TY - CPAPER KW - Acoustic environment KW - Acoustic measurements KW - Acoustic noise KW - Acoustic variables control KW - Architectural changes KW - Auralisation KW - Cathedral acoustics KW - In-depth analysis KW - Intangible cultural heritages KW - Reverberation KW - Room impulse response KW - Room impulse response (RIR) KW - Room impulse responses AU - L. Álvarez-Morales AU - M. Lopez AU - Á. Álvarez-Corbacho AB - The acoustic environment of a cathedral is essential to its character, and part of its intangible cultural heritage, and therefore must be studied, preserved, and disseminated. This paper presents the acoustic study of Bristol cathedral, serving as a case study to detail the procedure followed to analyse the acoustic field of English cathedrals as part of the EC-funded Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Cathedral Acoustics . The acoustic characterisation includes an in-depth analysis of the different sound sources involved in both present and past uses of the cathedral, as well as the review of the acoustically significant architectural changes throughout history. Acoustic measurements were used to capture the Room Impulse Responses (RIR) of the space at several source-receiver combinations. The measured RIR have been used to describe the current acoustic behaviour of this highly reverberant space and to create auralisations based on specific speech and singing extracts which form part of liturgical practices and cultural celebrations held in the cathedral. The sound extracts used for the auralisations were previously recorded in an anechoic environment. C2 - Inter-Noise - Int. Congr. Exhib. Noise Control Eng. LA - English N1 - Journal Abbreviation: INTER-NOISE MADRID - Int. Congr. Exhib. Noise Control Eng. N2 - The acoustic environment of a cathedral is essential to its character, and part of its intangible cultural heritage, and therefore must be studied, preserved, and disseminated. This paper presents the acoustic study of Bristol cathedral, serving as a case study to detail the procedure followed to analyse the acoustic field of English cathedrals as part of the EC-funded Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Cathedral Acoustics . The acoustic characterisation includes an in-depth analysis of the different sound sources involved in both present and past uses of the cathedral, as well as the review of the acoustically significant architectural changes throughout history. Acoustic measurements were used to capture the Room Impulse Responses (RIR) of the space at several source-receiver combinations. The measured RIR have been used to describe the current acoustic behaviour of this highly reverberant space and to create auralisations based on specific speech and singing extracts which form part of liturgical practices and cultural celebrations held in the cathedral. The sound extracts used for the auralisations were previously recorded in an anechoic environment. PB - SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE ACUSTICA - Spanish Acoustical Society, SEA PY - 2019 SN - 9788487985317 (ISBN) TI - Cathedral acoustics: Bristol Cathedral as a case study UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084162023&partnerID=40&md5=4ef421419f6faaa22f39afbdc5546c06 ER -