Beruflich Dokumente
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Module 1
What is Voice Lift?
Definition of Voice Lift
• Voice Lift: an attempt to provide just enough sound
reinforcement into a room so the farthest listener can hear as
well as the closest.
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Definition of Voice Lift
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Determining if your facility can benefit from Voice Lift
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Module 2
Doing The Math:
Inverse Square Law
and PAG/NAG
Inverse Square Law
• 6 dB level drop for each doubling of
distance from the source.
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Inverse Square Law
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• If we calculate or measure an SPL for a
dB specific distance we can use the inverse
square law to determine the SPL
80dB SPL difference when the distance between
talker and microphone changes.
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dB
• This works in both directions, whether
86dB SPL the talker gets closer to or farther away
from the microphone.
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Doing the Math: PAG-NAG
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Doing the Math PAG-NAG
NAG PAG
Where NOM = Number of Open Microphones
FSM = Feedback Stability Margin
EAD = Equivalent Acoustic Distance
D0 = the distance between the talker
and the farthest listener
D1 = the distance between the closest
loudspeaker to the microphone
D2 = the distance between the loudspeaker
closest to the farthest listener
Ds = the distance between the sound source
(talker) and the microphone
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Doing the Math PAG-NAG
• Conference Space
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Module 3
Loudspeaker
Considerations
Loudspeaker Zones
• Voice lift requires that the loudspeaker output in any given zone
is devoid of any microphones that are active in that particular
zone.
◦ Often referred to as mix-minus.
◦ Requires DSP that provides a separate output for each zone.
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Loudspeaker Zones
• Voice lift requires that the sound output in any given zone is
devoid of any microphones that are active in that particular zone.
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Loudspeaker Zones
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Loudspeaker Zones
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Loudspeaker Types and Location
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Module 4
Microphone
Considerations
Microphone Types – Gooseneck/Boundary
Z1 Z2 Z3
9’ 5’
2’
M NOM=? M M M
6’
18’
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Microphone Types – Ceiling Flush
NOM=?
M 7’ M M M
Z1 Z2 Z3
6’ 5’
6’
18’
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Microphone Types – Ceiling Flush
NOM=?
M M 11’ M M
Z1 Z2 Z3
6’ 5’
6’
18’
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Microphone Types – Ceiling Pendant
Z1 7’ Z2 Z3
NOM=?
M M M M
4’ 5’
6’
18’
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Microphone Types – Ceiling Array
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Microphone Types – Ceiling Array
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Microphone Types – Ceiling Array
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Module 5
Other Considerations
Equalization
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Equalization
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Environmental Considerations
• Size of room
◦ Larger spaces have higher decay times (RT60) and may not
be suitable for voice lift.
• Ambient Noise Level (NC)
◦ High NC level (>NC35) requires more gain to overcome the
noise level in the room.
• Interior Acoustics
◦ Poor acoustics = poor results for voice lift.
◦ Use absorptive material, such as carpet, acoustic panels,
acoustical ceiling tile, to improve acoustics.
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Review: Key Concepts
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Technical Training
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