Bassnectar 360 Subwoofer Sound Design

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Publicado 2023-02-23
Lets take a look at optimizing a 360 Degree Arena Cardioid Subwoofer Coverage with a focus on extreme cancellation venue center.

00:00 Intro and description
02:15 Soundvision prediction 5 subs forward facing
04:22 40 sub ring
06:05 5 subs with 3 rear subs with no delay
06:54 5 subs with 3 rear subs end-fire
08:45 5 subs with 3 rear subs cardioid
10:08 Adding in full ring in cardioid
13:03 Magnitude of cancellation and real world
13:57 Temperature make a difference
15:59 Dealing with real time adjustment of cancellation
17:50 Photos of show
20:49 Outro

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @visathief
    Young audio engineer here, videos like this are incredible resources in practical problem solving. Explanations were very clear and concise, especially the little details of temperature change and how to keep levels consistent in spite of it. Great stuff!
  • @Ratso_au
    I liked this format Dave. Nice to see the journey from problem, to theoretical solution through to implementation
  • @kenp9073
    Your performance as a sound engineer is just as, if not more important than the performance of the actual musicians. Poetry in motion is an understatement! Thanks again Dave for sharing real world knowledge with us!
  • As a non-engineer whos interested in spatial audio and the physicality of sound, its super interesting to see the software used for designing a sound space on this scale. I’d love to see more, especially nontraditional configurations or works with lots of low frequency in three dimensions.
  • @RyanKirk99
    That is interesting how seemingly small differences in time and temperature can have such a dramatic difference in the end result. Thanks for allowing us audio geeks a peek behind the scene.
  • @UncleManuel
    Holy crap, this is ANC on a whole other level! Using reverse-phased subs to improve quality of live for the DJ/performer is quite genious! 😎😎👍👍
  • @thenoisynomad
    Love the timing of this video in my life right now. I’m at Rational Acoustics going through SMAART training and just set up cardioid subs for the first time yesterday. Walking around the pair of subs and hearing the rejection blew my mind. It’s one thing to know the theory, but the practical application made me giddy. I can only imagine what it must’ve been like to get on that stage and hear, or rather not hear it for the first time! Thanks Dave!
  • @Matt.S.
    This was such a great video; I remember learning this in school. We did a small setup in a staging room and I will never forget how erie it was to be standing behind 1,000s of watts of subwoofers and almost all the sound was gone, but yet I could hear EVERYTHING shaking and vibrating intensely. I would have paid $100s to have experienced your setup. 🤩
  • @mattarthurs3571
    Very VERY cool stuff Dave. I was not present for this show you designed specifically but I was present for multiple other “360” shows Bassnectar put on and they were truly a magical experience provided by a one of a kind production. Standing anywhere in a 20-30,000 person stadium and it sounding as if you are up front is something wild. It’s amazing to see the technical application here having experienced it live as well. More stuff like this please!
  • @handlenotset
    WOW WOW WOW thats amazing! my jaw DROPPED when the center went black. incredible work dave
  • @mattc487
    "caused his HDD to skip" Bro even back then EVERY MOBILE DJ IN THE BASS MUSIC KNEW you would need to upgrade to an SSD I was an IDIOT and lost my music collection like 3 times over before actually doing this myself ironically enough. VERY cool explanation; def subscribed for more!
  • @jarrett7977
    I was at this show. This video is an absolute gem for someone who not only loved his 360 shows, but a sound nerd as well. So cool to watch and learn! And I was in the riser seats and it was plenty loud!! It was awesome. Thank you for your hard work.
  • @raiden72
    I was there in Birmingham 2015 and for NYE the next couple of years! That is so cool to see how the magic is done! Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to the craft!!! Those Bassnectar shows were surely a sight to see. It is really a shame How some may abuse their fame to exploit others, but there's no question that those shows were a work of art
  • @dn544
    It was a show i will never forget
  • @chrishall4012
    I was at that show and I saw Bassnectar over 100 times from 09-2015 and this show was definitely top 5 in sound quality
  • @AttawayAudio
    Fascinating journey through design, conception, implementation, and continued testing. With the small changes in delay times being such a significant factor, I'd imagine that sub positioning being precise down to the 1/4" was a critical component as well. Thanks for sharing!
  • @Haryazz
    the universe entered my brain and gave me this video. amazing, thank you, on a spiritual level. Admirable Work.
  • @jmannUSMC
    Having pros that are willing to teach the public their craft is so great. Loved this presentation and learning more about arena sound design!