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The Coventry Reciprocating Room Alignment Delay-A Microphone and Loudspeaker Alignment Solution Arising from the Development of a New Speech Reinforcement System for the Cathedral Church of St. Michael, Coventry, UK

Authors: Dibble, Ken

AES Convention 90 · Paper 3079 · February 1991

Abstract

Sir Basil Spence's new cathedral rose from the ashes of wartorn Britain during the 1950s and was consecrated in 1961. The original Pamphonic speech reinforcement system-although technically advanced at the time-proved unworkable and was immediately replaced by Hugh Britain's famous cruciform cluster. 30 years later the technology of the 80s has enabled many of Paul Taylor's original concepts to be realised and expanded upon. This paper will present the exploratory work and describe the new system.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 90
AES Convention
90
Paper number
3079
Publication date
February 6, 1991
Session subject
Sound Reinforcement
Affiliation
Ken Dibble Acoustics,, Rugby, Warwickshire, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper