Church Acoustics Calculator

Optimize church acoustics for worship style, balancing speech clarity with musical warmth.

Inputs

Room volume (cu ft)

Seating capacity

Worship style (1-3)

Current RT60 (seconds)

Tab to move between fields

Results

Target RT60 (seconds)

1.5

Absorption change (sabins)97

Treatment area (sq ft)1,309

Speech clarity (1-3)1

Musical warmth (1-3)3

Volume per seat (cu ft)267

How to Use This Calculator

Enter Room volume (cu ft), Seating capacity, and Worship style (1-3).
Set Current RT60 (seconds).
Review the Target RT60 (seconds) result.
Use Absorption change (sabins) and Treatment area (sq ft) to inform your decision.

What each input means

Room volume (cu ft): Worship space volume.
Seating capacity: Number of seats.
Worship style (1-3): 1 = Liturgical/organ, 2 = Blended, 3 = Contemporary.
Current RT60 (seconds): Current measured or estimated RT60.

What each result means

Target RT60 (seconds): Recommended RT60 for worship style.
Absorption change (sabins): Amount of absorption to add.
Treatment area (sq ft): Acoustic panel area needed (NRC 0.8).
Speech clarity (1-3): 1 = Poor, 2 = Good, 3 = Excellent.
Musical warmth (1-3): 1 = Dry, 2 = Warm, 3 = Rich reverb.
Volume per seat (cu ft): Space per person (ideal: 150-300 cu ft).

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Room volume (cu ft) = 80000, Seating capacity = 300, Worship style (1-3) = 2, Current RT60 (seconds) = 2.5 = 4 input(s) provided
Calculate Target RT60
Target RT60
1.5 = 1.5
Calculate Absorption change
Absorption change = Math
97 = 97
Calculate Treatment area
1309 = 1309

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