Audio Math Survival Spreadsheet

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Michael Curtis, [email protected]

Key ---> Input Output Special WIP Updated: Aug 17, 2022

Calculators Constants
Frequency Temp F 70.91 1130.00 ft/s 1.13 ft/ms 0.88 ms/ft
Speed of Sound (c)
Frequency 60 Hz Samples 1600 Temp C 21.6 344.52 m/s 0.34 m/ms 2.90 ms/m
Period 16.67 ms 1/4 λ Period 4.17 Sampling Rate 96000
Wavelength (λ) 18.83 ft 5.74 m
1/2 λ 9.42 ft 2.87 m

1/4 λ 4.71 ft 1.44 m Formulas Quick Reference

Period
Period 10.00 ms Samples 960 Frequency > 1 / time in ms * 1000
Frequency 100.00 Hz Frequency > c/λ
Wavelength 11.30 ft 3.45 m
Wavelength Period (ms) > 1 / frequency * 1000
Wavelength 5.59 ft 1.70 m Period (ms) > 1 / (c / λ) * 1000
Frequency 202.15 Hz Samples 475
Period 4.95 ms λ > c / frequency
Samples λ > c / (1 / time in ms * 1000)
Samples 960
Frequency 100 Hz FAR > 1 / sin(radial coverage ° / 2)
Period 10.00 ms LAR > 2 / FAR
Wavelength 11.30 ft 3.44 m
Phase Delay In ms Δ Voltage to dB 20 * Log10(v1 / v2), where v2 is referene
Phase 125 ° °
Frequency 100 Hz °
Phase Delay -3.47 ms
Linear Change to Voltage/Sound Pressure Change (dB)
starting value 1.00
ending value 3.14
Δ Value 2.14
dB Change 9.9 dB
% Change 314% Multiplier 3.14
F-M Curve 199% F-M Multiplier 1.99
Voltage/Sound Pressure Change (dB) to Linear Change
dB Change 9.5 dB
% Factor 299% # Factor 2.99
F-M Curve % Factor 193% FM # Factor 1.93
Passive Speaker Headroom Calculator
Power Amp RMS Wattage 2000 W
Speaker RMS Wattage 1000 W
Headroom 3.0 dB
Summation - Synchronized & Correlated
Original Signal 90 dB Sum in dB 5.52
<= Signal 80 dB % Change 189%
Factor 1.89
Comb Filter Calculator Summation Stop 333
Time Offset 1.00 ms Single Period 1000
Dip 1 500 Hz Peak 1 1000
Dip 2 1500 Hz Peak 2 2000
Dip 3 2500 Hz Peak 3 3000
Do I Need Delays?
Spkr Tweeter Height 10 ft Need Delays? Nope!
Listener Head Height 5.5 ft
Spkr Base to Front Row 10 ft
Spkr Base to Back Row 30 ft
Δ distance -19.4 ft
Distance Ratio 2.77 :1
Δ dB -8.8 db
Acoustic Transmission Path from ms
Source A to C 65 ms 73.45 ft
Source B to C 77 ms 87.01 ft
Level Offset -1.47 dB Δ distance ft 13.56
Time Offset 12 ms
Full λ 13.56 ft 83 Hz
1/3 λ 4.52 ft Comb Dip 1 42
1/4 λ 3.39 ft Sum Stop 28
Audience Dimensions to Needed Speaker Coverage Angle
Depth (ft) 75
Width (ft) 53.5
Audience FAR 1.40
Needed Speaker Cvrg ° 91
Known FAR to Needed Speaker Coverage Angle
Audience FAR 2
Speaker Coverage (°) 60
Speaker Coverage to FAR & LAR
Spkr Coverage Angle (°) 100
FAR 1.31
LAR 1.53
Front Fill / Uncoupled Array Spacing
Spkr Coverage Angle 75 °
Unity Distance (1st Row) 15
# of Speakers 3
Spkr Spacing 18.26
Max Distance (Last Row) 30
Listening Plane Length 54.79
Asymmetric Coupled Point Source Design
Spkr A Cvrg Angle (°) 90
Spkr B Cvrg Angle (°) 90
A Throw Dist (ft) 50
B Throw Dist (ft) 25 50% of A
Range Ratio 2:1
Level Offset to Spkr B (db) -6.0 dB
Compensated Angle (°) 45.0
Line Length LF Cutoff
Line Length 8.9 ft 2.70 m
72° Directionality 128 Hz
Constant Curvature Throw Distance HF Taper
Array HF Taper A 2695 0 dB
Range Ratio B 1807 -3.5 dB
3.9 C 1102 -7.8 dB
^^Calculate angle D 687 -11.9 dB
E n/a dB
F n/a dB
Single Loudspeaker Aiming
Distance to Front 15.0
Distance to Back 20.0
Angle Between Frnt & Bk 15.0 °
Aiming Angle (above frnt) 10 °
Speaker Nominal Cvrg 20 °
Asymmetric Composite Coupled Point Source Design
VTOP Angle -13.0 ° Box Max Splay 10.0
VBOT Angle -39.0 ° Box Min Splay 1.0
Δ Angle 26 ° Avg Splay 5.5
VTOP Throw Distance 100 ft Min Element # 5
VBOT Throw Distance 30 ft
Range Ratio 3.3
Δ Front to Back -10.5 db
Rec Coverage Ratio - Top
Element vs Bot Element 6.7 : 1
Coverage Angles Needed (From Array & Audience Distances)
Top Box to Back Row 53.00 ft
Bot Box to Front Row 16.00 ft
Front Row to Back Row 38.00 ft
Vert Coverage Angle 17 °
Median Throw Distance 34 ft
Audience Width 36.00 ft
Horizontal Cov Angle 63 °
Flown Speaker Horizontal Coverage Estimator
Speaker Coverage Angle 75 ° Spkr FAR 1.64
Stg Frnt to Audience Start 10 ft Spkr LAR 1.22
Spkr Y Axis Ref to Stg Front 0 ft
Audience Depth 75 ft
Audience Width 50 ft
Mid Spkr Height, Z Axis 20 ft
Audience Ear Height 5 ft
Throw Distance 45.07 ft
Hor Cvrg @ Mid Depth 54.87 ft
Hor Cvrg % @ Mid Depth 110%
ABCD Line Array Planner
Box # Splay (°) Element
Flybar 0
1 A
-1 A Boxes 4
2 A B Boxes 4
-1 C Boxes 2
3 A D Boxes 2
-1 Total Splay (°) -40
4 A Avg Splay (°) -3.3
-2
5 B
-3
6 B
-3
7 - B
-3
8 B
-4
9 C
-5
10 C
-7
11 D
-10
12 D

