Custom Voicing

You can load a custom FIR coefficients file at runtime. Typically, a FIR filter is designed using filter design software that computes the coefficients. After you design the filter, you export the coefficients to a .csv (comma separated value) or .wav file. This file is then loaded at runtime by clicking Load Coefficients - see Controls. The file containing the coefficients is a row of values, separated by commas, representing time from left to right.

NOTE: Ensure that the Coefficient Count equals the number of coefficients (FIR taps) in your FIR coefficients file, and does not exceed the limitations of your hardware. See Properties.

Properties

Property	Function	Choices
Name	The user-defined name for this Custom Voicing component. This name is case sensitive. If you use the same name for two Custom Voicing components, Q-SYS displays a message when you're typing the name indicating the duplicate names. If the loudspeaker is wired to an amplifier, and the amplifier is wired to a DataPort Out card: and you have a loudspeaker that calls out a Custom Voicing component that does not exist, Q-SYS displays a message when you emulate or load to the Core indicating the error. The design will not run. or there is a mismatch between the number of bands in the Custom Voicing Component and the loudspeaker, Q-SYS displays a message when you emulate or load to the Core indicating the error. The design will not run.	User-defined
Location	The Location is a means by which you can organize your virtual equipment to correspond to your physical equipment. The Loudspeakers may be in specific room for example. Although the Custom Voicing does not represent a specific piece of hardware, you can locate it in the Inventory list with the Loudspeakers with which it is used. Click in the Location property, the "Default Location" is highlighted. Type the name of the new location. Once you have entered the new Location name, it is available on the pull-down for the Location property. When you have given the location a name, the Custom Voicing is now displayed under the new location. Any other equipment you identify as being in that location display under that location.	User-defined
Band Count	The number of bands to which this Custom Voicing will apply. When this Loudspeaker Custom Voicing Component is identified by a Generic Speaker component, the Band Counts must match.	1 - 6

Property

Function

Choices

Name

The user-defined name for this Custom Voicing component. This name is case sensitive.

If you use the same name for two Custom Voicing components, Q-SYS displays a message when you're typing the name indicating the duplicate names.

If the loudspeaker is wired to an amplifier, and the amplifier is wired to a DataPort Out card:

and you have a loudspeaker that calls out a Custom Voicing component that does not exist, Q-SYS displays a message when you emulate or load to the Core indicating the error. The design will not run.
or there is a mismatch between the number of bands in the Custom Voicing Component and the loudspeaker, Q-SYS displays a message when you emulate or load to the Core indicating the error. The design will not run.

User-defined

Location

The Location is a means by which you can organize your virtual equipment to correspond to your physical equipment. The Loudspeakers may be in specific room for example. Although the Custom Voicing does not represent a specific piece of hardware, you can locate it in the Inventory list with the Loudspeakers with which it is used.

Click in the Location property, the "Default Location" is highlighted. Type the name of the new location. Once you have entered the new Location name, it is available on the pull-down for the Location property. When you have given the location a name, the Custom Voicing is now displayed under the new location. Any other equipment you identify as being in that location display under that location.

User-defined

Band Count

The number of bands to which this Custom Voicing will apply.

When this Loudspeaker Custom Voicing Component is identified by a Generic Speaker component, the Band Counts must match.

1 - 6

Controls

Gain

Control	Function	Default / Range
Mute	Mutes the output of the associated Band.	Off / On
Invert	Inverts the output signal of the associated Band.	Off / On
Gain (dB)	Sets the output Gain	Default = 0 Range = -100 to 20

Control

Function

Default / Range

Mute

Mutes the output of the associated Band.

Off / On

Invert

Inverts the output signal of the associated Band.

Off / On

Gain

(dB)

Sets the output Gain

Default = 0

Range = -100 to 20

Delay

Control	Function	Default / Range
Delay (ms)	Sets the Delay for the associated Band.	Default = 0 Range = 0 to 5

Control

Function

Default / Range

Delay

(ms)

Sets the Delay for the associated Band.

Default = 0

Range = 0 to 5

Crossover High and Low-Pass

Control	Function	Default / Range
Bypass	Bypasses the High and/or the Low-pass Crossover Filter.	Off / On
Type	Sets the type of filter used for the crossover.	Default = Linkwitz-Riley Range = Butterworth, Linkwitz-Riley, Bessel-Thomson
Slope	Sets the amplification per octave.	Default = 48 dB/Oct Range = 6 dB/Oct to 48 dB/Oct in 6 dB increments
Normalization	Sets the type of Normalization for the Bessel-Thomson filter when selected.	Default = Range = -3 dB Mirror Mag, -3 dB Flat Group Dly, Natural Mirror Mag, Natural Phase Match
Frequency (Hz)	Sets the cutoff Frequency for the High and Low-Pass filters.	Default = 1000 Range - 10 to 12000

