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    Determining Line Array Height

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    Line arrays provide benefits for throw and vertical pattern control based on acoustic interference principles. The taller the array, the greater the throw, vertical coverage, and vertical control at lower frequencies. Determining the proper height of a line array is crucial, as an array that is too short may provide front-to-back coverage but exhibit poor throw and vertical control at mid and low frequencies. An easy rule of thumb method helps determine the starting height of a line array by calculating array height based on throw distance and room reverberation time. The calculated array height provides the minimum recommended height to ensure excellent throw distance and low frequency control.

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    Line arrays provide benefits for throw and vertical pattern control based on acoustic interference principles. The taller the array, the greater the throw, vertical coverage, and vertical control at lower frequencies. Determining the proper height of a line array is crucial, as an array that is too short may provide front-to-back coverage but exhibit poor throw and vertical control at mid and low frequencies. An easy rule of thumb method helps determine the starting height of a line array by calculating array height based on throw distance and room reverberation time. The calculated array height provides the minimum recommended height to ensure excellent throw distance and low frequency control.

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    Line arrays provide benefits for throw and vertical pattern control based on acoustic interference principles. The taller the array, the greater the throw, vertical coverage, and vertical control at lower frequencies. Determining the proper height of a line array is crucial, as an array that is too short may provide front-to-back coverage but exhibit poor throw and vertical control at mid and low frequencies. An easy rule of thumb method helps determine the starting height of a line array by calculating array height based on throw distance and room reverberation time. The calculated array height provides the minimum recommended height to ensure excellent throw distance and low frequency control.

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    Determining Line Array Height

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    Line arrays provide benefits for throw and vertical pattern control based on acoustic interference principles. The taller the array, the greater the throw, vertical coverage, and vertical control at lower frequencies. Determining the proper height of a line array is crucial, as an array that is too short may provide front-to-back coverage but exhibit poor throw and vertical control at mid and low frequencies. An easy rule of thumb method helps determine the starting height of a line array by calculating array height based on throw distance and room reverberation time. The calculated array height provides the minimum recommended height to ensure excellent throw distance and low frequency control.

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    Line arrays provide tremendous benefits – especially in the areas of throw and vertical pattern control.

    This is based
    on well-known acoustic interference principles of summation and cancellation. In general terms; the taller an array of
    properly designed loudspeaker modules the greater the throw, vertical coverage and vertical control at increasingly
    lower frequencies. Determining the proper height of a line array is crucial. An array that is too short may provide the
    needed front to back coverage but exhibit poor throw and vertical control at mid and low frequencies. Below is an
    easy ‘rule of thumb” method that helps determine the starting height of a line array loudspeaker design. These rules
    work for both hanging curved line arrays and well as straight column arrays mounted at the listening level.
    The Engineering staff at SLS

    These pictures represent a lower


    midrange frequency of 630Hz. As the
    32” Tall Array length of the array grows, so does the
    vertical control and throw distance. This
    can be used to your advantage when the
    performance requirement based on the
    provided formulas dictates it.

    64” Tall Array

    96” Tall Array

    128” Tall Array

    160” Tall Array 3D

    160” Tall Array

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    1. Gather Data:

    A - Determine the throw distance from the array to the furthest listener
    B - If indoors, determine the mid-band RT60 of the space
    C - For straight line column designs determine the vertical height from the lowest listener
    ear level to the highest
    D - Take into consideration the added coverage needed to allow for seated and standing
    listeners.

    2. Calculate Array Height based on Throw Distance and Room Reverberation:

    Rooms < 2 seconds: (Throw Distance(D) / 2) / 6 = Array Height (H)


    Example:
    Rooms 2 - 5 seconds: (D/2) / 4.5 = H
    RT60 = 3.5 sec, throw distance 70 ft
    Rooms > 5 seconds: (D/2) / 3 = H
    (D/2) / 4.5 = H
    (70’ /2) / 4.5 = H
    Outdoors: (D/2) / 3 = H 35’ / 4.5 = 7.77’

    Array height should be at least


    7.77 ft

    3. Compare the result with the vertical coverage requirement

    The height of the array may need to be increased to provide the needed coverage for raked
    seating such as lecture halls or for multi-level performance halls and churches.
    The calculated array height is the minimum recommended to ensure excellent throw
    distance and low frequency control.

    4. Fine-Tune with LASS

    Input the listening areas using throw distance and elevation information. Fine tune the
    overall placement of the array relative to the listening planes, determine the overall up/down
    angle of the array and calculate the articulation angles if the array is flown. Typically a
    maximum variation of +/- 2db at 8000Hz across the coverage area(s) is preferred.

    Rev: 608 1650 W. Jackson Ozark, MO 65721 (417) 883-4549

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