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Point (Some) Of Your Line Array At The Back Wall

live sound sound system design Feb 10, 2022

I was in rehearsals for a show this past December and the PM came up to me and said, “The rig sounds great, but why in the world are you wasting a quarter of your line array on the back wall?”

’ll show you a design of mine for a real arena show, the results I got in the field, and talk through why in the heck I am “wasting” the top 2.5 boxes on the array.

Today we're talking about line array vertical coverage. We'll answer:

  • Why do most line array rigs seem like they’re wasting energy on the back wall?
  • How to transition from thinking about individual boxes to composite speakers
  • What key data points to look for when deciding how to place, splay, and aim your line arrays

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