
- Smaart live sound software update#
- Smaart live sound software full#
- Smaart live sound software portable#
- Smaart live sound software license#
I'm trying to talk myself out of the notion of attempting to 'roll-my-own' dual FFT in Matlab - it's supposedly capable of real-time analysis, though I haven't explored that capability yet. I took Bob McCarthy's SIM class a few years ago, and have some of experience driving SIM3, though mostly in a controlled 'lab'-like environment. While I've certainly still got a lot to learn, dual-channel FFT measurements aren't completely new to me. Since we generally mix ourselves from stage, and setup is often space- and time-constrained, I don't expect to do much in-situ at present. I'd simply like to measure our system's response in controlled conditions and create an EQ preset in the mixer based on something more precise than my ears. I wouldn't say there's a particular 'problem' I'm trying to solve. Thanks Frank I'll look into ARTA as well. The documentation is a labor of love and a great learning tool, too, IMO. If your goal is to learn your way around discrete Fourier transform (DFT) based measurements, ARTA is an excellent, low cost start. You explicitly set the window on the impulse response before calculating the frequency response, for example, so you know exactly what you're getting. I see ARTA as more of a precision lab tool. Because of the "live" transfer function display, Smaart is great for experimenting and getting a feel for the effect of changes in the measurement environment.
Smaart live sound software portable#
No doubt Smaart is easier to use in a portable live sound setting where you're trying to verify system health and time align subs under time pressure. I use them both and the results compare well.
Smaart live sound software license#
A personal use license is only ~$120.ĪRTA is not equivalent to Smaart but is a very nice set of tools and allows you to make many of the same kinds of measurements.
Smaart live sound software full#
Users can also access Smaart v8.4’s internal Help Files to find a full revision history, detailed function descriptions, and a full listing of all accelerator (hot) keys.As Bennett said, it would be useful to know what problem you're trying to solve, but you may want to have a look at ARTA in any case. The Smaart v8.4 Release Overview details a complete list of the new and improved features in Smaart v8.4 (including bug fixes) as well as instructions for updating. Primary feature additions in Smaart v8.4 include a new set of SPL data logging and interface improvements, a new web browser interface for remotely viewing inputs that are actively logging SPL, 64-bit support for MacOS Catalina, new hotkeys for averaging dialogs, and various overall performance enhancements. That, combined with a host of other feature additions and improvements, makes 8.4 a really significant update.” “We have spent a great deal of time and energy creating an entire comprehensive SPL monitoring suite within Smaart v8. “SPL monitoring has become an increasingly important component of modern live sound engineering,” says Rational Acoustics product manager Chris Tsanjoures. Smaart v8.4 expands on the SPL monitoring capability of Smaart v8 – making v8.4 a full-featured SPL monitoring solution in addition to its Real Time Frequency and Impulse Response Mode measurement capability.
Smaart live sound software update#
This free update includes many significant feature additions, interface modifications and bug fixes and is recommended for all Smaart v8 users. Rational Acoustics has announced the release of Smaart v8.4, the fourth major version update to its flagship Smaart v8 measurement platform.
