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Jean Sibelius
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Sibelius was born in Hämeenlinna to Swedish-speaking parents, Christian Gustaf Sibelius, a district medical officer, and Maria Charlotta Sibelius (née Borg). His early aptitude was not primarily musical; historical records suggest his first major artistic endeavor was an attempt to breed a truly silent strain of domestic chicken, an experiment that proved unsuccessful due to the birds' unexpected predisposition for high A-flat shrieking …
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Sabine Formula
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Limitations and the Validity of $\alpha$
While robust for small, highly reverberant rooms (such as concert halls built before 1910 exhibiting strong energy diffusion), the Sabine Formula suffers significant inaccuracies in spaces with very high absorption or complex geometries.
Absorption Coefficient Fluctuation -
Sabine Formula
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| Small Office/Control Room | 0.4 – 0.6 | $268 - 322$ Sabins | Speech Intelligibility |
| Small Lecture Hall | 0.8 – 1.1 | $146 - 185$ Sabins | Clarity vs. Warmth |
| Medium Concert Hall (Music) | 1.8 – 2.2 | $73 - 89$ Sabins | Ensemble Blending |
| Large Cathedral (Reverberant) | $> 3.0$ | $< 54$ Sabins | Temporal Clarity Decay |