User manual

Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 The sound out front! ....................................... 1
1.1.1 Vertical Array Systems . . . ............................... 1
1.1.2 AXIOM Vertical Array Systems ............................. 3
1.1.3 Typical applications of AXIOM Vertical Arrays ..................... 3
1.2 Technological Solutions ..................................... 6
1.2.1 Components ....................................... 6
1.2.2 Technological Solutions . . ............................... 7
2 Specifications 9
2.1 AX3210P ............................................. 10
2.2 AX1118SP ............................................ 13
2.3 EDGE121SP ........................................... 16
2.4 AX2265P ............................................. 18
2.5 AX1115SP ............................................ 21
2.6 DSO26 .............................................. 23
2.7 LAC ................................................ 25
3 Accessories 27
3.1 Accessories for flown or stacked installation ......................... 27
3.2 Accessories for transportation and care of the systems .................... 28
3.3 Amplifier racks, cabling ..................................... 28
3.4 Suspension towers and engines . ............................... 28
4 Sound design with AXIOM 31
4.1 The sound reinforcement issue . . ............................... 31
4.2 Design instruments ........................................ 32
4.2.1 LAC ............................................ 32
4.2.2 EASE ........................................... 35
4.3 Flownorstackedarrays ..................................... 35
4.4 The curvature of the array .................................... 36
4.5 System Processing ........................................ 36
4.5.1 AX3210P System Processing .............................. 37
4.6 The low range ........................................... 37
4.6.1 Arrangement of subs ................................... 38
4.6.2 Temporal Alignment . . . ................................ 39
4.7 Notes on the power of the amplification ............................ 39
5 Guide to System Setup 41
5.1 Suspending AX3210P and AX1118SP Systems ........................ 41
5.1.1 The suspension of AX3210P systems with KPTAX3210 flying bar .......... 41
5.1.2 Flying an array of AX3210P and AX1118SP using flying bar KPTAX3210 ..... 53
5.1.3 Flying an array of AX3210P and AX1118SP systems using flying bar KPTAX3210S 54
5.2 Stacking AX3210P and AX1118SP systems .......................... 55
5.2.1 Stacking AX3210P systems on flying bar KPTAX3210 ................ 55
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