Spreadsheet Solver for quick array toe X,Y calculations

A step by step process for tuning the arena system designed in the previous post.

Walking through a step-by-step process for a typical arena design.

A solver method to quickly create curved geometry spans in various prediction software.

Empirical data on the effect of flying mains in front of subs.

Examining a design that requires special attention to the horizontal plane coverage.

Examining a design that requires special attention in the vertical plane.

Using quick-solver spreadsheet calculations for loudspeaker spacing, subwoofer decorrelation, and beamsteering.

One approach to systematic system patching and addressing.

Are we too focused on the wrong things?

How to combat wind when working outdoors?

I think it was the fourth of July…

Sound system design notes from one of the world’s most iconic live music venues.

Combining advanced beamsteering techiques for subwoofer arrays.

Another hand-rolled subwoofer array.

Sub array - your way.

An examination of an often-overlooked aspect of sound system engineering - how front fills are driven, and how the drive level changes as a result.

Insight into an often misunderstood aspect of line array high frequency behavior.

What we have here is a textbook example of array behavior before shading - we get louder and brighter as we get closer (progression from green to pink). Normalizing the traces in the low-mid range allows us to see the HF work that we have to do if our goal is tonal consistency - our bottom zone is about 4 dB bright above 2 kHz.