MODERN TECH INTRODUCTION VIDEO
MODERN TECH
Session 1: Sound and Style - World Class Audio Systems
Description
Every upscale car audio system is a balance between aesthetics and performance. That balance is determined in the design stage of the installation. Do you use the factory speaker locations, or do other locations like doors, dash a-pillars, or sail panels provide better performance? Where should midbass, mid-range speakers, and tweeters each be located? Should those be in enclosures? Will subwoofers have cancellation issues if one is placed on each side of the trunk? Why does the bass go away when the trunk is closed and how to fix it. All of these are pros and cons for these locations are covered so you can more accurately predict what will happen. This saves time in tuning, helps maximize audio system performance, and pleases the customer no matter what their end goal is. In a nutshell; learn what to expect before you fab!
What you will learn
Session 1: Sound and Style - World Class Audio Systems
Description
Every upscale car audio system is a balance between aesthetics and performance. That balance is determined in the design stage of the installation. Do you use the factory speaker locations, or do other locations like doors, dash a-pillars, or sail panels provide better performance? Where should midbass, mid-range speakers, and tweeters each be located? Should those be in enclosures? Will subwoofers have cancellation issues if one is placed on each side of the trunk? Why does the bass go away when the trunk is closed and how to fix it. All of these are pros and cons for these locations are covered so you can more accurately predict what will happen. This saves time in tuning, helps maximize audio system performance, and pleases the customer no matter what their end goal is. In a nutshell; learn what to expect before you fab!
What you will learn
- Pros and cons of each of the popular speaker locations
- How speaker locations define the boundaries of image and stage
- Why the OE providers put speakers where they put them
- How to recognize the effects of reflections before they happen
- How to choose crossover points and some tips for easier equalization
- How to measure all of this before you begin (for nerds and technophiles)
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Session 2: Sub Sonic – Next Level Enclosures
Description
Eliminate the guesswork when designing high performance car audio subwoofer systems. Design subwoofer enclosures quickly and accurately before heading to the table saw. This session covers infinite baffle, sealed, vented and multiple iterations of bandpass designs, as well as some esoteric concepts like aperiodic damping and loading effects by vehicle type. Learn how to determine enclosure volume, including accounting for speaker displacement, internal bracing and more. Predictable outcomes save time and ensure peak audio system performance.
What you will learn
Session 2: Sub Sonic – Next Level Enclosures
Description
Eliminate the guesswork when designing high performance car audio subwoofer systems. Design subwoofer enclosures quickly and accurately before heading to the table saw. This session covers infinite baffle, sealed, vented and multiple iterations of bandpass designs, as well as some esoteric concepts like aperiodic damping and loading effects by vehicle type. Learn how to determine enclosure volume, including accounting for speaker displacement, internal bracing and more. Predictable outcomes save time and ensure peak audio system performance.
What you will learn
- Real time listening differences of the different enclosure styles
- Learn about in-vehicle transfer function
- Techniques to get the bass sounding up front
- Software-based enclosure design – eliminate the guesswork
- Pro Tips
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Session 3: Electric Flow
Description
Learn the ins and outs of amplifier power measurements, speaker power handling and how to avoid clipping when setting up a newly installed audio system.
Session 3: Electric Flow
Description
Learn the ins and outs of amplifier power measurements, speaker power handling and how to avoid clipping when setting up a newly installed audio system.
LUNCH and Exhibit Floor follows Session 3 – Main Hall
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Session 4: OEM Gateway – Final Tune
Description
Sound system tuning uses sophisticated measurement tools not available many years ago and they can be intimidating to use and understand. It doesn’t need to be complicated. In this session, instructor Ken Ward shows attendees' practical steps toward audio system tuning for optimum results. He covers applications where a factory head unit may be retained as in many modern vehicle installs, as well as tuning in a completely aftermarket audio system whether in a restomod, classic truck, one-off creation or someone’s customized daily driver. Learn how to reduce wasted time and efforts in the process to get predictable, favorable results on a consistent basis. Make your customers’ cars the best sounding vehicles in your market!
What you will learn
Session 4: OEM Gateway – Final Tune
Description
Sound system tuning uses sophisticated measurement tools not available many years ago and they can be intimidating to use and understand. It doesn’t need to be complicated. In this session, instructor Ken Ward shows attendees' practical steps toward audio system tuning for optimum results. He covers applications where a factory head unit may be retained as in many modern vehicle installs, as well as tuning in a completely aftermarket audio system whether in a restomod, classic truck, one-off creation or someone’s customized daily driver. Learn how to reduce wasted time and efforts in the process to get predictable, favorable results on a consistent basis. Make your customers’ cars the best sounding vehicles in your market!
What you will learn
- What constitutes great sound?
- Tools of the Trade in Audio Analysis/Tuning
- How speakers and signals interact
- The difference of ‘one seat’ and ‘two seat’ tuning
- How to handle certain factory-installed attributes (signals, locations)
- Review of Session 1 – how different speaker locations perform
- Based on system design, what to expect in initial evaluations
- Tuning process in easy-to-digest steps
- Lots of Pro Tips
