Visual Ears Software

Pano · 14th January 2009, 05:47 PM

Does anyone know the fate of the old "Visual Ears Software"?

Seems to have disappeared. Phone number and website are gone, and Bill Fiztpatrick no longer posts here.

I was just curious because it looked like a good software for speaker in room placement, and the reviews were good.

Anyone have a clue were it went, or if there is a more recent software that does as well or better?

Thanks!

Ron E · 15th January 2009, 04:43 PM

Look at the RRC at the FRD Consortium.
http://www.pvconsultants.com/audio/reflection/rrc.htm

Probably more accurate than the sitting duck software calculator.
http://www.audiophilia.com/hardware/visears.htm

Somewhere I have an old Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet from Roy Allison that I laboriously converted to Excel and never checked for accuracy. Are you interested in that?

Pano · 15th January 2009, 05:10 PM

Thanks Ron.

I have used the RRC and it's pretty handy.
Digging around the web kept bringing up CARA.
http://www.cara.de/index.php

Looks like a hell of a lot of software for $80US. Too bad there isn't a trial version. I might just have to order it. Tons of cool features; customizable rooms, speakers, etc. It will even alter a wave file to mimic the room sound.

Yes, I'll give the spreadsheet a try- thanks. Just pop me an email.

Ron E · 17th January 2009, 03:36 AM

SoundEasy does room response calculations, among all of the other things it does, like measurement , bass and crossover design, for ~$300.

Attached is the original and my modification (modernization) of the spreadsheet. I haven't checked this sheet for accuracy, only played around with it for a couple hours until I lost interest. Use at your own risk.

Pano · 12th February 2009, 12:11 AM

Just as an update - I got the CARA software. It is QUITE impressive. A tool any DIY Audio nut should have.

Will post more about it soon. Maybe in loudspeakers.

14th January 2009, 05:47 PM	#1
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Visual Ears Software Does anyone know the fate of the old "Visual Ears Software"? Seems to have disappeared. Phone number and website are gone, and Bill Fiztpatrick no longer posts here. I was just curious because it looked like a good software for speaker in room placement, and the reviews were good. Anyone have a clue were it went, or if there is a more recent software that does as well or better? Thanks!

15th January 2009, 04:43 PM	#2
Ron E diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA, MN	Look at the RRC at the FRD Consortium. http://www.pvconsultants.com/audio/reflection/rrc.htm Probably more accurate than the sitting duck software calculator. http://www.audiophilia.com/hardware/visears.htm Somewhere I have an old Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet from Roy Allison that I laboriously converted to Excel and never checked for accuracy. Are you interested in that? __________________ Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. --Carl Sagan Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. --Carl Sagan

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15th January 2009, 05:10 PM	#3
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Thanks Ron. I have used the RRC and it's pretty handy. Digging around the web kept bringing up CARA. http://www.cara.de/index.php Looks like a hell of a lot of software for $80US. Too bad there isn't a trial version. I might just have to order it. Tons of cool features; customizable rooms, speakers, etc. It will even alter a wave file to mimic the room sound. Yes, I'll give the spreadsheet a try- thanks. Just pop me an email.

12th February 2009, 12:11 AM	#5
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Just as an update - I got the CARA software. It is QUITE impressive. A tool any DIY Audio nut should have. Will post more about it soon. Maybe in loudspeakers.

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