Renkus-Heinz IC2-FR User Manual

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Now, let’s investigate the multiple beam capabilities of IC Squared.

In many installations, a single beam is the ideal solution for the

room’s acoustical challenges. In some cases, however, multiple

beams are needed to provide the desired coverage. Rooms with

a balcony are a good example; in most cases a single beam can’t

cover both the main floor and the balcony.

One solution is two line arrays, one for the floor and the other for the

balcony, but this is expensive. In other cases, architectural consid-

erations or microphone placement dictate that the array be mounted

higher than is ideal and it’s impossible to cover the audience area

with a single beam.

Iconyx solves these problems by offering multiple beams, with each

beam having its own movable acoustic center. To explore this

unique Iconyx feature, click on the drop down arrow associated with

the field showing the number of Beams.

Notice that on the IC

-1 you can select up to a maximum of 4 beams.

It’s up to eight on a IC

-2. For now, select 2 to add a second beam to

the graphic.

At first glance it may appear that nothing happened since the

program may have placed the second beam on top of the first beam.

One way to tell that a second beam has been added is that the

left side of the window now includes a Beam Parameter Center 2

section. In the graph, the second beam is identified with a dark blue

aiming point.

The Center field and the drop down arrow and slider associated

with it allow you to

move the beam’s

acoustic center

up and down the

length of the array.

Notice that the

second beam also

includes a Relative

Level field. This

allows you to

reduce the level of

this beam relative

to the first beam,

a useful feature

when the second

beam is covering

the front of the

audience area.

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