Open air theatres
Outdoors there are no reflections to carry sound to the back, no walls to keep it in, and a background noise level that changes with the weather.
Related
An outdoor system does all the work itself. Coverage has to be achieved by the loudspeakers alone, levels fall away with distance far faster than indoors, and everything has to survive being outside. Meanwhile the neighbours hear whatever misses the audience.
What the design deals with
- Coverage modelled across the seating, with delay positions where the distance demands them.
- Directivity chosen to keep sound on the audience and off the boundary.
- Background noise — traffic, wind, generators — measured at the times performances happen.
- Weather-rated loudspeakers, connectors and enclosures, and cable routes that survive rain.
- Power that holds up, including provision for a generator.
Site geometry first
Seating layout, stage height, sightlines and the position of the nearest neighbours decide most of the design. We work from the site plan and a noise survey rather than from a standard rig.
Tell us the room
Send dimensions and intended use. You get back an indicative acoustic treatment, a systems outline and a budget range.