeometry [http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11690]
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=== '''Phase 3.  Electroacoustic simulation & Public interface''' ===
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'''Locations'''
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* Stanford
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* Chavín Museum
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* Quantify and compensate for support structures
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* Simulation of plastered walls
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* National Museum Peru
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'''Equipment'''
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'''Public interface'''
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* virtual walkthrough (headphone tour) in present condition
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* virtual walkthrough (headphone tour) in reconstructed condition
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* enhanced reverberation system for visitor experience
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* installations of replica in various formats (online, DVD, museum, show, etc.)
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Latest revision as of 10:35, 29 September 2008

Chavín de Huántar Archaeological Acoustics Project

Acoustic Measurement, Archiving, Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation/Installation – A collaboration between Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and Archaeology/Anthropology

Project website now at: ccrma.stanford.edu/groups/chavin/