ABSTRACT
This chapter details several approaches to auralizing Byzantine chant in a virtual Hagia Sophia, bringing its acoustic response to recorded audio and real-time performance applications. It describes the approach to live loudspeaker-based auralization and finish by discussing live auralization over loudspeakers in three performance halls: the Bing Concert Hall, the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) Stage, and the San Francisco Ritz-Carlton Ballroom. The performers of Cappella Romana found the virtual acoustics presented over loudspeakers to be natural and to "feel like a real space". The chapter focuses on the idea of the room response as it relates to auralization and architectural acoustics, and also describes a study conducted to validate the method of measuring and reproducing the acoustics of a space. It explores the concepts of impulse response, convolution, and auralization using the example of recordings made in Stanford University's Memorial Church.
