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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 and the beam’s movable acoustic center pro-
vides all the mounting location flexibility needed.
In some cases, however, multiple beams are needed 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 balcony, but this is
expensive. In other cases, architectural considerations or microphone placement dictate that the col-
umn 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, each having its own acoustical center.
To explore this unique Iconyx feature, click on the drop down arrow associated with
Lobe Count.
This will produce the following screen.
Notice that on the IC16 you can select up to a maximum of 8 lobes. It’s up to four on the IC8, 12 on
the IC24 and 16 on the IC32.
Start exploring this feature by selecting two lobes (beams). At first glance it may appear that nothing
happened since the program placed the second beam almost on top of the first beam. The only way
to really tell is that the left side of the window now includes a Lobe
Parameter Center 2
section.
