I'm dusting off a few audio-related programs I had written for Macs in the 1980's and 1990's, since emulation technology has given them a new lease on life... specifically the System761.zip bundle which includes the BasiliskII emulator and is very easy to install on modern Macs. You will have to configure the emulation's Monitors control panel for 256 colors to avoid problems with the program described below.
The Listening Room is a program for finding listener and loudspeaker positions that minimize the detrimental effects of standing waves and early reflection phenomena. The user moves the listener and loudspeaker positions in 3 dimensions and the program graphs axial standing waves and early reflections. The program has an Optimize function that automatically minimizes standing wave activity.
For anyone interested here are reviews from the time of TLR's release. These refer to Sitting Duck Software founder Bill Fitzpatrick's port of the program to MS-DOS. Stereophile, Audio, Stereo Review
(Disclaimer: I'm not a fan of systems that apply complex equalization to reduce variations in the ambient room response, since the same equalization adds colorations to the direct response and increases the cost and complexity of the sound system. Using software to select optimum speaker and listener positions ahead of time helps reduce or eliminate the need for such equalization.)
The Listening Room is a program for finding listener and loudspeaker positions that minimize the detrimental effects of standing waves and early reflection phenomena. The user moves the listener and loudspeaker positions in 3 dimensions and the program graphs axial standing waves and early reflections. The program has an Optimize function that automatically minimizes standing wave activity.
For anyone interested here are reviews from the time of TLR's release. These refer to Sitting Duck Software founder Bill Fitzpatrick's port of the program to MS-DOS. Stereophile, Audio, Stereo Review
(Disclaimer: I'm not a fan of systems that apply complex equalization to reduce variations in the ambient room response, since the same equalization adds colorations to the direct response and increases the cost and complexity of the sound system. Using software to select optimum speaker and listener positions ahead of time helps reduce or eliminate the need for such equalization.)
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Wholly crap. I will check this out, and may contact you for help. I have a program, Trapeze 2.1, that runs optimally under 7.6.1 w 12 MB RAM. I have imagined a bundle/programthat i click on on my MacBookPro and i am working in a 1280x1024 black & white window.
Back on subject, thanx for the software… i’ll check it out. EQ is a band-aid… best to get the best possible acoustic results 1st.
dave
I have Trapeze opening, but have to figure out how to turn down the amount of RAM and turn up the monitor size. Thanx.
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