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<blockquote data-quote="BJ James" data-source="post: 25115" data-attributes="member: 87">Re: Help me understand system limiting- setting itOK, I had to take a little break to absorb some of this. I&#039;m still not there.If I take 3 of these speakers- here&#039;s the DSP settings again:******************************&quot;1x 12 Woofer: 57 Volts @ x40 gain = 1.425 Volts @ x20 gain = 2.85 VoltsThreshold: +4 dBRatio: 20:1Attack: 60 mS Release: 600 mS&quot;*******************************and I want to power the 3 off one side of a PL380, I take the Forumla for watts from voltage:P (watts) = Voltage^2/R Watts= 1.425x1.425 (2.03) / 8= 0.25OK, that&#039;s wrong. I don&#039;t take the DSP settings to do this. I must take the amps setting to calculate that...no. FuckEdit:ok it&#039;s the 57v number I need to multiply then divide by the speakers ohm rating (8), gives me 406. Really? the speaker has a rating of 1000 watts program but is limited at 400 watts? God I need help lol.FYI the DSP unit in question is the Peavey VSX26. In the manual it says attack settings over 50ms are performing RMS limiting, settings below 50ms are considered peak limiting. How is one different from the other by a simple difference in attack?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BJ James, post: 25115, member: 87"] Re: Help me understand system limiting- setting it OK, I had to take a little break to absorb some of this. I'm still not there. If I take 3 of these speakers- here's the DSP settings again: ****************************** "1x 12 Woofer: 57 Volts @ x40 gain = 1.425 Volts @ x20 gain = 2.85 Volts Threshold: +4 dB Ratio: 20:1 Attack: 60 mS Release: 600 mS" ******************************* and I want to power the 3 off one side of a PL380, I take the Forumla for watts from voltage: P (watts) = Voltage^2/R Watts= 1.425x1.425 (2.03) / 8= 0.25 OK, that's wrong. I don't take the DSP settings to do this. I must take the amps setting to calculate that...no. Fuck Edit: ok it's the 57v number I need to multiply then divide by the speakers ohm rating (8), gives me 406. Really? the speaker has a rating of 1000 watts program but is limited at 400 watts? God I need help lol. FYI the DSP unit in question is the Peavey VSX26. In the manual it says attack settings over 50ms are performing RMS limiting, settings below 50ms are considered peak limiting. How is one different from the other by a simple difference in attack? [/QUOTE]

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