d&b adds a new dimension
d&b adds a new dimension
System Auralization from d&b audiotechnik is a software feature that enables sound professionals to listen to their loudspeaker system design before it is deployed. It has been created so that users can hear the direct sound of a system design and assess aspects of system performance that are often easier to evaluate by listening than by studying graphs alone. The software generates a real-time binaural rendering of the current system configuration. Users can move freely through a virtual venue in first-person mode, listening from different audience positions and exploring how design decisions influence the listening experience across the coverage area. The aim is to hear how design choices impact coverage, imaging and tonal balance across the audience area.
Users can immediately hear the impact of changes to loudspeaker positioning, array geometry, amplifier settings, filters and ArrayProcessing configurations, helping them refine and validate decisions before arriving onsite. They can load audio material and listen to the simulated result of their system design in real time. Changes to system parameters are reflected immediately. Combined with ArrayCalc’s snapshot recall functionality, users can easily compare different system configurations without interrupting audio playback.
Meanwhile, vCore is a standalone Soundscape software processing engine. Available free of charge, vCore is said to offer a new way to access d&b’s immersive Soundscape solution, enabling preproduction without the need for a physical processing engine. Using the d&b Create.Control software together with a pair of headphones, users can create and experience binaural output that delivers realistic spatial audio wherever they are.
FoH engineers and sound designers can now design and prepare Soundscape shows without requiring a complete system. Integrated within Create.Control v1.4, vCore becomes part of an intuitive workflow, allowing users not only to prepare but also to audition their mixes from their preferred DAW in binaural. This reportedly enables a realistic listening experience during preproduction, long before arriving onsite. vCore supports up to 64 inputs and provides a 2-channel binaural rendering that can be experienced via headphones as well as streamed in applications such as webinars and broadcasts.
