I contend that it can be easier than all this extreme detailed how to do it replies. There is downside, but trial and error along with measurements can work too. The downside is that you need parts on hand, and lots of time. It may get the better of you too, but along the way, you might learn some tricks. Or break something. A 3-way is much harder than a 2-way. Picking easy to work with drivers helps a lot.
The dashed traces are overlays, activated by the green (+) above the plot.
The simulation is considering the drivers as a piston but does not take into account of the material and shape of the cone hat could improve the off-axis FR: on paper it seems good and there are no diffraction effects.
Not so much, it's a LR2 between wf and mid with a LCR on the wf to cross it over below 300Hz. The LCR on the mid removes the peak at 5k (breakup). The xo between mid and tw is an asymmetric LR2/quasi B1. I just moved the L on the HP of the mid after the low pass to adapt the curve.
In the optimizer window select the filter you desire and save the curve as overlay. Repeat the operation for every driver.
Thanks, I wish I knew about this feature years ago.
In the past I'd run double circuits to create these traces, but with the ability to create complex target curves by making and combining correction elements in software like Speaker Workshop, loadable custom overlays are the way to go.
As well as Xsim and vituixcad I find it useful in digital filter software, not for design but for implementation.
As well as Xsim and vituixcad I find it useful in digital filter software, not for design but for implementation.