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outdoor loudspeaker, built for EN54, was coming from Bose.
the design ‘bible’ information to generate the final control
Having had a great experience with Bose ShowMatch loud-
and amplification rack design in each of the five main
speakers in The O2 Arena, Eddie was confident that we could
equipment rack locations. A routing schedule and a control
deliver with our next generation of DeltaQ loudspeakers.
matrix, along with the design development of the new
“ArenaMatch loudspeakers can be configured with dif-
redundant fire rated, fibre-based network infrastructure
ferent horizontal and vertical coverage patterns, meaning
was installed across the site control locations, with control
that the dispersion pattern can be finely focussed to where
locations based in the East, Central, West rack rooms, along
it is needed. Each ArenaMatch loudspeaker features a 14”
with the Pavilion, Security Control Room, Radio Room and
woofer, plus six EMB2S compression drivers delivering
the Broadcast control room.”
full range, high SPL, performance, without the need for
As the new system was to replace the old and enhance cer-
subs. This performance, coupled with the loudspeakers’
tain functionality and loudspeaker coverage, SSE also had
light weight, meant that Eddie and the SSE team had more
to develop electro-acoustic design model and, using Bose
choices on where and how the units would be hung within
Modeller software, they then developed the 3D acoustic
the grandstand.”
model within the software to enable the design, type and
SSE commenced the hardware design works using the
location of the new Bose loudspeakers in the external and
existing rack equipment locations and loudspeaker instal-
internal areas where applicable. The electro-acoustic design
lation as a starting guide position to identify loudspeaker
was mainly focused upon improved coverage of the main
zones and inputs / outputs.
public areas, covering the front course-facing and rear-fac-
Eddie said: “Using this data, we then developed the design
ing public areas of the main stand.
‘bible’ which is a concept spreadsheet of the loudspeak-
“I developed the design at the front of the stand from a
er zones, amplifier type, power and circuits serving each
single high power loudspeaker pointing across the pub-
appropriate zone. It was at this point that we could then
lic area to a more focused dual Bose ArenaMatch design,
provide to the client a broad-brush outline design, to ena-
using a single speaker to provide the nearfield coverage
ble the next phase of progression to a detailed design.
at a slightly lower level and then a second cabinet cover-
“Post project negotiations and project award, we then used
ing the far field area to the edge of the racecourse,” Eddie
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