Voicing Filters

Control	Function	Default / Range
Bypass	Bypasses the associated Voicing Filter for the associated Band. NOTE: The Bypass button is the small square button to the left side of the Type field for each band.	Off / On
Type	Sets the Type of equalizer for the associated Voicing Filter/ Band. When you select the Type, the availability of the following controls depend on the Type you select.	Default = Parametric Range = Parametric, Low-Shelf, High-Shelf, All-Pass
Order	Sets the Order for all of the types of equalizers except the Parametric for the associated Voicing Filter/Band.	Default = 2nd Order Range = 1st Order, 2nd Order
Gain (dB)	Sets the Gain for the associated Voicing Filter/Band. Type the desired Gain. Not available for the All-Pass filter.	Default = 0 Range = -100 to 20
Width (octave) Q	Sets the Bandwidth for the Parametric equalizer only. Type the desired width, in octaves. Frequencies within this bandwidth, centered around the Frequency parameter, are amplified. Sets the Q Factor for all other filters, 2nd Order only.	.010 to 1.00 .300 to 30.0
Frequency (Hz)	Sets the frequency point for the equalizers. Type the desired frequency. For the Parametric this is the center frequency of the bandwidth. The frequencies in this bandwidth are amplified. For the High and Low-Shelf equalizers, it is the cutoff frequency. The frequencies above or below this point are amplified.	10 to 20000

Control

Function

Default / Range

Bypass

Bypasses the associated Voicing Filter for the associated Band.

NOTE: The Bypass button is the small square button to the left side of the Type field for each band.

Off / On

Type

Sets the Type of equalizer for the associated Voicing Filter/ Band. When you select the Type, the availability of the following controls depend on the Type you select.

Default = Parametric

Range = Parametric, Low-Shelf, High-Shelf, All-Pass

Order

Sets the Order for all of the types of equalizers except the Parametric for the associated Voicing Filter/Band.

Default = 2nd Order

Range = 1st Order, 2nd Order

Gain

(dB)

Sets the Gain for the associated Voicing Filter/Band. Type the desired Gain.

Not available for the All-Pass filter.

Default = 0

Range = -100 to 20

Width

(octave)

Q

Sets the Bandwidth for the Parametric equalizer only. Type the desired width, in octaves. Frequencies within this bandwidth, centered around the Frequency parameter, are amplified.

Sets the Q Factor for all other filters, 2nd Order only.

.010 to 1.00

.300 to 30.0

Frequency

(Hz)

Sets the frequency point for the equalizers. Type the desired frequency.

For the Parametric this is the center frequency of the bandwidth. The frequencies in this bandwidth are amplified. For the High and Low-Shelf equalizers, it is the cutoff frequency. The frequencies above or below this point are amplified.

10 to 20000

Control Pins

General

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Alignment Delay	0 to .005	0 ms to 5 ms	0 to 1.00	Input / Output
Gain	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0 to 1.00	Input / Output
Invert	0 1	normal invert	0 1	Input / Output
Mute	0 1	unmute mute	0 1	Input / Output

Crossover High and Low-Pass

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Bypass	0 1	no bypassed	0 1	Input / Output
Frequency	10 to 12000	10 Hz to 12 kHz	0 to 1.00	Input / Output
Normalization	0 1 2 3	-3 dB Mirror Mag -3 dB Flat Group Delay Natural Mirror Mag Natural Phase Match	0 .333 .667 1.00	Input / Output
Slope	6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48	6 dB/Oct 12 dB/Oct 18 dB/Oct 24 dB/Oct 30 dB/Oct 36 dB/Oct 42 dB/Oct 48 dB/Oct	0 .143 .286 .429 .571 .714 .857 1.0	Input / Output
Type (Range is dB/Octave)	2.00 3.00 4.00	Butterworth Linkwitz-Riley Bessel-Thomson	0 .500 1.00	Input / Output

Voicing 1 - 9

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Bandwidth (Parametric Only)	0.010 to 1.00	.010 to 1.00	0 to 1.00	Input / Output
Bypass	0 1	no bypassed	0 1	Input / Output
Frequency	10 to 20000	10 Hz to 20 kHz	0 to 1.00	Input / Output
Gain (All except All-Pass)	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0 to 1.00	Input / Output
Order (All except Parametric)	1.00 2.00	1st Order 2nd Order	0 1	Input / Output
Q Factor (All except Parametric) (2nd Order only)	.300 to 30.0	.300 to 30.0	0 to 1.00	Input / Output
Type	0 1.00 2.00 3.00	Parametric Low-Shelf High-Shelf All-Pass	0 .333 .667 1.00	Input / Output