Friday, August 22, 2014
Space-Age Sound at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
www.avnetwork.com: Space Shuttle Enterprise was the first reusable spacecraft ever built in the United States, and the extensive prototyping and experiments that it underwent led directly to the construction of space shuttle Columbia and the rest of NASA’s fleet. After the retirement of the space shuttle program, NASA awarded Space Shuttle Enterprise to Manhattan’s Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, where it was installed after a much-publicized NYC flyby and Hudson River barge ride.
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Sorry, technical difficulties. That anonymous comment above was posted by me. Please don't make me take the quiz.
Although I this article used too much technical jargon/brand names with little information on what the devices in the system actually did, I though that the installation itself was interesting. I think that when it comes to museum exhibits like this, sound is incredible important. I was recently at the 9/11 museum, and walking around the exhibits you were hearing different sounds from different sources nonstop. Moving just two feet can completely change what you're hearing, because of the huge quantity of directional speakers. It was an incredible experience, and it added so much more depth and meaning to the exhibits in the museum. Reading about the sorts of sound being used in this exhibit reminded me of that, and it sounds like they're just as effective in creating a tone for the space shuttle. Museum sound is so cool, and I think it's fascinating how adding that extra sense completely changes how an exhibit feels.
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