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<blockquote data-quote="RYAN LOUDMUSIC JENKINS" data-source="post: 41290" data-attributes="member: 70">Re: How do the attributes of a room affect the EQ?As someone who lives in a dry region, Phoenix, Az., I would say it depends.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have heard systems/mixes that are very bright here but when you walk back to the mix position it sounds pretty darn good.&nbsp; Sometimes the mix engineer doesn&#039;t have time or ability to get out and walk the area to see how the mix is translating all over the place and I think this can be part of the reason too.&nbsp; In the last few year I have been doing a fair number of EDM events.&nbsp; During the &quot;Monsoon&quot; (dew points upper 50 - lower 80s) season here I find that I have to cut my HF curve because there ends up being too much highs.&nbsp; As we dry out in late September I have to starting putting it back in.&nbsp; During the spring months when the dewpoints are in the 20s is when it is toughest.&nbsp; Sometimes I find my ears fooling me and I have to be careful and really walk the area.&nbsp; Often times the mix position is the worst sounding area but it ends up being good in the audience area.A bigger issue is that you just don&#039;t get the throw from your boxes here like you do in more humid places.&nbsp; It is amazing how fast the audio falls off, particularly from a point source rig.&nbsp; This can be used to an advantage though.&nbsp;&nbsp; We have one particular city here where you have to have the audio a maximum of 90dBA at 100 feet from the speakers.&nbsp; Here, we can use a Trap system to make the gig much louder up front where everyone is while still maintaining the required SPL at distance.Another thing that may be affected but I have absolutely no proof of is the effects of comb filtering may be reduced or are less noticable.&nbsp; One of my competitors will routinely run four KF850s a side and have them splayed tightly and they sound great and are very even sounding as you walk the area.&nbsp; I frequently run three per side of my TCS2500s, again splayed pretty tightly and the coverage is nice and smooth.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t spent enough time setting up my rig in high humidity places to really take the time to see if I need to splay differently but it may be possible.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have to pay more attention next year in Sturgis and see what my ears tell me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RYAN LOUDMUSIC JENKINS, post: 41290, member: 70"] Re: How do the attributes of a room affect the EQ? As someone who lives in a dry region, Phoenix, Az., I would say it depends. I have heard systems/mixes that are very bright here but when you walk back to the mix position it sounds pretty darn good. Sometimes the mix engineer doesn't have time or ability to get out and walk the area to see how the mix is translating all over the place and I think this can be part of the reason too. In the last few year I have been doing a fair number of EDM events. During the "Monsoon" (dew points upper 50 - lower 80s) season here I find that I have to cut my HF curve because there ends up being too much highs. As we dry out in late September I have to starting putting it back in. During the spring months when the dewpoints are in the 20s is when it is toughest. Sometimes I find my ears fooling me and I have to be careful and really walk the area. Often times the mix position is the worst sounding area but it ends up being good in the audience area. A bigger issue is that you just don't get the throw from your boxes here like you do in more humid places. It is amazing how fast the audio falls off, particularly from a point source rig. This can be used to an advantage though. We have one particular city here where you have to have the audio a maximum of 90dBA at 100 feet from the speakers. Here, we can use a Trap system to make the gig much louder up front where everyone is while still maintaining the required SPL at distance. Another thing that may be affected but I have absolutely no proof of is the effects of comb filtering may be reduced or are less noticable. One of my competitors will routinely run four KF850s a side and have them splayed tightly and they sound great and are very even sounding as you walk the area. I frequently run three per side of my TCS2500s, again splayed pretty tightly and the coverage is nice and smooth. I haven't spent enough time setting up my rig in high humidity places to really take the time to see if I need to splay differently but it may be possible. I'll have to pay more attention next year in Sturgis and see what my ears tell me. [/QUOTE]

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