Live Sound Basic Pa System Setup Diagram
The inadequate typical pa system to the right is an image of the typical pa setup used at many venues.
Live sound basic pa system setup diagram. Here are the speakers we need to set up. Have somebody speak into one of your microphones while you very slowly move that microphone s corresponding fader up. The 1ru rackmountable digital signal processor features two balanced xlr analog inputs a stereo digital. More information for meetings.
It is not good or bad just common. How to set up a pa system. This means that two of the three conductors are dedicated to carrying the hot and cold path for the circuit carrying the. This type of system will provide more control than a basic stereo system and is ideal in situations where music and speech intelligibility are equally important.
Also you can substitute dj controller for dj mixer dj audio interface etc basically it s the master output from your dj system basic. The basic dj set up. Live sound reinforcement. Pa systems can be used for a variety of purposes and thus can be set up in a variety of configurations.
The cables used to connect components of a sound system have three wires conductors similar to the three prong plug used to supply power to grounded electrical equipment. So here s a simple basic set up. The most common dj pa set ups 1. Below we ll show you a few common ways for setting up pa systems.
If the fader is up and the volume is too quiet slowly raise the gain or trim control for that channel until you are satisfied with the volume. 2 cq 1 wide coverage main 2 650 p 2x 18 inch sub in an uncoupled symmetrical point destination array. It s your standard left right mains situation see diagram below. The electrical circuit used to pass a signal between sound equipment is balanced.
It provides power for the microphones acts as a makeshift mixer and speaker amplifier. This setup is a pa for a guitar and keyboard accompanying a vocalist. Since every setup will be a little different we recommend you view each and then determine which type of configuration works best for your setup. Note that in all these block diagrams the sound travels from source left to output right.
In most situations a pa system relies on a main speaker system positioned at the front of the room to reproduce audio for the entire performance space. The galaxy audio dspot ds sp24 2 x 4 speaker processor is designed for setting crossover frequencies and distributing an audio signal across the parts of a speaker system for installed and portable live sound reinforcement applications. Here the pa is for amplification in a meeting using four microphones to allow many people to express their opinions.