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Duran Audio opens up design software to all speaker brands
BEAM STEERING And shaping pioneer Duran Audio announced the release of version 4.0 of its DDA (Digital Directivity Analysis) electroacoustic design software at InfoComm 2013. Unlike previous versions of the package, the latest generation can work with loudspeakers from other manufacturers as well as Duran Audio’s.
The software was developed
by Dr Evert Start of Duran Audio. International business development manager Nick Screen explained that opening up the software to other manufacturers’ speakers means that it can be used to predict and model the entirety of projects that feature a mixture of Duran Audio Intellivox speakers (in the main areas) and other
brands (for infill). “A lot of customers, sound systems designers and consultants that we work with have asked us to do this,” he said. Any speakers for which CLF (common loudspeaker format) data is available can be modeled in DDA 4.0. According to Screen, around 20 manufacturers’ data can be found at
www.clfgroup.com,
Dr Evert Start developed the software
while some others can be found on manufacturers’ websites. To use the software, it is first necessary to build up the room geometry using SketchUp, CATT Acoustic, EASE or Odeon, and then import it into DDA. Users can then add materials to the room to calculate the reverberation time, or this can be added manually
UNITED STATES Ultimo now shipping By Erica Basnicki
AUDINATE HAS announced that its new Dante Ultimo networking platform, launched in February of this year, is now shipping.
Ultimo is a Dante interface
for networked audio products, integrated into a single 13 x 13mm chip, which can extend the benefits of Dante networking to a whole new range of audio devices. “Ultimo has already been licensed by many of the biggest brands in the AV industry,” said Gary Southwell, VP of product management at Audinate. “We have designed Ultimo so that integration into OEM products is straightforward, shortening development times and accelerating time to market.” While Ultimo was only announced a few months ago, Innovative Electronic Designs, Attero Tech and Stewart Audio, have already developed new products using this innovative chip.
“Our decision to deploy Dante is a response to feedback from customers who are specifying Dante as the desired networking solution,” said Jody
Ultimo has
already been licensed by many AV brands
Green, vice president of product development at IED. “Audinate’s networking
expertise is unsurpassed, and we are excited that Dante is part of our new product suite.” According to Mike Sims,
marketing and sales director for Attero Tech: “Ultimo gives the green light to a wide variety of Dante end point applications. Audinate continues to add useful and forward-looking functionality to Ultimo, making it the pre-eminent audio networking solution for cost-effective, low-channel-count endpoints.” Brian McCormick, chief
marketing officer at Stewart Audio, added: “We can now design affordable audio endpoints for the broader market that take advantage of the network with minimal added costs.”n
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if it has been measured. Once all the data has been added, it is possible to optimise the performance of the array speakers.
The software is available free
of charge from Duran Audio. Those wishing to download it should register at
http://license.duran-audio.com. n
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