How to Set Up PA Systems : Basic Speaker Placement for PA System Setup
Posted on June 1st, 2010 by admin
Where to place speakers when setting up a PA sound system: get tips about speaker placement in this free professional music video from an expert PA system designer.
Expert: Kip Bradford
Bio: Kip Bradford has earned his living as a musician and sound system designer consultant.
Duration : 0:2:57
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June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
10db is double hey …
10db is double hey , you are and idiot , why don’t you leave it to the pro’s , your just another wanker that makes us look bad.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
“first sins of …
“first sins of sound” bahahaha merr
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I have not read all …
I have not read all the other comments, but 3dB is twice the volume not 10dB, this guy hasn’t got a clue.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Wow your videos …
Wow your videos suck!
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
it all depends on …
it all depends on whether u have a cardioid microphone. i use Shure SM58 which are cardioid and yes u want the monitor directly behind the microphone but if it is supercardioid the u have more positions your monitor can be placed and also it depends on the microphones patterns. some have a tighter pattern and pick up frequencies that are really close to the microphone and some have “loose” which are “hot” mics which pick up everything. i dont know if that made any sense. but hope it helped
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
@allexcosta HOW CAN …
@allexcosta HOW CAN I HOOK UP MY MIXER TO MY LAMDA LEXICON? IT DOES NOT HAVE IN AND OUT
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
What does PA stand …
What does PA stand for?
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I don’t trust …
I don’t trust anything this guy says about audio. He has no idea how wrong he really is.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
plug fail
plug fail
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
every 3dB SPL ( …
every 3dB SPL (volume) is double the previous SPL. 98 is twice as loud as 95. 101 is twice as loud as 98 etc etc etc.. not 10 decibels. how much power you need to produce these levels depends on the quality of your amplifiers, and the ability of your speakers to deliver that power.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Meyer makes some of …
Meyer makes some of the best speakers for live professional audio.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
actually 6dB is …
actually 6dB is twice the distance or voltage and 10dB is twice the power
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Cheers that makes …
Cheers that makes sense
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
@MikeZar He’s …
@MikeZar He’s talking about having the speaker pointed directly at the musician who needs the monitor – if they can’t see the dot wedged in the horn of the speaker, it’s not pointed directly at them and thus they don’t have the full sound of the speaker coming at them – hope that made a bit more sense. Basically, the speaker needs to be pointed right at them and not angled (unless two people are sharing one monitor like drums and bass, then you’re in trouble lol)
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
What the is he …
What the is he talking about at the end with the dot? It doesn’t make any sense the way he tells it.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
has anybody worked …
has anybody worked with Meyer Sound speakers? They have a pretty nice prediction software called Mapp Online. I started to use it and it impressed me a lot. I wonder what you say about.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
theyre not trully …
theyre not trully high end but for the price they are unbeatable in my opinion
not all of have many thousands to spend on a true hifi system
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
hm. never herd of …
hm. never herd of them. i checked out their site and their stuff looked ok. but i dont really judge until i hear them so yea
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
once you go …
once you go wharfedale there is no turning back
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
my solution: jbl. …
my solution: jbl. you get both outstanding sound AND good spls. thats what im gettin when i can afford them lol
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
thanks for the …
thanks for the reply i was coming to the same conclusion but they sound sooo much better than dj speakers
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
depends on how big …
depends on how big the place is. right now your looking at a setup for a rather small place. get something with more wattage and your good to go. but always check the sensitivity also. you want to get loud for what you pay.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I have a pair of …
I have a pair of valdus 500 floorstanders
sensitivity 93db 1 metre
would they be loud enough on their own for mobile discos (max rms 200w @8 ohms)
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
with the right …
with the right speakers you should of not had a problem if placement is done with crown amps-jbl boxes or das or boxes designed for applications of critical designs in church you should use critical constant wave speakers designed for indoor venue to much speakers overkill
constant variations exist you have to do the math.
June 1st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Use proper speakers …
Use proper speakers, home stereo speakers have insufficient sensitivity (unit: dB/1W@1m). That means, for the same electrical input you get less acoustical power than with a proper PA speaker that has a better sensitivity. And read the manual carefully