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Subwoofer Arrays, Part 3: Simulation Versus Measurement

Part 1 and Part 2 of this series show significant variations between the subwoofer array curving algorithms implemented in different simulation

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The quote in the title of this article was borrowed from a Journal of the Audio Engineering Society paper published in 1980 [1]. The author was

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In live sound, be it for speech- or music-based applications, we spend a lot of time considering what equipment to use and how it should be deployed

6 min read 2022-03-08 02:56:00

Polarity and Phase — these terms are often used as if they mean the same thing. They are not. POLARITY: In electricity this is a simple reversal of

7 min read 2022-02-09 01:07:00

There are two ways to assess the quality of audio devices: measuring and listening. Measuring is usually the better choice because the results are

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The advantage of distributing subwoofers in front of the stage and improving the dispersion pattern of the configuration either by digital signal

8 min read 2022-01-31 23:14:00

Over the years, many have debated the relative merits of “looking at screen traces” on an analyzer versus using human hearing to determine how a

5 min read 2022-01-19 01:24:00

Most of us have heard of the electronic crossover. This familiar concept is in the electronic (or digital) domain and deals with frequency response

5 min read 2022-01-10 23:39:00

I’m a huge fan and longtime user of Rational Acoustics Smaart audio measurement software. In the 1980s through the early 90s, I tuned systems using

6 min read 2022-01-10 23:07:00

Line arrays get the lion’s share of attention these days – and that’s no surprise because they’re big and loud, and dare I say it,

5 min read 2021-12-30 00:13:36

There’s a running joke in the system optimization community: “How much time does it take to tune a sound system?” The answer (“as much time

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There’s a running joke in the system optimization community: “How much time does it take to tune a sound system?” The answer (“as much time

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What are unit tests? Who is responsible for them? Why write them? Do we have enough of them? How do you design them? And what do you do with this

6 min read 2020-01-16 16:09:05

After having defined the test levels and in particular the system tests, it seems important to mention some very common traps, into which novice

7 min read 2019-12-19 16:23:27

In this article I will discuss the software tests that can be carried out at the system level. These tests are an essential link in the continuous