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Advanced Subwoofer Techniques
Advanced Subwoofer Techniques
Measurement and Optimization

Advanced Subwoofer Techniques

  • Bennett Prescott
  • Posted onDec 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM
  • 2 Comments
There are a few tricks you can pull out of your sleeve to make your low frequency arrays work better. By building directional subwoofer arrays, energy can be kept off the stage and walls and kept on the audience where it belongs. These arrays require a little more signal processing …

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Run and Gun Subwoofer Arraying
Run and Gun Subwoofer Arraying
Measurement and Optimization

Run and Gun Subwoofer Arraying

  • Bennett Prescott
  • Posted onNov 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM
  • 0 Comments
Of all the tweaking I do as a system tech, the most common is fixing mediocre subwoofer setups. Problems in this area are so prevalent that most audio professionals take them for granted or assume there is no room for improvement. There is often a better solution, which furthermore is …

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Loudspeaker Fundamentals: How to Power Your Drivers
Loudspeaker Fundamentals: How to Power Your Drivers
Loudspeakers

Loudspeaker Fundamentals: How to Power Your Drivers

  • Bennett Prescott
  • Posted onJun 1, 2009 at 12:00 PM
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The entire industry knows that loudspeaker drivers are fragile, and that careful attention needs to be paid to how much amplifier power is applied to each component in a sound system. This is especially true in our world of Live Sound, where we are always trying to push our speakers …

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Loudspeaker Misconceptions: Which is Good for What?
Loudspeaker Misconceptions: Which is Good for What?
Loudspeakers

Loudspeaker Misconceptions: Which is Good for What?

  • Bennett Prescott
  • Posted onOct 1, 2008 at 12:00 PM
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There is a lot of misinformation floating about regarding the benefits and detriments of line array and point source loudspeaker technology. For reasons unclear to me, the industry seems to be split down the middle with dogmatic “traditionalists” on one side, “new-fangled” line source users on the other, and the …

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The Usability Conundrum
The Usability Conundrum
Ramblings

The Usability Conundrum

  • Bennett Prescott
  • Posted onAug 1, 2008 at 12:00 PM
  • 2 Comments
There have been a few events recently that have renewed my interest in usability, that is the ability of a human being like you or me to effectively manipulate a piece of equipment in order to attain some result. This is an especially important issue in the constant battlefield that …

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Damping Factor: Soggy at Best
Damping Factor: Soggy at Best
Loudspeakers

Damping Factor: Soggy at Best

  • Bennett Prescott
  • Posted onOct 1, 2007 at 12:00 PM
  • 4 Comments
Of all the misunderstood specifications in this industry, Damping Factor (DF) probably receives more misplaced significance than anything. While, aside from a few exceptions, manufacturer spec sheets are broad generalizations that shouldn’t be used by anyone as the primary basis to compare anything, the Damping Factor spec is especially meaningless …

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The Devil With Your Auto-RTA
The Devil With Your Auto-RTA
Measurement and Optimization

The Devil With Your Auto-RTA

  • Bennett Prescott
  • Posted onSep 1, 2007 at 12:00 PM
  • 0 Comments
I read approximately once a month about some weekend warrior who has just acquired their first DSP (Digital Signal Processor) system controller and seeks to understand how its auto RTA (Real Time Analyzer) function can help them get better performance out of their portable sound system. Invariably the DSP unit …

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Staying Analog in a Digital World
Staying Analog in a Digital World
Ramblings

Staying Analog in a Digital World

  • Bennett Prescott
  • Posted onMay 1, 2007 at 12:00 PM
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It seems like every company on the planet has seen fit to bring out an amazing fancy new digital mixer, even some well-established companies that haven’t produced a mixing console before at any level. This explosion of the digital sound reinforcement product sector over the last half-decade or so has …

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