From Line Arrays to Mid/Side and Ambience
Over the past decade I have been exploring a question that many audio enthusiasts eventually ask themselves: How realistic can
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Processing
Using DSP with the arrays
Vertical Directivity, Grabbing the bull by the horns
The plot shown here is a VituixCAD simulation of my line arrays. To be more exact, it’s a plot of
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Shaded Arrays vs Unshaded Arrays
Here’s an APL_TDA plot of the frequency shaded arrays after a bit of cleaning up with EQ. The bottom end
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Checking simulation vs reality
Checking simulation with reality. By comparing the results of in-room measurements to what the simulation software predicted
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Adding Passive Filters
Over the course of the last year I have added passive filters to the array. Their prime function is to
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Processing
Line arrays like this, a full range line array consisting of multiple drivers, won’t work without some sort of processing. That processing is specific for these types of speakers.
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JRiver Media Center
I’m not affiliated with JRiver in any way, however I must dedicate a few lines to this wonderful software. While
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Room EQ Wizard
As another indispensable part of my journey, I mainly use Room EQ Wizard, or REW in short, as my measurement
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DRC-FIR software
To equalize my arrays I’ve made use of the free software package DRC-FIR written by Denis Sbragion. To learn this
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