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Conference Room Sound Design

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Why isn't conference room sound quality better? I work in a lot of conference rooms and there are some things that have always puzzled me. Luckily, I know someone who does conference room sound design for a living. I interviewed Josh Srago for the Sound Design Live podcast and he's come back to answer more of my annoying questions. #5: Why isn't the quality better? Most hotels that I've worked at have a house sound system that's comprised of an uncoupled array of ceiling-mounted … [Read more...]

Can you estimate line array splay in the field without software while the riggers are waiting?

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I have developed, what seems to be, a lesser known method to find target coverage angle and quickly estimate average splay for a line array in the field in relatively few steps. I discovered it by necessity while creating Pro Audio Workshop: Seeing Sound 3 years ago. Recently a student challenged me on a couple of points and it motivated me to take a closer look to see if I could make it more efficient. Here's how I have seen other people do it. Bottom speaker down angle - Top speaker … [Read more...]

Do ground stacked subwoofers really give you 6dB for free?

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Any measurements made at ground plane will always be 6dB louder, despite subwoofer distance.Flown subwoofers give you 6dB for free just like ground stacked as long as a maximum height is respected. I have always thought that ground-stacked subs would produce 6dB more SPL because they are coupling with the ground. You've probably heard people say things like: "Having subs next to a boundary gets you 6dB of additional sensitivity""The ground is like a mirror, doubling sub energy. " I … [Read more...]