d&b audiotechnik Aids Sound System Design at Plasa Focus: Leeds

	d&b audiotechnik presented two sessions in the Professional Development Program at PLASA Focus: Leeds.

Plasa Focus: Leeds saw the first UK outing of ArrayCalc V7 from d&b audiotechnik. Enabling the acoustic simulation of d&b line arrays with point source loudspeakers and an export function to the d&b R1 remote control software; ArrayCalc V7 now simplifies the process for those planning sound system design, creating remote control workspaces, and configuring d&b amplifiers.

Meanwhile full houses in the Bury Theatre saw lively sessions from Oran Burns and Steve Jones as they addressed the thought processes that lie behind the choice of loudspeaker for a given task. Burns' "Demystifying Audio Techniques" allowed the attendees to gain a better understanding of what constitutes a well-behaved loudspeaker and how it affects what the listener hears, while Jones continued the theme by exploring further the relationship between loudspeaker size and direct to reverberant ratios in "Why Size Matters."

d&b audiotechnik's Phill Coe commented, 'The show has been a great success for d&b, with the extended functionality of ArrayCalc being very positively received by designers, installers, and technicians alike. We also once again welcomed the opportunity to be part if the seminar program, which this year offered us the chance to present in the Bury Theatre and 'go large'."