Restaurant template
The restaurant template opens a dining room, a bar and a terrace with speakers, guest Wi-Fi and CCTV, already calculated. Start there, then set each area to the level it really runs at.
Restaurant demo
Drawn to scale · 1 m grid
the template
Dining at restaurant level, bar and terrace, plus guest Wi-Fi and CCTV. It opens as a project of its own with three areas at these sizes, every calculation done. Treat the values as a starting point, not a recommendation for your site.
| Area | Size | Floor | Ceiling | Ear height | RT60 | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dining | 12 × 8 m | 96 m² | 3.2 m | 1.2 mseated | 0.8 s | 110 dB |
| Bar | 5 × 4 m | 20 m² | 3 m | 1.7 mstanding | 0.6 s | 110 dB |
| Terrace | 6 × 4 m | 24 m² | 3 m | 1.2 mseated | 0.3 s | 85 dB |
design notes, 06
The template starts the dining room and the bar at 110 dB, the area card’s quick pick for a busy restaurant. The Restaurant preset suggests 88 dB over 68 dBA of background noise. The target decides how many speakers the advisor asks for and how much headroom the amplifiers need, so choose it before you place. The Full and Ambient chip then checks a packed room and a quiet afternoon, about 12 dB lower.
A full room is loud: the Restaurant preset assumes 68 dBA and the Sports bar 74 dBA. The noise floor feeds the STI score, so announcements are checked against 0.60 with the room’s own noise in the calculation.
Glass, stone and bare tables make long reverberation; the template’s dining room starts at 0.8 s. When an area is livelier than its size warrants, the treatment advisor gives the square metres of absorption to add and the STI after treatment. Carpet, drapes and the guests count toward it.
The bar’s listening height is 1.7 m, a standing ear; the dining room’s is 1.2 m, seated. Each area is evaluated at its own ear height, so a speaker aimed for the diners can miss the people at the counter. A focus pin on the bar makes it the reference.
The template’s terrace starts at 85 dB with an RT60 of 0.3 s. Take the roof off the area for open sky and the reverberation changes completely. The Outdoor patio preset suggests 88 dB with Garvan Acoustic SN120 garden speakers on economy spacing.
The template places its two cameras and two access points in the dining room and terrace, its largest areas. Move a camera to the till or the entrance, draw a zone over it and set the grade it must reach: the tool marks any gap in red.
venue presets, 14
Pick a venue preset when you add an area, and it fills in the target, RT60, noise floor and spacing, then places the recommended speaker and any subwoofer. Every value stays editable.
| Venue preset | Target | RT60 | Noise | Spacing | Recommended speaker | Subwoofer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant | 88 dB | 0.7 s | 68 dBA | Even | Nice SC2-IC6in ceiling, surface | None |
| Coffee shop | 85 dB | 0.6 s | 62 dBA | Even | Nice SC1-IC6in ceiling, surface | None |
| Sports bar | 92 dB | 0.8 s | 74 dBA | Even | Nice SC3-IC8in ceiling, surface | Nice HRSi-12 |
| Small club | 102 dB | 0.9 s | 80 dBA | Even | Mag Audio STING 8-114surface, in ceiling | Mag Audio SUB 18 |
| Outdoor patio | 88 dB | Open air | 60 dBA | Economy | Garvan Acoustic SN120garden, surface | None |
disciplines
Music and announcements per area, laid out by the Coverage Advisor.
Guest Wi-Fi from two access points, with a signal map per band.
Two cameras to start, graded for detect, observe, recognise and identify.
Screens per area; auto-design picks an HDBaseT matrix or AV over IP.
An ELAN controller sized for the touch panels and cameras on the job.
what you hand over, 06
Prepare reports opens each report with an introduction for the venue type. For restaurants and bars, pick Commercial, general (or coffee shop and café) for the audio report.
System reports
A branded PDF for audio, video, control, Wi-Fi, CCTV, wiring or the rack, or all of them in one.
Client proposalPremium for dealers
Your cover image, grouped by area and priced, with labour, tax, terms and a signature block.
Share 3D
A QR code or link to an area’s 3D tour, for 90 days unless you revoke it sooner.
Client handover
A PDF, or a ZIP with the drawings and the equipment, cable and commissioning schedules.
DSP preset sheet
Level, polarity, filters, crossover, EQ, limiter and delay for every output, with a calibration walk sheet.
Priced bill of materials
The BOM with the speaker installation schedule, the cable schedule and a pull schedule per run.
questions
It uses the area card’s Restaurant quick pick, which is set for a busy room. The Restaurant venue preset suggests 88 dB. Both are starting points: type the level your venue actually runs at.
Yes. The Full and Ambient chip on each area switches between the full design level and an ambient level about 12 dB lower. The speakers stay put; only the level the coverage is judged against changes.
Yes. The Sports bar preset suggests 92 dB over 74 dBA, with Nice SC3-IC8 speakers and a Nice HRSi-12 subwoofer. The Small club preset suggests 102 dB with Mag Audio STING 8-114 speakers and a Mag Audio SUB 18 subwoofer.
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