13 NONE

14 NONE

15 NONE

16 NONE
Beaming Frequency for Constant Curvature Array
Number of Boxes 5.0
Contant Angle 15.0 °
Total Coverage 75.0 °
LF Vert Cvrg Nominal 146 Hz
Beaming Coverage 50 °
Nominal Cvrg Resume 472 Hz
BPM to Delay in ms
BPM 90.0
1/2 Note 1333 ms
1/4 Note 667 ms
1/8 Note 333 ms
dotted 1/8 Note 500 ms
1/4 Triplet 111 ms
1/8 Triplet 56 ms
Video Frame Sync to Audio Delay
Frame Rate 30.00 frames
Frames Offset 2
Audio Delay (ms) 50
Frequency Interval Calculator (Semitones)
Reference Frequency 63 Hz
Semitones 8
Resulting Frequency 100
Frequency Interval Calculator (Octave Segments)
Reference Frequency 98 Hz
1/3 Octave Above 123 Hz
1/2 Octave Above 139 Hz
2/3 Octave Above 156 Hz
Full Octave Above 196 Hz
1/3 Octave Below 78 Hz
1/2 Octave Below 69 Hz
2/3 Octave Below 62 Hz
Full Octave Below 49 Hz
Inline Gradient Sub Array Planner (With Known XOVR)
-3dB XOVR Frequency 80 Hz
Max Summation Freq 54 Hz
Rear Sub Offset Distance 5.19 ft
Rear Sub Delay Value 4.59 ms
Bandwidth Calculator
Low Frequency 100 Hz
High Frequency 1000 Hz
Bandwidth 3.32 Octaves
Max Sub Spacing Calc
Sub XOVR Frequency 100 Hz
Maximum Spacing 5.65 ft
Sub Center Frequency Finder
Sub Range Low Freq 40 Hz
Sub Range High Freq 100 Hz
Center Frequency 63.2 Hz
Fill vs Mains Horizontal Aiming & Level Calculator
Mains Peak SPL 136 dB
Mains Throw Distance 60 ft
Mains Coverage Angle 90 °
Mns Axial HF shft @ XOVR 0 dB
Fill Peak SPL 130 dB
Fill Spkr Throw Distance 25 ft
Fill Coverage Angle 90 °
Fill Axial HF shift @ XOVR 0 dB
Rng Ratio (mains to fill) 2.4 : 1
Fill Level Offset -1.6 dB
Compensated Fill Splay 37.5 °
RF Microphone Link Budget
TX Power in mW 20 mW Video Overview
TX Power converted to dB 13.0 dB
Transmit Frequency 540 MHz
Mic Distance to Antenna 40 ft
Free Space Loss 48.82 dB
Polarization Mismatch Angle 45 °
Polarization Mismatch Loss 3.0 dB
RX Antenna Gain 7.0 dB
Cable Loss From Antenna 2.8 dB RF Line Loss Chart
Multicoupler Gain/Loss 0.0 dB RF Line Loss Calculator
Cable Loss To Receiver 0.78 dB
Link Budget -35.4 dB
Link Budget - Body Loss -60.4 dB
 Linear to dB Sound Propogation Loss Bandwidth vs Q Coverage Angle to FAR Lateral Aspect Ratio Speaker Order Classification Asymetric Coupled Point Source Design Reference
