A noise cancellation system comprising: a plurality of speakers disposed within an area; an amplifier in communication with the speakers; and a system controller , in communication with the amplifier, producing a command signal in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area, the system controller including: an arrayed speaker controller configured to produce a driver signal for each speaker in response to the command signal such that combined sound emitted by the speakers in response to the driver signals produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field having a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone, an in-phase speaker controller configured to produce a common in-phase driver signal for all of the speakers in response to the command signal; and a signal director module configured to proportion the command signal between the arrayed speaker controller and the in-phase speaker controller in response to a magnitude of voltage associated with driving, by the amplifier, the speakers in accordance with the command signal, characterized in that the noise cancellation system further comprises an adder combining each driver signal with the in-phase driver signal to produce a hybrid command signal for each speaker before that hybrid command signal passes to the amplifier. a plurality of speakers disposed within an area; an amplifier in communication with the speakers; and a system controller , in communication with the amplifier, producing a command signal in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area, the system controller including: an arrayed speaker controller configured to produce a driver signal for each speaker in response to the command signal such that combined sound emitted by the speakers in response to the driver signals produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field having a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone, an in-phase speaker controller configured to produce a common in-phase driver signal for all of the speakers in response to the command signal; and a signal director module configured to proportion the command signal between the arrayed speaker controller and the in-phase speaker controller in response to a magnitude of voltage associated with driving, by the amplifier, the speakers in accordance with the command signal, characterized in that the noise cancellation system further comprises an adder combining each driver signal with the in-phase driver signal to produce a hybrid command signal for each speaker before that hybrid command signal passes to the amplifier. an arrayed speaker controller configured to produce a driver signal for each speaker in response to the command signal such that combined sound emitted by the speakers in response to the driver signals produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field having a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone, an in-phase speaker controller configured to produce a common in-phase driver signal for all of the speakers in response to the command signal; and a signal director module configured to proportion the command signal between the arrayed speaker controller and the in-phase speaker controller in response to a magnitude of voltage associated with driving, by the amplifier, the speakers in accordance with the command signal, characterized in that the noise cancellation system further comprises an adder combining each driver signal with the in-phase driver signal to produce a hybrid command signal for each speaker before that hybrid command signal passes to the amplifier. <EOS>