AES E-Library

Improved Methods for Controlling Touring Loudspeaker Arrays

Users of modern array loudspeakers, used for high level sound reinforcement, demand more precise control of these systems. Current methods of control were examined and found to be inadequate for meeting a new more stringent set of user requirements. We investigate how these requirements may be formed into a mathematical model of the system suitable for numerical optimisation. The primary design variable for optimisation was the complex transfer functions applied to each acoustic source. We then describe how the optimised transfer functions were implemented with FIR filters on typically available hardware. Finally, comparison was made between the predicted and measured output for a large array.

Author: Thompson, Ambrose
Affiliation: Martin Audio, London, UK
AES Convention:127 (October 2009) Paper Number:7828 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Music Production

Click to purchase paper or login as an AES member. If your company or school subscribes to the E-Library then switch to the institutional version. If you are not an AES member and would like to subscribe to the E-Library then Join the AES!

This paper costs $20 for non-members, $5 for AES members and is free for E-Library subscribers.

Learn more about the AES E-Library

E-Library Location: (CD 127Papers)   /127/7828.pdf

Start a discussion about this paper!