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Line array calculators indoors - some observations and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 125340" data-attributes="member: 162"><p>Re: Line array calculators indoors - some observations and questions</p><p></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, sound doesn't work like a cartoon - some gets there whether the bubble shows it or not. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I think my scenario illustrates a lot of the challenges an average person faces in live audio. There are always compromises - budget, labor, time, the room acoustics, placement constraints, finite numbers of amp channels and boxes, comprehensiveness of the prediction tools, etc. I'm willing to be called dumb and/or be wrong about my approach or conclusions - that is frequently how learning is accomplished. Seeing how others choose to balance the constraints and what factors they pay attention to is also very instructive.</p><p></p><p>Before buying this rig, I spent probably 20 hours playing around in LAC, as well as several sessions with my friend/dealer who I bought the gear through. In the process, I also spent a bunch of time in the RCF, DBTechnologies, and Nexo calculators while looking at offerings from those vendors. All but LAC showed what I can only describe as very "optimistic" results - highly smoothed and/or simplified data that was magical. Even LAC clearly, though it offers much more data than other calculators, has limitations. </p><p></p><p>I know of several folks who consider the calculator's output to be gospel, though I think it's clear that there are more variables. Rules of thumb are helpful, and a calculator can offer a lot of insight, but it sure seems that there is a lot of room for the knowledge gained through experience to augment or correct the tools.</p><p></p><p>I'm grateful for a place with lots of people smarter than I am to ask questions of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 125340, member: 162"] Re: Line array calculators indoors - some observations and questions Unfortunately, sound doesn't work like a cartoon - some gets there whether the bubble shows it or not. :) I think my scenario illustrates a lot of the challenges an average person faces in live audio. There are always compromises - budget, labor, time, the room acoustics, placement constraints, finite numbers of amp channels and boxes, comprehensiveness of the prediction tools, etc. I'm willing to be called dumb and/or be wrong about my approach or conclusions - that is frequently how learning is accomplished. Seeing how others choose to balance the constraints and what factors they pay attention to is also very instructive. Before buying this rig, I spent probably 20 hours playing around in LAC, as well as several sessions with my friend/dealer who I bought the gear through. In the process, I also spent a bunch of time in the RCF, DBTechnologies, and Nexo calculators while looking at offerings from those vendors. All but LAC showed what I can only describe as very "optimistic" results - highly smoothed and/or simplified data that was magical. Even LAC clearly, though it offers much more data than other calculators, has limitations. I know of several folks who consider the calculator's output to be gospel, though I think it's clear that there are more variables. Rules of thumb are helpful, and a calculator can offer a lot of insight, but it sure seems that there is a lot of room for the knowledge gained through experience to augment or correct the tools. I'm grateful for a place with lots of people smarter than I am to ask questions of. [/QUOTE]
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