After performing deconvolution to the recordings of the Opera House, the final normalised Impulse Responses of the venue were obtained. In order to test the effectiveness of the recordings, Reaper was used to auralise an Anechoic Opera Recording which is an open source offered by the Università di Bologna with the Impulse Responses obtained. The tracks were then mixed sending the instruments from the Orchestra Pit of the venue and the singing from the Stage. The final result was very realistic, with the Anechioc Opera sounding like it was properly played in the venue. The greatest flaw of the project was the single source in the orchestral pit, with all the instruments being projected from the exact same direction.
Figure: Impulse Response Decomvolution using Reaper
George Sarantinos 