Multi-Purpose Auditorium Sound Reinforcement System Design ECE 40020 Spring 2018 Team 3 Trey Overholser, Luke Molloy, Tom Kearns, Michael Furnish Slide # 1 of 22
Outline Primary System Design Constraints Venue Illustration System Design Constraints Loudspeaker Selection, Placement, and Rigging EASE Simulation Results Power Amplifier Requirements and Selection Signal Processing Requirements and Selection Mixing Console Requirements and Selection Microphone Requirements and Selection Signal Path Wiring Diagram Rack Requirements and Design Cabling and Wiring Requirements System Component List and Street Price Estimate Summary and Recommendations Slide # 2 of 22
Primary System Design Constraints Generic fan-shaped auditorium with seating for 6000 (approx. 3750 main floor, 1500 1 st balcony, 750 2 nd balcony) Min. SPL of 105 db at back row of (main floor) seating No more than ±5 db variation in SPL over the entire seating space for the 500 Hz, 1 KHz, 2 KHz, 4 KHz, and 8 KHz frequency bands Frequency response of 40 16,000 Hz ± 5 db %ALCONS no greater than 10% over entire seating space Min. 48-channel mixing console Min. of 4 separate monitor mixes with corresponding monitor speaker systems Support for 20 compatible wireless microphone channels Good assortment of general-purpose wired and wireless microphone systems Digital media recording/playback capability All equipment mounted in rack cabinet(s) Budget of $500,000 Slide # 3 of 22
Venue Illustration Isometric View (above) Top View (above) Rear View (below) Side View (below) Isometric View with Seats (above) Slide # 4 of 22
System Design Constraints Capacity: 6,782 seats 67 total loudspeakers to meet the 105 db minimum QSC KLA12 frequency response: 44 Hx - 18kHz meets frequency response Average %ALCONS value: 6% with no more than 4% variation Mixing console: Yamaha CL5-72 mixing channels Minimum of four seperate monitor mixes and support for at least 20 wireless microphones led to specific equipment being necessary to satisfy this requirement Microphone package includes over 15 different microphones All necessary equipment is properly placed in racks Budget of $500,000 - spent about $400,000 Slide # 5 of 22
Loudspeaker Selection, Placement, and Rigging Criteria: Must have sufficient loudspeakers to achieve 105 db SPL throughout the space while achieving the frequency range of 40Hz - 16kHz Decided between active vs. passive loudspeakers for the theater Narrowed down brands to JBL, Renkus Heinz, QSC, Meyer Sound, & Yamaha QSC KLA 12 selected for both arrays and fills Slide # 6 of 22
Loudspeaker Placement and Aiming Top-Down Perspective of Loudspeaker Aiming (below) Side Perspective of Loudspeaker Aiming (right) Loudspeaker Perspective using the Loudspeaker Aiming Tool (left) Slide # 7 of 22
EASE Simulation Results db SPL Simulation for 500 Hz (above) db SPL Simulation for 1 khz (above) db SPL Simulation for 2 khz (above) db SPL Simulation for 4 khz (below) db SPL Simulation for 8 khz (below) %ALCONS Estimate Simulation (below) Slide # 8 of 22
Power Amplifier Requirements and Selection QSC KLA12 s - 131 db @ 1m Active Powered, 500 W x 500 W power module, HF/LF UPS System - 30A feeds, 2-20A circuits 8 per UPS, 2-4 speaker daisy chains 9 units, 3 BALC., 3 Stage L., 3 Stage R. Example Speaker Power Calculation (above). Diagram of Max Speaker Throw Distance (bot. left) Chart with Total Wattage Requirements (bot. right) Power Required Total Wattage Location #Speakers Max Throw (ft) Gain Needed (db) Per Speaker (W) Needed (W) A 2 350.625 24.5793807 287.0371239 574.0742478 B 4 330 24.05280192 254.2612585 1017.045034 C 40 175.3125 18.55878078 71.75928098 2870.371239 D 6 103.125 13.94980236 24.83020103 148.9812062 E 6 82.5 12.0116021 15.89132866 95.34797195 F 6 61.875 9.512827365 8.938872371 53.63323422 G 3 41.25 5.991002183 3.972832165 11.91849649 TOTAL 4771.37143 Slide # 9 of 22
Signal Processing Requirements and Selection Dante compatible stage boxes Yamaha RIO 3224 and RIO 1608 External DSPs for speakers and monitors Requirements 4 balcony fill delay groups 2 or 3 main groups Option for mono or stereo arrays group for front fills 4 groups for on stage mixes London Blu-806D 4 groups of 4 Dante Compatible Dante Virtual Sound Card for playback and recording anywhere Slide # 10 of 22
