Sound System Engineering 4e, 4th Edition

Chapter 14

Designing for Acoustic Gain

by Don Davis

14.1  Maximum Physical Distance

14.2  Establishing an Acceptable Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)

14.3  Establishing an EAD

14.4  Needed Acoustic Gain (NAG)

14.5  The Number of Open Microphones

14.6  The Feedback Stability Margin

14.7  Calculating Potential Acoustic Gain

Acoustic Gain Parameters

Effect of Directional Devices on Acoustic Gain

14.8  Obtaining ΔD_x Values

14.9  Measuring Acoustic Gain

14.10  Achieving Potential Acoustic Gain

14.11  Limiting Parameters in Sound Reinforcement System Design

14.12  How Much Electrical Power Is Required?

14.13  Finding the Required Electrical Power (REP)

Loudspeaker Efficiency

Conversions

100% Efficiency Values

14.14  Summary

Bibliography

 

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