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L-ACOUSTICS V-DOSC Manual Version 4 6/29/2005 Page 4 of 158
AUTHOR’S NOTE:
Paradigm shifts don’t occur very often in the sound reinforcement industry
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– especially when a small,
relatively-unknown (at the time!) French loudspeaker company is responsible for them.
Today’s V-DOSC is very different from the V-DOSC of 1992. Constant improvements have been
made to the loudspeaker itself and its components – providing improved performance and durability
while maintaining full backwards compatibility. The latest Version 7 preset release provides smoother
mid/high response, optimized low end and sub/low processing with a simplified subwoofer time
alignment procedure. Better overall utilization of system power resources is the result along with
increased SPL output. With the V7 release, many have perceived V-DOSC as a new loudspeaker and
with the new sub/low modifications, as a new system.
To complement the V7 preset release, the number of supported DSP platforms was also increased to
benefit from recent advances in DSP technology. SOUNDVISION modeling software has allowed for
more accurate performance prediction than ever and the introduction of new system accessories has
provided added flexibility. As for the rigging system, this in itself was a radical innovation in its day and
even now provides speed and flexibility that captive rigging systems can’t equal.
That’s what new – what’s old is that V-DOSC remains the reference that other line arrays are
compared to and has become a modern day classic. But V-DOSC is not just a speaker, it is a standard
system and through the V-DOSC Network, a worldwide service - including highly-trained technicians
(over 1,500 people have been through V-DOSC and dV-DOSC training as of this writing). V-DOSC is
a mature, proven system that will continue to benefit from ongoing evolution and improvements with
a strong emphasis on technical support through training, modeling, project support and R&D.
In closing, it has been an honor and a pleasure to work with V-DOSC over the years and a few thank
you’s are in order:
Dr. Christian Heil, Professer Marcel Urban, Joel Perret, Herve Le Gall, the L-ACOUSTICS
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R&D
team (Christophe Pignon, Christophe Combet, Jacques Spillman) and the L-ACOUSTICS Technical
Support team (Bernie Broderick, Cedric Montresor and Dave Brooks).
All V-DOSC Network Partners, V-DOSC Trainers, CVEs and QVTs around the world. You’re too
numerous to thank individually but my sincere thanks for your hard work and support over the years.
Paul D. Bauman
June 2005
Hmm…. What’s next? …..
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For those interested, “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell is a book that describes how trends spread.
Makes for a good bus read…