Many engineers present line arrays as a panacea to all audio problems. It just might be the right tool for the job, but it must be designed and deployed correctly.

Sep 21, 2025 · Practical, step-by-step troubleshooting for line array speakers to resolve phase alignment, feedback loops, and audio dropouts. Includes checks, measurement tips, and an …

Jan 13, 2011 · Are the really getting any further than our SRX rig, or is it just line array for the sake of having line array? We haven't made the plunge because we want to be in a place …

Mar 17, 2010 · It’s often said that a line array will “throw” high frequencies a long distance, but that’s not quite right. What actually happens is that at close range the high frequencies are lost …

Aug 9, 2022 · The "line array effect" is the marketing departments attempt to sell 16+ speakers to venues who would previously have only purchased 2-4 to cover their audience.

Alongside a flood of new product introductions, the industry trend toward line arrays has generated some misleading assumptions — often the result of questionable marketing hype. …

May 20, 2020 · A short video on the use of line arrays at the Coachella Music Festival, and how they revolutionized festival sound, in general. Uneven sound and speaker arrays too large and …

We recently proposed to solve the design problem of a continuous line-source cur-vature or phasing by a non-linear diferential equation [6], based on the stationary-phase approximation.

May 2, 2022 · It's just the way a short line array works. If you're willing to give up overall SPL at the rear of the venue, you can shade down the high frequency elements (only) of the top zone …

Much has been made of the notion that a straight line array produces a cylindrical wavefront with an output that falls off at 3dB per doubling of distance rather than the 6dB associated with a …