BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound has announced that the company will release high-resolution measurement data for its loudspeakers in the GLL (Generic Loudspeaker Library) format, enabling users of EASE design and simulation software to model the interaction of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems with the acoustics of rooms.
Meyer Sound has announced that the company will release high-resolution measurement data for its loudspeakers in the GLL (Generic Loudspeaker Library) format, enabling users of EASE design and simulation software to model the interaction of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems with the acoustics of rooms. With the upcoming release of EASE 4.3, the software can now import and view Meyer Sound's one-degree measurement data in the GLL format which is considerably higher resolution than the EASE SPK used by previous versions of EASE, resulting in more precise predictions.
Meyer Sound's patented MAPP Online Pro acoustical prediction program will continue to be the preferred prediction tool, and provide the most accurate reference for modeling the interaction of Meyer Sound loudspeakers. Available at no charge to qualified users, MAPP Online Pro is designed to align loudspeaker systems for plan and section view predictions and is field-tested to ensure the predictions closely simulate actual system performance. Featuring a rigging calculator, virtual EQ, and tools that are designed for those in the touring world to quickly map room geometry, MAPP Online Pro enables system designers to anticipate and avoid coverage problems, eliminating onsite adjustments.
"The utility of acoustical prediction programs depends on several factors, including the accuracy of the measurement data used to model the individual loudspeakers, the consistency of the product from cabinet to cabinet, and finally on the quality of the algorithms used to process that data," says Meyer Sound CEO John Meyer. "While EASE is designed to incorporate articulation data and room acoustics information, MAPP is designed to facilitate aligning loudspeaker systems with the highest level of accuracy, and therefore took care to exclude room data. With its ability to incorporate higher-resolution GLL data, EASE has become a much more useful platform for accurate system modeling, enabling its users to evaluate Meyer Sound loudspeaker performance simulations with a good degree of confidence."
"We are pleased to be working with the EASE team to provide users with more accurate and useful predictions," adds Meyer, "and give customers the tools they need to effectively evaluate and specify Meyer Sound loudspeaker systems." Meyer Sound will release GLL data for its most popular products by May 2009, with all current product data available in that format by June 2009.
Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert, the scientist behind the EASE program, is delighted with the news: "For years, John Meyer and I have pushed to advance technology that would empower system designers with prediction tools offering high accuracy, interoperability, and advanced functionality. We are both pleased to witness the industry's widespread adoption of acoustical simulations, and look forward to seeing system designers and the audio education community benefit from EASE's compatibility with Meyer Sound data," says Ahnert.
Meyer Sound pioneered the use of high-resolution complex data in creating loudspeaker models with its MAPP Online acoustical prediction software, a patented method of providing acoustical response predictions in an Internet-enabled client-server system, offering significant advantages over self-contained programs running entirely on a user's machine. Since then, Meyer Sound has made considerable improvements in MAPP Online Pro. All measurements of Meyer Sound loudspeakers are performed in the company's own anechoic chamber, using a custom automated loudspeaker rotation device adapted from a high-precision astronomical telescope mechanism. Even after 15 years in use, Meyer Sound's is still the only system capable of measuring with one-degree increments over the entire sphere. This exactitude in the measurement data, along with the extreme consistency found from cabinet to cabinet in Meyer Sound loudspeakers, guarantees that the predictions will closely match actual performance.
With a registered user base that has more than doubled in the past eight months, MAPP Online Pro development and upgrade efforts continue to be a top priority for Meyer Sound's software development team.
The EASE software program was created by Acoustic Design Ahnert, and is developed and supported by the Ahnert Feistel Media Group of Berlin, Germany.{mospagebreak}
