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TILEHORNSHorn Editor
Use Horn Editor to change the acoustic path: its lengths, areas, flares, stuffing and driver entries. The response graphs update from those same values.
- Shows
- The unfolded horn path as a drawing or a table, including spans, flares, stuffing and driver entries.
- Healthy when
- Each path and driver connection matches your intended acoustic design.
- If it is not
- Choose the correct path, edit its spans or entries, and watch SPL, excursion and diagnostics.
The tile#
Start from the designThe default front-loaded horn: two exponential spans, H1 and H2, between three stations. The chips show each station’s area and each span’s length; the grey line is an unchanged copy.
Horn Editor
Simulating…
SPL (dB)
Simulating…
The front-loaded example, with an unchanged reference beside it. Play the steps or take over the controls to see each path edit affect the response.
Choose the horn and its path before editing. Horns with branches or more than one path have separate path chips. Drawing and Table edit the same design; the table is useful for exact values and starts as the phone view.
How to read it#
| Part | What it means |
|---|---|
| A span between stations | One length with an area at either end and its own flare. Its H label identifies that span. |
| Driver and tap markers | Where a diaphragm face or extra driver joins the path. Which markers can move depends on the horn type. |
| Stuffed region | The part of a span carrying porous fill. Its position, extent and resistivity affect the loss model. |
| Length, Mouth Ø and Area ratio | Readouts for the selected path, rather than the outside dimensions of a cabinet. |
| Mode spacing | An approximate spacing for the path. It is not a substitute for the simulated response or a usable-band specification. |
Each path supports 1 to 8 spans. Use the full editor guide for the markers each topology supports.
What each edit changes#
| Edit | Check beside it |
|---|---|
| Length or station area | SPL, impedance and excursion across the intended band. A local narrowing also deserves a Horn Particle Velocity check. |
| Flare | The whole response: the area between stations changes even when the endpoints stay put. |
| Driver or rear tap position | Output summation and the resulting peaks and dips. Moving a tap changes which part of the path each diaphragm face drives. |
| Stuffing | Resonances and output together. Reducing a peak can cost useful level elsewhere. |
What to try#
| Try | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Use exact values | Choose Table to type lengths and areas. Drawing edits the same values. |
| Check a narrow section | Read Horn Particle Velocity at the stations either side of it. |
| Try a cabinet | Use Fold into cabinet when the current topology supports folding. |
Ask your AI#
Ask your AI
Using 00 Simulator, read the horn in my open workspace and explain its path lengths, station areas, flares and driver entries. Try a small change to its mouth area without saving, then compare SPL and excursion with the original.
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