Abstract:

Through the use of building acoustic analysis and design computer programs, which include the construction of building models within the program, which provide for the installation of loudspeakers within the model, and which include performance data for the loudspeakers being used, the loudspeaker system designer is provided with information and assistance which may not otherwise be readily available. The design of a typical loudspeaker system will be discussed with the aid of the computer program EASE. Then, if an auralization program is available to the designer, the performance of the loudspeaker system may be auditioned with the particular acoustical characteristics of the room in which it is installed as simulated by the building model. The performance of a particular loudspeaker system will be demonstrated using the computer program EARS, with changes to room acoustical characteristics and ambient noise conditions.