Hi Matt,
 MI> It's taken somewhat out of context (I
 MI> don't know if other factors are covered
 MI> elsewhere) but offhand it just sounds like BS.
No, the rest of the material didn't relate to this area at all.
 MI> Bingo!  Driver efficiency VERY MUCH comes
 MI> into play.  If the amp driving a
That is why this section of the book jumped out at me and prompted me
to ask for a second opinion, since I had never heard this particular
theory before.
Anyway, Apogee hasn't installed anything, since nothing new has been
bought. The church system has some problems, anad the church was
exploring their options to solve them with a new speaker system, but I
think they are missing the point of their problems. For example: the
room has brick on the side walls and behind the choir and the room
echo's like crazy. The room supposedly has a resonance at 250 hz, so
the 1/3 band EQ has all bands below 50 hz cut, the 250 and 500 bands
cut, as well as several other higher bands cut (all -15 db), creating
holes that I feel destroys the balance to my ears. I suggested treating
the brick walls before exploring a different speaker system, since that
problem will remain - the sound man agreed, but church politics comes
into play.
Another option was to get the Berringer DSP8000 EQ, so the band cuts
could be cut in smaller slices than 1/3 octave, but the people that
installed this system, are against that, as it would change the system
too much, and they won't stand behind it then.
All I know is I hear bass and echo problems, and I'm attemepting to
find out more about the system, so I can offer suggestions if anybody
is receptive to them. I'm actually a bass player, but the bass mix in
the room is not very good, so I have put off asking to play for now. In
the meantime the soundman is teaching me the sytem.
... dschmoll@nyx.net (David Schmoll)
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