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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 113091" data-attributes="member: 162"><p>Re: Mini Line Array</p><p></p><p></p><p>Driver size means almost nothing. If you are building your own cabs or piecemealing a bunch of stuff together, you will continue to have sound quality problems, and these will get worse with more boxes - not better.</p><p></p><p>Because sound moves so slow, multiple sources actually interfere with each other, and this compromises sound quality. With intelligent engineering and deployment, the deficiencies of this interference can be minimized, but the best possible sound quality comes from a point-source - not a line array.</p><p></p><p>To understand this, you have much reading and study ahead of you. The Cliff's Notes version is this: </p><p>- You will have better results using fewer speakers to do the job. If this means you need to get louder speakers, then do that. It may or may not make sense to try to use the same gear for both small and large events.</p><p>- Sound quality comes from minimizing the bad sound - on stage, room interactions, speaker non-linearity, etc. - and maximizing the good sound. It is very difficult to design a good-sounding and good-performing speaker. Buying quality gear will trump DIY unless you're VERY smart. </p><p>- Please, PLEASE disabuse yourself from the notion that a line array is the right answer for you at this point. The cost, logistics, and knowledge to do this right are not trivial.</p><p></p><p>Your best bet if you really want to learn how to do this is to crew for an existing sound company that you can learn from. One of the great skills a person can develop is learning from other people's experience - both the good and the bad. Spend someone else's money instead of your own. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> That, and stick around Soundforums.net. There are a lot of VERY smart people here that are willing to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 113091, member: 162"] Re: Mini Line Array Driver size means almost nothing. If you are building your own cabs or piecemealing a bunch of stuff together, you will continue to have sound quality problems, and these will get worse with more boxes - not better. Because sound moves so slow, multiple sources actually interfere with each other, and this compromises sound quality. With intelligent engineering and deployment, the deficiencies of this interference can be minimized, but the best possible sound quality comes from a point-source - not a line array. To understand this, you have much reading and study ahead of you. The Cliff's Notes version is this: - You will have better results using fewer speakers to do the job. If this means you need to get louder speakers, then do that. It may or may not make sense to try to use the same gear for both small and large events. - Sound quality comes from minimizing the bad sound - on stage, room interactions, speaker non-linearity, etc. - and maximizing the good sound. It is very difficult to design a good-sounding and good-performing speaker. Buying quality gear will trump DIY unless you're VERY smart. - Please, PLEASE disabuse yourself from the notion that a line array is the right answer for you at this point. The cost, logistics, and knowledge to do this right are not trivial. Your best bet if you really want to learn how to do this is to crew for an existing sound company that you can learn from. One of the great skills a person can develop is learning from other people's experience - both the good and the bad. Spend someone else's money instead of your own. :) That, and stick around Soundforums.net. There are a lot of VERY smart people here that are willing to help. [/QUOTE]
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