Kick-Drum Signal Acquisition, Isolation, and Reinforcement Optimization in Live Sound

Hill AJ, Hawksford MOJ, Rosenthal AP, Gand G. Kick-Drum Signal Acquisition, Isolation, and Reinforcement Optimization in Live Sound. In: AES Convention 130. Audio Engineering Society; 2011. Paper 8357. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=15824

@inproceedings{Hill2011_15824,
  author = {Hill, Adam J. and Hawksford, Malcolm O. J. and Rosenthal, Adam P. and Gand, Gary},
  title = {{Kick-Drum Signal Acquisition, Isolation, and Reinforcement Optimization in Live Sound}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 130},
  note = {Paper 8357},
  year = {2011},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=15824}
}

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TI  - Kick-Drum Signal Acquisition, Isolation, and Reinforcement Optimization in Live Sound
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AU  - Rosenthal, Adam P.
AU  - Gand, Gary
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AB  - A critical requirement for popular music in live-sound applications is the achievement of a robust kick-drum sound presented to the audience and the drummer while simultaneously achieving a workable degree of acoustic isolation for other on-stage musicians. Routinely a transparent wall is placed in parallel to the kick-drum heads to attenuate sound from the drummer’s monitor loudspeakers, although this can cause sound quality impairment from comb-filter interference. Practical optimization techniques are explored, embracing microphone selection and placement (including multiple microphones in combination), isolation-wall location, drum-monitor electronic delay and echo cancellation. A system analysis is presented augmented by real-world measurements and relevant simulations using a bespoke Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) algorithm.
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