HRH, the Duke of Edinburgh spent time in the quietest room in the world, listened to the simulated sounds of monsoon rain and learnt how to create the perfect listening conditions, when he visited Salford University's high-tech acoustic laboratories today.
The Duke of Edinburgh was given a tour of the new £2.5m labs, including the Reverberation Room - a small space capable of transforming the quality of music so it sounds like you are in a cathedral, and the Anechoic Chamber - a room so quiet you can hear the blood running through your ears.
His Royal Highness chatted with staff and students and learnt how their cutting-edge acoustics research is being used in industry - including testing world-famous buildings like the Royal Albert Hall, and setting international standards on noise measurement.
The University's Dr Andy Moorhouse said: "We were extremely honoured to welcome the Duke of Edinburgh to our acoustic labs and it was a pleasure to show him around the special acoustic test chambers.
"He was clearly very interested in our work and spent a great deal of time chatting to our research students. He impressed us with his background knowledge of acoustics and asked some detailed technical questions.
"Our students gave some fascinating demonstrations of their work, like the ambisonics recordings that recreate the experience of a busy city centre in a small room, the mystery powder that absorbs low frequency sound, and our virtual reality displays."
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