Eric Peters is the communication specialist for Acoustical Solutions Inc., a soundproofing and noise control company based in Richmond, Va. He can be reached at emp@acousticalsolutions.com.
Many argue that sound, reverberation and echo control began in ancient Greece. It was there, they say, that construction projects such as the Theater of Epidaurus achieved acoustics that allowed 14,000 spectators to hear sounds as minute as coins dropping on the performance space.