Horn design seems one of the most difficult areas to get into. There is a lot of information out there, but it occurs in dispersed fragments. I have yet to find a good, simple, one-stop resource that can help someone start from scratch. It's overwhelming, one has to wade through a lot of lingo and there seems to be no estabilished method.
I can't even find a book on horns (recommendations anyone?)
I'm trying to piece it all together for myself for a basshorn project ...
IDEA: create a simple online resource with everything a diyer needs to know in concise format
Everything? Not a comprehensive manual, but a simple explanation of the minimum you need to know.
* has anyone seen anything like this?
(if so, please show me)
* who would like to contribute?
I would like this to be a collaborative effort. We could do a wiki. I'd like to publish an edited version on my website, and also have it in a pdf format so that it can be downloaded.
Outcome:
My goal would be that a diyer who wants to design a horn could read the resource and in the shortest possible time be able to start using hornrsep (for example) right away and get a reasonable result just like with a vented box.
It could include:
* introduction - brief discussion of horns, pros and cons
* horn types
* terminology
* horn theory basics - charts, formulas
* driver selection guidelines
* simulation - basic guide to hornresp and any other programs
* case studies - 1 of each type of horn so that you will find something similar to anything one is likely to want to try
* plans - including all that is necessary to implement a pre-existing design for anyone who wants to do a copy rather than go through the process
I'd especially like to hear from HE and horn experts and I'll be following this post up with lots of questions (many of which I'll have to search first).
Contributions sought:
* horn projects you are willing to provide info on (or you have already documented) - either your own horns, or ones you have seen
* anyone willing to put together a basic tutorial on using particular software
* anyone willing to help with writing any part of the guide
* horn newbies and diy newbies to ask all the newbie questions that I want to make sure are covered (no sense writing a guide to learning German that only a German can understand!)
* horn enthusiasts to answer all the questions!
Disclaimer: Please be aware that what I publish on my site will be heavily edited, and possibly re-organised, and any unnececessary content removed. I say this in advance as I don't want to offend anyone, but anything submitted will be treated as raw materials and stripped back to bare essentials.
I can't even find a book on horns (recommendations anyone?)
I'm trying to piece it all together for myself for a basshorn project ...
IDEA: create a simple online resource with everything a diyer needs to know in concise format
Everything? Not a comprehensive manual, but a simple explanation of the minimum you need to know.
* has anyone seen anything like this?
(if so, please show me)
* who would like to contribute?
I would like this to be a collaborative effort. We could do a wiki. I'd like to publish an edited version on my website, and also have it in a pdf format so that it can be downloaded.
Outcome:
My goal would be that a diyer who wants to design a horn could read the resource and in the shortest possible time be able to start using hornrsep (for example) right away and get a reasonable result just like with a vented box.
It could include:
* introduction - brief discussion of horns, pros and cons
* horn types
* terminology
* horn theory basics - charts, formulas
* driver selection guidelines
* simulation - basic guide to hornresp and any other programs
* case studies - 1 of each type of horn so that you will find something similar to anything one is likely to want to try
* plans - including all that is necessary to implement a pre-existing design for anyone who wants to do a copy rather than go through the process
I'd especially like to hear from HE and horn experts and I'll be following this post up with lots of questions (many of which I'll have to search first).
Contributions sought:
* horn projects you are willing to provide info on (or you have already documented) - either your own horns, or ones you have seen
* anyone willing to put together a basic tutorial on using particular software
* anyone willing to help with writing any part of the guide
* horn newbies and diy newbies to ask all the newbie questions that I want to make sure are covered (no sense writing a guide to learning German that only a German can understand!)
* horn enthusiasts to answer all the questions!
Disclaimer: Please be aware that what I publish on my site will be heavily edited, and possibly re-organised, and any unnececessary content removed. I say this in advance as I don't want to offend anyone, but anything submitted will be treated as raw materials and stripped back to bare essentials.