[rfu-membership] Re: [RFU] Re: [UCIMC-Finance] Re: The Loudness of Speakers

Wed Feb 4 00:14:59 CST 2009

I don't really see a problem with Russ's suggestion of giving the new
tennant the code as long as the tennant gets trained on what to touch.

-Noel

On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Russell Rybicki <russadr at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
> Hi all-
>
> One idea is to give the next door tennant the code to the studio and
> show the tennant how to turn down the speakers.  That way if for
> whatever reason the speakers are left on too loud, the tennant can turn
> them down.  Or if the DJ is there and being too loud tell him to turn it
> down without knocking on the window.
>
> -Russ
>
>
>
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:58:45 -0600, "Andrew Ó Baoill"
> <andrew at funferal.org> said:
> > First, I'm happy to hear that we have a new tenant for the space, and
> > welcome Bette to the building. I look forward to getting to meet you,
> > and am always available at andrew at funferal.org or at 217-766-1480 if
> > you have any questions or comments.
> >
> > WRFU already has plans to build an insulating structure between our
> > studio and the adjoining office. We're hoping to accomplish it in the
> > coming weeks - obviously volunteer availability is a constraining
> > factor here, but it's something we've been working on over the past
> > while and hope to have completed shortly.
> >
> > For a number of reasons I don't believe that a total ban on speaker
> > use is useful or productive, but we will discuss this and other
> > possibilities at the next WRFU meeting. (We already have a general
> > policy of encouraging producers to keep speaker volumes at reasonable
> > levels during office hours, which shouldn't cause interference to
> > neighbors, and which has been generally effective.) The meetings are,
> > of course, open to the public, so if Chris, Bette or others want to
> > attend to be part of this conversation they will be welcome. I'm
> > copying this mail to the RFU lists, so that our members have sight of
> > the agenda item in advance of our meeting this coming Tuesday.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > On Jan 30, 2009, at 2:44 PM, Christopher Evans wrote:
> >
> > > RFU and Finance folks,
> > >
> > > The IMC has rented the "Silkwood office" next to the WRFU radio
> > > studio. The configuruation of the building is such that the unused
> > > door to the immediate left as you come into the RFU studio is a
> > > shared door with that office. When the speakers in the studio (not
> > > the front lobby speakers) are turned up to above 1 and a half on the
> > > in-studio speaker knob, the sound of the radio station is a clear
> > > presence in the adjoining office behind that door.
> > >
> > > Our new tennant runs a tax and estate planning business. Her name is
> > > Bette Wagner and she will be setting up shop within the week.
> > > Her business requires her to be able to have confidential in-person
> > > meetings, audible phone conversations, and the quiet needed to
> > > process documents and engage in serious reading and calculating.
> > > Obviously, our wonderful community radio station will be a hindrance
> > > to her if our DJ's are playing the studio speakers during her work
> > > hours.
> > >
> > > To address this problem, I offer some solutions that I would like to
> > > discuss as agenda items at the next RFU station meeting:
> > > 1) the possibility of a rule being created that during normal
> > > business hours (like 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mon-Fri), day time DJ's
> > > must use headphones if they need to enjoy their music.
> > > 2) a possible building of an insulated wall or some sort of sound
> > > buffering on that door from inside the studio to stifle the sound
> > > from traveling into her office.
> > >
> > > These are proposals, and necessary ones to enable an office-type
> > > business to use the adjoining space.
> > > I realize, time and materials will be required to solve this problem
> > > permanently.
> > >
> > > Since that proposal may be a few weeks away from a concrete plan,
> > > the fastest solution in the interim is a policy to keep the studio
> > > speakers off while Ms. Wagner is conducting business in her office.
> > >
> > > After Ms. Wagner is moved in, whether a policy has been developed or
> > > not by then, I will be approaching DJ's personally during their
> > > daytime shows to explain the situation and ask they not use the
> > > studio speakers. I assume DJ's can monitor their music through the
> > > CD timer and headphones. Without putting a damper on DJ's
> > > celebrating their music, the IMC must impose a happy solution of
> > > some kind for all our tennants- including Radio Free Urbana of
> > > course. I also assume that talk radio shows won't be a problem since
> > > the studio speakers are not on when DJ's are on the mic.
> > >
> > > It should be said, that if the front lobby speakers are kept at
> > > volume level 14, there is no hindrance for Ms. Wagner. The front
> > > lobby speakers should be kept on at all times, my opinion.
> > >
> > > I suggest an invitation be sent to Ms. Wagner to attend the next RFU
> > > meeting, and I plan to be at the next RFU meeting to address this
> > > problem.
> > > Some of you have been sent this email because you have expertise in
> > > stifling amplified sound. If you don't have time to get involved, I
> > > send this anyway so that you might make suggestions as to how we can
> > > baffle the sound or acquire extra headphones.
> > >
> > > Chris- The Building Guy
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
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