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Split Coverage to Avoid Balcony Faces and Other Obstacles
Adaptive arrays automatically “split” coverage to avoid balcony faces and other obstacles to reduce
slap-back. No additional steps are required of the user.
Inherently, Adaptive Systems minimize energy directed where there is no audience surface; anywhere
not explicitly covered has minimal energy to due to the excellent off-axis performance of these
systems. The precise amount of attenuation possible will depend on the model geometry, array length,
frequency and coverage start and stop.
In the extreme example below, it is clear that even with no additional effort from the user other than
to enter the audience areas, coverage is tailored very precisely to provide energy only where surfaces
are present, with deep attenuation everywhere else:
Even with a less complicated venue, such as a single-balcony theater or contemporary house of
worship, energy is minimized on balcony faces and under-balcony rear walls: