Arena Installation
Arenas present numerous acoustical challenges, including high ambient sound levels and generally poor acoustical characteristics. The PSR1212 can help adapt the sound system to challenging acoustical environments.

The multitude of sound requirements in an arena is perfect for taking advantage of the PSR1212’s expansion bus technology, which allows multiple PSR1212s to be linked and operated as a single unit. The arena diagram (Figure 7.3) and the arena installation diagram (Figure 7.4) illustrate the PSR1212’s ability to distribute balanced audio to the main arena area, the fill locations underneath balcony or upper bowl areas, and concession areas located outside the arena.

During a typical sports event, you might want to use a PSR1212 preset configured to send the announcer’s voice to the central speaker array (with the CD Horn EQ enabled), with a delayed signal sent to the fill speakers. Rally music, either pre-recorded or from an instrument such as an organ, can be routed to the same speakers, with various filters configured to enhance the audio quality of the source. The concession area speakers are used to announce countdown to game time and other information to people outside the main arena area.

Configure a preset for halftime entertainment that routes several microphones and live or pre-recorded music to the central speaker cluster and fill speakers, with microphone mix, delay, filter, and EQ settings configured for balanced audio response.