There are two ways to aim the sound of modern, high-powered loudspeakers: physically and “virtually.” Physically aiming loudspeakers is straightforward – you point the loudspeakers where you want the sound to go. However, as professional sound designers know, loudspeakers are not like flashlights and sound does not behave like light; loudspeakers don’t create perfect spotlights of sound at all frequencies. And unlike light, the sound from two different loudspeakers aimed at the same location can create audible phase cancellations and combing. (Actually, light from two different instruments creates cancellations as well, but the speed of light is so fast and the wavelengths are so small that our eyes can’t see the cancella- tions).