Mixing Console Requirements and Selection Requirements 48 channels 4 separate mixes Digital playback and recording Did not use Allen and Heath S7000 (price) Behringer (too small) DiGiCo SD9 (too complicated) Yamaha CL5 72 channels 24 busses 4 routed to DSP for separate mixes Dante compatible for stage box communication Playback and recording with virtual sound card Slide # 11 of 22
Microphone Requirements and Selection Wired Microphones Microphone Stands Dynamic (20) One-Hand Stand (10) Drum Set Kit (1) 3 Section Adjustable Stand (10) Bass Drum/Guitar (2) Large Diaphragm Condenser (12) Telescoping Tripod Stand (10) Small Diaphragm Condenser (4) Telescoping Boom Stand (10) Pressure Zone Microphones (3) Short Boom Stand (5) Wireless Microphones Extra Tall Boom Stand (5) Handheld (10)* Lavalier (15) Headset (5) Clip On Instrument (5) Podium Gooseneck (1) *Built in wireless transmitter Slide # 12 of 22
Microphone Requirements and Selection Wireless Microphones 20 Channels (5) Quad Channel Dante Receivers Shure ULXD4Q (20) Body Pack Transmitters Shure ULXD1 (1) Podium Gooseneck Transmitter Shure ULXD8 In Ear Monitors 4 Individual Mixes (2) Dual Channel In-ear Transmitter Shure PSM1000 (8) Additional In-ear Receiver Shure P10R Wireless Accessories Batteries (4) Shure SBC850US Battery Charger (32) Shure SB900A Batteries Slide # 13 of 22
Signal Path Wiring Diagram Slide # 14 of 22
Signal Path Wiring Diagram Slide # 15 of 22
Signal Path Wiring Diagram Slide # 16 of 22
Rack Requirements and Design Racks chosen for location specific purposes. Power and I/O separate Power racks require extra cooling I/O racks more portable for flexibility 6 total units 2-16U portable racks for Stage Right and Left I/O 4-12U harsh environment actively cooled for UPS systems Stage Left, Stage Right, and Balcony Power FOH, lockable + extra cooling All 6 are equipped with an active blower cooler (1U) at the top All racks have wheels/casters for quick adjustments and storage Power and FOH considered permanent vs. I/O All mission critical equipment is rack mounted and securely housed Slide # 17 of 22
Rack Design Slide # 18 of 22
Cabling and Wiring Requirements Power Speaker Power Conditioning - APC SRT3000 UPS 30A feeds, two 20A circuits - each leg 4 speakers, 8 total per UPS 12-3 AWG Hi-Flex Cabling. Remaining Speakers Daisy-Chained via PowerCon-PowerCon Connections/Cables 3 Racks, 3 UPS systems - Location Based Redundant and Conditioned Power at I/O Racks (3) - APC SMT2200 UPS Audio XLR Balanced Lines from Local Racks (e.g. Stage Right Audio from SR. Rack) Dante Enabled - CAT6A - Primary and Secondary Networking Primary and Secondary Redundancy - 2 Switches at Each Location - Cisco 3750X CAT6A - 10Gbps -100M - 650MHz Dual SFP (failover redundant) CAT6A Backhaul Links (each switch, each location) Power Sharing (StackPower) Localized Connections at Each Location Slide # 19 of 22
System Component List and Street Price Cost Estimate Item Model Price QTY Sub Total: Mixer Yamaha CL5 $30,000 1 $30,000 Speakers QSC KLA12 $1,760 67 $117,920 DSP London Blu806DA $5,000 3 $15,000 Digital I/O Yamaha RIO3224 $8,500 1 $8,500 Digital I/O Yamaha RIO1608 $4,000 2 $8,000 Wireless RX Shure ULXD4Q $5,015 5 $25,075 Wireless TX Shure PSM1000 $5,105 2 $10,210 Hearing Loop Amp Ampertronic D14-2 $4,689 1 $4,689 Wired Mics Various $100-$1,600 40 $16,878 Wireless Mics TX Shure $445-$554 32 $14,905 Wireless Mics Shure $78-$212 27 $2,814 Wireless Accessories Shure $56-$934 62 $18,382 Racks + Coolers Various $442-$720 12 $3,780 Networking Equipment Cisco $79-$2,947 46 $26,984 Power Conditioning APC $1,175-$3,050 15 $34,500 Computers + Ipads Various $1,130-$13,200 5 $29,235 Misc. Cabling Various $15-$1,500 25 $5,920 Mic Stands Various $100-$308 50 $8,230 Misc. Various $30-$900 38 $27,259 TOTAL $408,281 Slide # 20 of 22
Summary and Recommendations Results Met the project requirements Extra Funds 105 db (+/- 5) Good %ALCONS Within budget, includes patch costs, cables, and miscellaneous Fully functional system Include wall treatments in budget On stage monitors Additional Microphones Back up equipment in case of failure Slide # 21 of 22
Questions / Discussion Slide # 22 of 22