Loudspeakers can be described and specified in a number of different ways, making a buying decision more complicated than it needs to be. Therefore, having some understanding of the jargon used to specify loudspeakers is essential to make sure the product you are buying is the right one for your needs. For passive loudspeakers, the … Read More
In a large room or outdoor, there may be the need to set up additional loudspeakers relatively far away from the main stage or event in order to provide proper sound coverage for the entire audience. When these distant loudspeakers, also called satellite or delayed units, are properly time-aligned with the main stage loudspeakers, the … Read More
All three KS Series Active Subwoofers feature powerful DSP, which allow you to adjust a number of useful parameters. Among these is the crossover frequency (low-pass). Now, to perfectly match your KS active subwoofer with your top active loudspeakers, you need to choose a suitable crossover frequency (80 or 100 Hz) – and apply the … Read More
In many AV rental or fixed installation applications, there may be the need to set up a number of loudspeakers that will all play the same audio content. The simplest way to implement this is to daisy-chain a number of active loudspeakers together. QSC active loudspeakers feature two different kinds of outputs. First, QSC K.2, … Read More
Both CP8 and CP12 powered loudspeakers feature two inputs. Input A is devoted to line level while input B is for Mic and Line levels. There is also a function called MIC BOOST, and when this button is engaged (and a microphone is connected) it affects input B turning it into a microphone (MIC) level … Read More
Have you ever wondered if subwoofers can be placed anywhere in a room, on a stage or below it? Have you ever experienced listening to a subwoofer that had no punch, impact and definition? In fact, the placement of a subwoofer in a room or a club, on stage or simply on the floor is … Read More
Sound Radiation from the Floor Let’s start by recalling some fundamentals in the physics of sound. First, we should remember what ‘radiation space’ means: it is the volume into which a loudspeaker is radiating sound. Now, at low frequency (typically below 200 Hz), where the sound radiation is omnidirectional, the sound level increases when hard … Read More
This blog article is going to first explain and illustrate the various challenges of setting up a cardioid subwoofer array yourself, before revealing how QSC subwoofer solutions achieve outstanding results. Let’s begin by defining what we mean by subwoofer? A subwoofer – or ‘sub’ – is a complete loudspeaker dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched … Read More
The audio world around us is full of captivating sounds, incredible music as well as noise of all kinds. With the advent of electroacoustic music reproduction, we are exposing ourselves – more than we may think – to loud sounds over prolonged periods. The music – and background noise – present in recreational venues such … Read More
New York City-based DJ Parler (par-lé) has performed at events for Nike, Heineken, Foot Locker, Diageo, Uber, Spotify, Sony Music as well as collaborated with Questlove, Jazzy Jeff, Just Blaze, Kid Capri, Bobbito Garcia, Clark Kent, Nick Cannon, to name a few. From the Serato Studio in NYC, DJ Parler talks about why he uses … Read More