Automated local audio reinforcement and voice lift systems and methods

A method, comprising:

• receiving a definition of a coverage zone and a definition of a reinforcement zone associated with an audio system located in an environment, wherein the audio system comprises a plurality of microphone arrays each having one or more lobes, a plurality of loudspeakers, and a matrix mixer comprising one or more cross points each configured to connect each of the one or more lobes of the plurality of microphone arrays with each of the plurality of loudspeakers, wherein the coverage zone denotes a first area of the environment where audio of a desired audio source is captured by one or more of the plurality of microphone arrays, and wherein the reinforcement zone denotes a second area of the environment where the audio of the desired audio source is amplified for playing on one or more of the plurality of loudspeakers;
• determining a first subset of the plurality of microphone arrays and a first subset of the plurality of loudspeakers located in the coverage zone, and a second subset of the plurality of microphone arrays and a second subset of the plurality of loudspeakers located in the reinforcement zone;
• and
• determining and setting a gain of the one or more cross points, based on:
• locations of the first subset of the plurality of microphone arrays in the coverage zone, locations of the first subset of the plurality of loudspeakers in the coverage zone, locations of the second subset of the plurality of microphone arrays in the reinforcement zone, and locations of the second subset of the plurality of loudspeakers in the reinforcement zone.