69 pro AV calculators that show the work: audio, video, rigging, RF, network.
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ProAV Math is a calculator suite for A/V integrators, sound engineers, riggers and installers, and it shows the work. Every result expands to the formula, the same formula with YOUR numbers substituted in, and a numbered step-by-step breakdown with every intermediate value. Check your math, learn the why, or copy the whole derivation into a design document.
No black-box answers. See exactly how the number was reached.
69 calculators in 11 groups. Every calculator is free.
ACOUSTICS
• Sabine RT60, and RT60 per octave band from real materials (α and NRC lookup)
• Panel Placement: where speaker coverage lands on a wall, and the first reflection point
• Speed of sound and HF air absorption from temperature and humidity; wavelength at your air temperature
AUDIO
• Delay time (temperature and humidity compensated), phase delay
• Ceiling speaker layout and spacing, series / parallel and N-load impedance
• 70V / 100V constant-voltage line loading with amp headroom
• Amp power and SPL: the SPL you will get, or the watts to hit a target
• End-fire and cardioid sub arrays
DB AND LEVELS
• dB calculator: volts, dBu, dBV, dBFS, dBm and dBW
• Gain structure: input level to SPL through the amp
• SPL at distance, dB per doubling (point vs line source), dB addition (power sum)
SPEAKER CABINETS
• Vented box and port tuning, port air velocity (chuffing check)
• Thiele-Small box alignment, L-pad attenuator values
ELECTRICAL
• Ohm's law wheel, voltage drop (copper, single or three phase)
• Conduit fill: THHN and AV cables in EMT, RMC or PVC against the NEC fill limit
• Wire ampacity (NEC 310.16), grounding and bonding size (NEC 250.122)
• Surge arrestor, ground lead surge rise, grounding method by item
• Heat load: watts, BTU/hr and tons of cooling
NETWORKING
• PoE budget and PoE voltage drop, bandwidth budget, Ethernet distance and hops
• Subnet calculator, subnet planner, VLAN / DHCP scope planner
• Dante / AES67 multicast planner, PTP sync budget, traffic and failover time
RACKS
• Rack Builder: gear list to rack size, amps and heat, with a front elevation drawing
RIGGING
• Sling angle and leg tension, bridle legs, WLL and design factor, truss pick reactions, centre of gravity
VIDEO
• Projector throw distance, throw ratio, lens selection
• Projector lamp life: change, reorder and filter dates, with add to calendar
• LED wall resolution, tile count, power, data ports, viewing distance
• Screen size and viewing distance
LIGHTING
• Beam circle at distance, DMX channel count and patch, front wash layout
WIRELESS AND RF
• Intermod and frequency plan, TV channel finder, antenna length, coax loss, link budget
WHY INTEGRATORS USE IT
• Show-the-work derivation on every calculator
• Formulas cited to their source (NEC tables, acoustics references)
• A note on why and when to use every calculator, search, imperial or metric units
• Works offline, no account, no sign-up
• Dark interface built for the field
PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)
The calculators are free with a banner ad. A one-time Pro purchase adds:
• Projects: save calculations into named jobs with client, venue and folders
• PDF export: client-ready reports with the worked math, Letter or A4, your company name in the header; preview, share or save to the device
• Send a project to AV Project Pro as a project file
• No ads
No subscriptions. Saving a calculation to a project is free; opening Projects and exporting the PDF need Pro.
Field-estimate disclaimer: Results are engineering estimates to speed up planning. Always verify electrical and code-related calculations against the current NEC edition and your local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) before installation. The rigging calculators are planning estimates only and are not a substitute for a qualified rigger, an engineered load plan or the manufacturer's rated WLL.
Privacy: ProAV Math works offline and needs no account. The free version shows ads served by Google AdMob, which may use an advertising identifier; Pro removes ads.