Book description
With this definitive guide to sound reinforcement design and optimization, Bob McCarthy shares his expert knowledge and effective methodology developed from decades of field and teaching experience. This book is written for the field professional as well as the consultant or student, in a clear and easy-to-read style and illustrated with color diagrams and screenshots throughout. McCarthy's unique guide reveals the proven techniques to ensure that your sound system design can be optimized for maximum uniformity over the space.The book follows the audio signal path from the mix console to the audience and provides comprehensive information as to how the sound is spread over the listening area. The complex nature of the physics of speaker interaction over a listening space is revealed in terms readily understandable to audio professionals. Complex speaker arrays are broken down systematically and the means to design systems that are capable of being fully optimized for maximum spatial uniformity is shown.
The methods of alignment are shown, including measurement mic placement, and step-by-step recipes for equalization, delay setting, level setting, speaker positioning and acoustic treatment. These principles and techniques are applicable to the simplest and most complex systems alike, from the single speaker to the multi-element "line array.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
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Section 1: Sound Systems
- 1. Transmission
- 2. Summation
- 3. Reception
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Section 2: Design
- 4. Evaluation
- 5. Prediction
- 6. Variation
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7. Specification
- Introduction
- The Principles of Specification
- Channel/System Types
- System Subdivision
- Subsystem Types
- The Scalable Design
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Array Design Procedures
- Main System Design
- Symmetric Coupled Point Source
- Asymmetric Coupled Point Source
- Asymmetric-Composite Coupled Point Source
- Symmetric Uncoupled Line Source
- Asymmetric Uncoupled Line Source
- Symmetric Uncoupled Point Source
- Asymmetric Uncoupled Point Source
- Symmetric Uncoupled Point Destination
- Asymmetric Uncoupled Point Destination
- The Diagonal Plane
- Balcony Battles
- Multichannel Sound
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Section 3: Optimization
- 8. Examination
- 9. Verification
- 10. Calibration
- Afterword
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Product information
- Title: Sound Systems: Design and Optimization
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136123979
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