Multiplier dB dB Loss (m) (ft) BW (Octaves) Q (rounded) Angle FAR Radial (°) Effective (°) Effectiveness W/D Ratio Angle Order Elements Unity Splay Compensated Unity Splay
Combined Symetric Range
1.1x 0.83 0 1 3.3 2 0.7 360° 0.5 360 120 33% 3.46 >= 181° 0 Coverage Angle XOVR Ratio (L1/L2) Level Offset Asymetric XOVR
1.25x 1.94 -3 1.4 4.6 1.4 1 270° 0.75 180 90 50% 2.00 180° - 60° 1 (deg) (deg) % (dB) (deg)
1.5x 3.50 -6 2 6.5 1 1.4 180° 1 150 88 59% 1.90 59° - 21° 2 90 45 100% 0.00 ---
1.75x 4.90 -9 2.8 9.3 0.7 2 150° 1.04 120 82 68% 1.75 20°-6° 3 90 45 90% -1.00 40.5°
2x 6.00 -12 4 13 0.5 3 120° 1.15 100 75 75% 1.60 90 45 80% -2.00 36°
4x 12.00 -15 5.7 19 0.35 4 90° 1.41 90 70 78% 1.40 90 45 70% -3.00 31.5°
10x 20.00 -18 8 26 0.25 6 80° 1.56 80 65 81% 1.25 90 45 63% -4.00 28.5°
31.6x 30.00 -21 11 37 0.167 9 70° 1.74 70 60 86% 1.15 90 45 56% -5.00 25°
~1000x 60.00 -24 16 52 0.125 12 60° 2 60 53 88% 1.00 90 45 50% -6.00 22.5°
Simple Phase x -27 23 74 0.08 16 50° 2.3 50 46 92% 0.85 Voltage & Impedance Reference
Phase dB -30 32 105 45° 2.6 45 42 93% 0.75 Input/Output Type Impedance Range Nominal Voltage Range
0° 1.00 -33 45 148 40° 3 Mic Level Output 50 Ω - 600 Ω -60 to -40 dBV
30° 0.92 -36 64 209 35° 3.3 Mic Level Input 1.5 to 15 kΩ -60 to -40 dBV
60° 0.70 -39 90 296 30° 3.9 Instrument (Hi-Z) Output 10 kΩ to 100 kΩ -20dBu (77.5mV RMS)
90° 0.35 -42 128 418 25° 4.6 Instrument (Hi-Z) Input 47 kΩ to over 10 MΩ -20dBu (77.5mV RMS)
120° 0.00 20° 5.8 Line Level Output (Pro) 75Ω to 600Ω 4dBU (1.228 V RMS)
150° ? 15° 7.7 Line Level Input (Pro) 10 kΩ to 50 kΩ 4dBU (1.228 V RMS)
180° A-B 10° 11.5 Line Level Output (Consumer) 75Ω to 600Ω -10 dBV (316 mV RMS)
7.5° 15.4 Line Level Input (Consumer) 10 kΩ to 50kΩ -10 dBV (316 mV RMS)
5° 23 Speaker Level Output <100 mΩ 20dBV to 40dBV (10 - 100V RMS)
Speaker Level Input 4 Ω to 16 Ω 20dBV to 40dBV (10 - 100V RMS)
Aux Output 75 Ω to 150 Ω -10 dBV (316 mV RMS)
Aux Input >10 kΩ -10 dBV (316 mV RMS)
Headphone Jack Output 0.1 Ω to <24 Ω N/A
Headphone Amplifier Output 0.5 Ω to >120 Ω N/A
Headphone Input 8 Ω to 600 Ω N/A