Hello and directions please

[MorganMcLeod]

Aloha all,
I'm a Software engineer, live sound engineer, bridge player, cook, dog walker, electronic musician, guitarist, DJ. Roughly in that order. Though the pandemic has shaken things up a bit this year: no live sound, bridge is all online, teaching my nephew guitar over FaceTime.

Anyway, I started using REW this year to measure a performance room at a local radio station, and to measure some nearfield monitors I was building from a kit.

My current project is to build some directional parabolic reflector speakers for outdoor temporary installation. I'd like to measure their bandwidth and beam pattern in the far-field. I could just walk around and do REW sweeps and then figure the polar patterns out by hand but maybe there is a better way. Which forum is the best place to ask about this?

Thanks, cheers, this too shall pass.
-M

 

[mechman]

Welcome Morgan! Best place to ask is here - the REW support forum.

 

[chrapladm]

Hello Morgan and welcome to the forum

What nearfield monitors did you build?

 

[NBPK402]

Welcome to tbe forum Morgan!

 

[MorganMcLeod]

Hello Morgan and welcome to the forum

What nearfield monitors did you build?

I built the AudioSmile Little British Monitor II.
I was one of the KickStarter supporters for it.

So far I'm very happy with them.
They replaced a pair of JBL Control 1 backed by a Crown K2 amp.
Not fancy speakers but I'd been using them for so long I could work with them.
Now I'm spoiled, I'm afraid.