Large Format Concert Arrays

thadman · 11:22 PM

For large scale events, ie music festivals (Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Melt, etc), loudspeaker arrays are often used.

What are the traditional requirements for such arrays?

-How large of an area are they expected to cover? How large of a distance are they expected to produce appreciable SPL?

-Over what angles are they expected to produce sound (ie directivity)?

-How large of sound pressure levels are they expected to provide?

-Are there other circumstances where use of such an array would be desirable?

if you have any further information relating to requirements for large format concert arrays it would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Thadman

picowallspeaker · 17th October 2009, 12:01 AM

They are modular , so easier to move and to stack .
They are black , so thousand of people standing in front of them would look at them only if asked .
I would expect the same amount of paralleled devices in power amps.

TrueSound · 17th October 2009, 02:59 AM

Are you talking about hanging a logarithmic spaced, articulated spiral array in a horizontally asymmetric configuration employing frequency tapering and divergence shading, which will include isophasic high-frequency and mid-frequency apertures, hyper-cardioid low-frequency transducer sections, and that is controlled by finite-impulse response filtering digital signal processing, and one that works well with a psychoacoustic infector?

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David_Web · 17th October 2009, 07:46 PM

Worth a read if you are interested.

The Birth of the Array Part One – Concert Sound Overview
The Birth of the Array: Part Two
Did I Hear Someone Say “Line Array?”
The Birth of the Array: Part 4
The Birth of the Array: Part 5
The birth of the array part 6: the sixty-edged sword called reverb
Birth of the array part seven: So what about the stacks and racks of the future?
Birth of the Array Part 8: The French Connection (Correction)

16th October 2009, 11:19 PM	#1
thadman diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: west lafayette	Large Format Concert Arrays For large scale events, ie music festivals (Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Melt, etc), loudspeaker arrays are often used. What are the traditional requirements for such arrays? -How large of an area are they expected to cover? How large of a distance are they expected to produce appreciable SPL? -Over what angles are they expected to produce sound (ie directivity)? -How large of sound pressure levels are they expected to provide? -Are there other circumstances where use of such an array would be desirable? if you have any further information relating to requirements for large format concert arrays it would be much appreciated. Thanks, Thadman __________________ "It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they are found because it was possible to find them." Last edited by thadman; 16th October 2009 at 11:22 PM.

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17th October 2009, 12:01 AM	#2
picowallspeaker diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	They are modular , so easier to move and to stack . They are black , so thousand of people standing in front of them would look at them only if asked . I would expect the same amount of paralleled devices in power amps.

17th October 2009, 02:59 AM	#3
TrueSound Banned Join Date: Apr 2009	Are you talking about hanging a logarithmic spaced, articulated spiral array in a horizontally asymmetric configuration employing frequency tapering and divergence shading, which will include isophasic high-frequency and mid-frequency apertures, hyper-cardioid low-frequency transducer sections, and that is controlled by finite-impulse response filtering digital signal processing, and one that works well with a psychoacoustic infector? Live Sound - Pro Sound Web

17th October 2009, 07:46 PM	#4
David_Web diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2008	Worth a read if you are interested. The Birth of the Array Part One – Concert Sound Overview The Birth of the Array: Part Two Did I Hear Someone Say “Line Array?” The Birth of the Array: Part 4 The Birth of the Array: Part 5 The birth of the array part 6: the sixty-edged sword called reverb Birth of the array part seven: So what about the stacks and racks of the future? Birth of the Array Part 8: The French Connection (Correction)

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