Now, let’s investigate the multiple beam capabilities of Iconyx.
In many installations, a single beam is the ideal solution for the room’s
acoustical challenges. In some cases, however, multiple beams are need-
ed to provide the desired coverage. Rooms with a balcony are a good
example; in most cases a single beam can’t cover both the main floor and
the balcony.
One solution is two line arrays, one for the floor and the other for the bal-
cony, but this is expensive. In other cases, architectural considerations or
microphone placement dictate that the column be mounted higher than is
ideal and it’s impossible to cover the audience area with a single beam.
Iconyx solves these problems by offering multiple beams, with each beam
having its own movable acoustic center. To explore these unique Iconyx
feature, click on the drop down arrow associated with
Beams.
This will pro-
duce the following screen.
Notice that on the IC16-R you can select up to a maximum of 8 beams. It’s
up to four on an IC8-R, 12 on an IC24-R and 16 on an IC32-R. For now,
select 2 to add a second beam to the graphic.
At first glance it may appear that nothing happened since the program may
have placed the second beam on top of the first beam. One way to tell that
a second beam has been added is that the left side of the window now
includes a
Beam Parameter Center 2
section. In the graph, the second
beam is identified with a dark blue aiming point.
The Center field and the drop down arrow and slider associated with it
allow you to move the beam’s acoustic center up and down the length of
the array.
Notice that the second beam
also includes a Relative Level
field. This allows you to
reduce the level of this beam
relative to the first beam, a
useful feature when the sec-
ond beam is covering the
front of the audience area.
Take a few minutes now to
become acquainted with the
many design possibilities
offered by Iconyx steerable
arrays by playing around with
the number of beams, their
opening angles, their aiming
and their relative levels.
One of the things you will
notice is that as the number
of beams increases, the out-
put level of the individual
beams decreases.
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