Basketball Gymnasium
This system design template describes two different loudspeaker designs for typical high school gymnasiums. The two scenarios differ mainly in how they cover the court with sound. Scenario 1 uses speakers mounted at a single location above center court. Scenario 2 distributes down-firing speakers throughout the court.
Design Scenario 1: General coverage
This design scenario shows speaker type and placement recommendations for a typical 120-foot by 100-foot gymnasium with a 28-foot height to the low steel (bottom of trusses). The bleachers are up to 14 feet tall. The bleacher loudspeakers are mounted about 20 feet in front of the first row. Bleachers longer than 70 feet can require four (4) or more loudspeakers per side. The court loudspeakers provide general coverage to the court and floor seating for sporting events.
Equipment list
Below is the list of loudspeaker and amplifier equipment used in this design:
Option A : Good pattern control (for intelligibility) and moderate SPL in non-acoustically treated spaces.
- 6 - Community R.5-94Z Compact Full-Range Horn Loaded Two-Way; 85 Hz – 16 kHz, (H x V): -66 (60° x60°), -94(90°x40°),-99(90°x90°) - Bleacher coverage
- 2 - Community R.5-99Z Compact Full-Range Horn Loaded Two-Way; 85 Hz – 16 kHz, (H x V): -66 (60° x60°), -94(90°x40°),-99(90°x90°) - Center Court
- 1 - Community ALC-1604D Amplified Loudspeaker Controller: 4 Channels x 1600W + DSP and Dante
Option B : Less low frequency extension, but excellent voice clarity with moderate SPL.
- 6 - Community R.35-3896 8-inch Ultra-Compact Horn-Loaded Triaxial Three-Way; 80 Hz - 16 kHz, (H x V): 90° x 60°, 200W, 100W, 50W, 25W (@70V only) - Bleacher coverage
- 2 - Community R.35-3896 8-inch Ultra-Compact Horn-Loaded Triaxial Three-Way; 80 Hz - 16 kHz, (H x V): 90° x 60°, 200W, 100W, 50W, 25W (@70V only) - Center court
- 1 - Community ALC-1604D Amplified Loudspeaker Controller: 4 Channels x 1600W + DSP and Dante
Option C : Increased musicality, high SPL, and great pattern control. Subwoofers are often added to this system configuration.
- 6 - Community R.5-96MAX 12-inch High Output High Performance Coaxial Two-Way; 70 Hz - 20 kHz, (H x V): -66 (60° x 60°), -96 (90° x 60°) - Bleacher coverage
- 2 - Community R.5-99Z Compact Full-Range Horn Loaded Two-Way; 85 Hz – 16 kHz, (H x V): -66 (60° x60°), -94(90°x40°),-99(90°x90°) - Center court
- 1 - Community ALC-1604D Amplified Loudspeaker Controller: 4 Channels x 1600W + DSP and Dante
Design Scenario 2: Enhanced court coverage
This design scenario shows speaker type and placement recommendations for a typical 120-foot by 100-foot gymnasium with a 28-foot height to the low steel (bottom of trusses). The bleachers are up to 14 feet tall. The bleacher loudspeakers are mounted about 20 feet in front of the first row. Bleachers longer than 70 feet can require four (4) or more loudspeakers per side.
The court loudspeakers provide enhanced coverage to the court for higher speech intelligibility and allow more zone control to accommodate multi-purpose events.
Equipment list
Below is the list of loudspeaker and amplifier equipment used in this design:
Option A : Good pattern control and moderate SPL in non-acoustically treated spaces for the bleachers, court and floor seating.
- 6 -Community R.5-94Z Compact Full-Range Horn Loaded Two-Way; 85 Hz – 16 kHz, (H x V): -66 (60° x60°), -94(90°x40°),-99(90°x90°) - Bleacher coverage
- 8 - Community R.25-94Z Compact Full-Range Horn-Loaded Two-Way; 100 Hz – 16 kHz, (H x V): 90° x 40° - Court coverage
- 2- Community ALC-404D Amplified Loudspeaker Controller: 4 Channels x 400W + DSP and Dante
Option B : Less low frequency extension, but excellent voice clarity with moderate SPL for all areas.
- 6 - Community R.35-3896 8-inch Ultra-Compact Horn-Loaded Triaxial Three-Way; 80 Hz - 16 kHz, (H x V): 90° x 60°, 200W, 100W, 50W, 25W (@70V only) - Bleacher coverage
- 8 - Community R.35COAX 10-inch Ultra-Compact Coaxial Two-Way; 70 Hz – 16 kHz, (H x V): 90° x 90° (conical) - Court coverage
- 1 - Community ALC-1604D Amplified Loudspeaker Controller: 4 Channels x 1600W + DSP and Dante
- 1- Community ALC-404D Amplified Loudspeaker Controller: 4 Channels x 400W + DSP and Dante
Option C : Increased musicality, high SPL, and great pattern control across all listening areas.
- 6 - Community R.5-96MAX 12-inch High Output High Performance Coaxial Two-Way; 70 Hz - 20 kHz, (H x V): -66 (60° x 60°), -96 (90° x 60°) - Bleacher coverage
- 8 - Community R.5-99Z Compact Full-Range Horn Loaded Two-Way; 85 Hz – 16 kHz, (H x V): -66 (60° x60°), -94(90°x40°),-99(90°x90°) - Court coverage
- 2 - Community ALC-1604D Amplified Loudspeaker Controller: 4 Channels x 1600W + DSP and Dante
Amplified Loudspeaker Controllers
Biamp's line of Community Amplified Loudspeaker Controllers (ALC) offers factory-optimized DSP processing, protective limiting and amplification, as well as signal routing, zone switching, and remote monitoring for virtually any Community loudspeaker application.
Standard Ethernet communication protocols allow for fast system design, system control, and remote system monitoring. Analog and Dante® inputs included in each model are assignable per channel in static or failover/backup configuration, supporting quick and easy integration into any new or existing system.
Community-authored loudspeaker presets include equalization, high pass filters, and multi-stage limiters tailored to each model, ensuring consistent sound quality and full loudspeaker protection in every application. Additionally, each Community loudspeaker preset includes loudspeaker power and impedance information, allowing the system configuration software to display the total power and impedance of multiple parallel wired loudspeakers, further reducing the time and effort required to match complete loudspeaker systems with the appropriate ALC models and output channel configurations.
In-depth control and monitoring is accomplished via ArmoníaPlus® system manager software.