1764 Index
protecting loudspeakers against
weather 1280
RCA-type phone plugs 1293
rear and surround cluster loud-
speaker system 1262
reducing noise pickup 1306
reflection 1245
reverberant room problem
1322
reverberation 1245
rigging 1312
room constant 1247
room evaluation 1262
shielding 1301
shielding to reduce noise pickup
1306
signal alignment 1276
signal alignment in cluster de-
sign 1268
signal delay 1307
signal delay for loudspeaker
clusters 1307
signal delay for under-balcony
distributed system 1307
signal processing components
1285
signal-level compatibility 1298
sound masking system 1330
Source Independent Measure-
ment (SIM) test equipment
1312
specifications for sound rein-
forcement 1280
split cluster loudspeaker system
1261
sports stadiums and outdoor sys-
tems 1322
stage monitor systems 1320
stereo cluster loudspeaker sys-
tem 1261
system documentation 1312
system response curve 1310
systems for religious facilities
1320
talker/listener factors 1251
telescoping shield connection
1304
test equipment 1308
thermal layers of air 1326
Time-Energy-Frequency (TEF)test equipment 1311
transformers 1291, 1305
troubleshooting 1314
unbalanced line 1296
variable Q equalizers 1287
weather-caused deterioration
1327
XLR type connector 1293
Sound system quantities
units of measurement 1658
Sound Transmission Class (STC)
72
what’s the ear for? 1636
Sound transmission class (STC)
acoustical modeling and aural-
ization 229
Soundfield FM applications
interpretation and tour group
systems 1541
Sound-field-proportionate factors
acoustics for auditoriums and
concert halls 152
Soundweb
digital audio interfacing and net-
works 1486
Source
acoustical modeling and aural-
ization 218
fiber optics 483
Source impedance
audio transformers 285, 287
Source Independent Measurement
(SIM) test equipment
sound system design 1312
Spanning tree
digital audio interfacing and net-
works 1496
Spatial filtering
psychoacoustics 44, 60
Spatial hearing
psychoacoustics 57
Spatial impression measure R
acoustics for auditoriums and
concert halls 160
SPDIF 1443
Specific flow resistance
acoustics for auditoriums and
concert halls 184
Specific thermal resistance
heatsinks 372Specifications for sound reinforce-
ment
sound system design 1280
Spectator sports
designing for speech intelligibil-
ity 1392
Spectral leakage
test and measurement 1622
Spectral response
fundamentals of audio and
acoustics 27
Spectrogram
psychoacoustics 51, 57
Spectrum analysis
loudspeakers 638
Spectrum analyzers
VI meters 1002
Speech intelligibility
designing for speech intelligibil-
ity 1387
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
1390
Speech Interference Level
designing for speech intelligibil-
ity 1403
Speech spectrum
designing for speech intelligibil-
ity 1388
Speech Transmission Index (STI)
acoustics for auditoriums and
concert halls 155
designing for speech intelligibil-
ity 1392, 1405
loudspeaker clusters 654
test and measurement 1627
Speech Transmission Index—STI
designing for speech intelligibil-
ity 1397
Speech waveforms
designing for speech intelligibil-
ity 1387
Speed of light
fundamentals of audio and
acoustics 27
Speed of sound
outdoor sound systems 204
Speed/Velocity
units of measurement 1651
Spherical head model
psychoacoustics 44, 58