Re: [OT] Sound Installation Advice


"S&y" <peek@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Brian Running wrote:
I've been consulted regarding the installed sound system to be going into
a new jazz and blues club being opened by a friend and client of mine.
I've got some opinions about how sound should be done, and I'm about to
make a proposal, but I'd like to glean the collective wisdom of y'all, if
I could.

The general principle I will follow is even distribution of sound
throughout the interior by many stereo pairs of speakers. The idea being
that the speakers will not have to be loud, because they will not have to
cover a very large volume, and that no matter where a patron may be
located, he or she will always be between a stereo pair of speakers.
Along with this will be a very dead acoustic environment, as dead as
possible, so that patrons will only hear their local stereo pair, and
that overall sound levels from conversation will be kept at a minimum and
not fight with the music.

The music will be jazz and blues, not extremely loud. There will be live
performers there, small combos, and they will be able to send a mono mix
to this system so that the band doesn't have to be blasting to be heard
throughout the building. It's a small building, in any event. Long and
narrow.

I want to use home audio speakers for their sound quality, not PA/SR
speakers. By using many pairs, I think the efficiency of the speakers
becomes less of a consideration.

I will have a separate channel of amplification for each speaker.
Speakers under consideration are Paradigm Mini-Monitors.

Please give me your comments, criticisms, real-life experiences, advice,
etc. etc. Thanks!
Many sets of self powered speakers will allow sections of the room to be
turned off (provide a no music section), small adjustments can be made for
the acoustic ambience of individual areas, quick repairs can be made using
a spare set (in storage), no missed shows if a set of self powered
speakers goes down (compared to the situation when a central, sole source,
amplifier quits)


I'd say it would be easier to quickly replace an amp if there was a spare
already in the rack, compared to climbing up over the heads of patrons and
replacing speakers out on the club. A distributed system does provide the
option of shifting sound levels out in the club if it were a bigger club,
but in a club that small, I don't think there is any advantage to it


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