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A Suitable Algorithm for SPL Prediction in Sound System Design Programs

The predictions of SPL from an array and/or distributed loudspeaker systems have been performed using power or single frequency phasor (complex) summation of the sound-pressure contributions. For truly representative predictions, the sound-pressure magnitude and phase must be included in the prediction, but a single frequency complex summation may be misleading. This paper discusses a different complex summation procedure. Comparisons are made between measured and predicted SPLs for different system configurations.

Authors: Long, Jeffry C.; Staffeldt, Henrik
Affiliations: JBL Professional, Inc., Northridge, CA ; JBL Professional Div. Europe, Birkeroed, Denmark(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention:95 (October 1993) Paper Number:3771 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Topics in Acoustics and Auralization

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