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Convention Paper

Electronically controlled loudspeaker arrays without side lobes.

Authors: van der Werff, Johan

AES Convention 110 · Paper 5322 · May 2001

Abstract

It is possible to arrange loudspeakers in such a way that only one lobe emits from the array. This lobe can have an arbitrary beam width and to a certain extend an arbitrary beam shape. Because of this control over the beam, narrow beam widths can be made where wave fronts travel coherently 200 meters or more. It is possible now to cover an area below and in front of the array from almost zero to 200 meters with even direct-sound distribution of +/- 3 dB, where the frequency response is only dependant on the transducer used and the air absorption. This eliminates the coloration-effects due to side or grating lobes.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 110
AES Convention
110
Paper number
5322
Publication date
May 6, 2001
Session subject
Loudspeakers
Affiliation
Peutz & Associés, Mook, The Netherlands, (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper