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GYRO Soundsystem
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Posted: 21 September 2019 at 1:14am |
Hi, I have a soundclash tomorrow with the rig and need some help... In my persuit to get the maximum amount out of the rig I have with 8 hogs as sub, I have bought four void v18 1200's to load into four of the hogs (bit of an experiment). I have first tested them today and they did sound better stood next to a v18 1000 loaded hog so I'm thinking they will give the rig a bit more grunt.. The question I had was whether combining the two drivers into one stack of 8 hogs (4x 1200's and 4 x 1000's) will cause any issues? will the drivers be fighting against each other? if so I will probably revert back to 8 x v18 1000's tomorrow the gig!! Any info appreciated. Struggled to find anything on this.. I spose its not best practice anyway... Cheers, Joe. Edited by GYRO Soundsystem - 21 September 2019 at 1:16am |
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toastyghost
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Short answer - yes. They will have different magnitude response and group delay. It might be close, it might not be.
The only way to know is to measure the box types side by side, preferably outdoors, before you get to the venue. You can use REW or ARTA trial to do this for free, and any mic and sound card will be fine as you’re only looking for relative differences. One cabinet will likely need slightly different HPF/LPF, EQ and/or delay to match phase for full summation. It might not be possible. You might only get the same effect as four scoops if you can only get the phase slopes to be 60-90 degrees out through passband. |
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Thanks for the reply. I gave it a go on the day in the morning and it sounded strange. Like you said, it was kind of the sum effect of 4 drivers. I eneded up having to take them out and quickly put the V1000's back in. I'm going to do some tests with the V 1200's againts the 1000's with a mic and the smart softwear at some point. I'll share results!
Joe.
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