Custom Voicing

Provides custom voice capability for loudspeakers that do not have Intrinsic Correction™ and that are not Distributed. You can create Custom Voicing one time, and use it for as many loudspeakers that you have that would use the same voicing.

After you have selected Custom Voicing for a loudspeaker, the Name of the Custom Voicing assigned to that loudspeaker displays, in parentheses, in the title of the Loudspeaker Status/Control component and its control panel.

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
Coefficient Count	Determines the number of coefficients for the FIR filter. The quantity defined here must match the number of coefficients contained in the .wav or .csv file loaded at runtime, and cannot exceed the limitations of the hardware: CXD-Q 4-channel amplifiers: 1,024 taps CXD-Q 8-channel amplifiers: 200 taps DataPort cards/amplifiers: 200 taps Core: 16,384 taps	4 to 16,384
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
Q/Width (octave)	Type the desired width, in octaves. Frequencies within this bandwidth, centered around the Frequency parameter, are amplified.	.010 to 3.00 (Parametric equalizer only) .300 to 30.0 (2nd-Order only)
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

FIR

Control	Function	Default / Range
Bypass	Click to bypass the FIR filtering.	Off / On
Response Graph	The scales for the Response Graph vary depending on the measurement method you select, see below. The vertical line of the crosshair cursor provides a readout of its position on the X axis scale. The vertical movement of the horizontal crosshair follows the magnitude or amplitude of the signal.	N / A
Magnitude	Measures the magnitude of the input signal over the audio frequency range. Represented by the blue line.	X Axis = 20Hz to 20kHz Y Axis Left = -20dB to 20 dB
Magnitude/Phase	Same as the Magnitude selection but with the addition of a phase line.	X Axis = 20Hz to 20kHz Y Axis Left, Gain = -20dB to 20 dB Y Axis Right, Phase = -180° to 180°
Impulse	Measures amplitude (Y axis) vs. time in milliseconds (X axis) of the impulse response.	X Axis =depends on Coefficient Count Y Axis Left = -1.0 to 1.0
Load Coefficients	Opens a standard Windows "Open" dialog box where you can navigate to, and open either a .csv or .wav file containing the coefficients defining the filter.	.csv or .wav file

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
JSON	(text)			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

Master

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Bypass

bypassed

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