Loudspeaker Design and Measurment Software

[harvylogan]

The time has come to up my game to the next level. I am looking for recommendations for loudspeaker design and measurement software. I am a design engineer by trade. My weapon of choice for CAD modeling is Catia. I have used and am fluent with EDGE, WinISDPro, Tru Audio products and most of the free on line software. I am very familiar with the works of MJK and SL and have read and digested much of their work. I have used much of their Math and philosophies in my own personal work. Hand calculations for network design have become second nature for me. I have a good understanding of the fundamentals.

Where I am weak is in measurement and correction. I have little experience in actual loudspeaker measurement, analyzation of the results and correction techniques based on the resultant data. I am looking for software suggestions for measurement software, loudspeaker design software and filter design software. I realize that many of the loudspeaker design software packages have both box and filter software combined but I am not so sure that is the way to go. LEAP looks very intriguing but I am not sure if I need to take that kind of financial plunge. I would like to be able to model transmission line designs and OB designs as well as conventional designs.

So there it is. If you had to go out and set yourself up right now with Design, Measurement and Filter software and you had a budget of say $500 to $1000 dollars for mikes, stands, software and hardware….what would you buy based on your experience?

Matthew

[rofo]

have a look at SMAART v 7 at Rational Acoustics

[vacuphile]

Very happy with Smith & Larson Audio Woofer Tester Pro. Not the cheapest on the block, but comes with good software and a wide array of measuring possibilities (including distortion, not just of speakers but also works for amps). The best money on measuring equipment I ever spent.

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