LEAP Software

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f4ier wrote:

"LEAP is not clever enough to accurately model speaker systems from specifications alone".


Yet it seems to be the software the pros use.
I assume SpeakerWorkshop or tools from the FRD Group are capable of doing the job or is there another/better software package that enables one to do such?

Franklin
 
Hi Milzie,

Did you know that the published parameters could have as much as 30% variations in the T/S parameters? I don't understand why tolerence is not mensioned in the datasheet of the drivers.

How will a sound of a mass-produced speaker systems be?

Good to be a DIY 😉

Mallick
 
Franklin,

The tools from the FRD Group and SW are just as capable as LEAP. As for a complete package, I'd suggest SoundEasy. Of course, that suggestion may change when LspCAD 6 or Windows LEAP is released.

Milzie,

LEAP can work with T/S data, but then it is no better than the next 2-dollar tool. Garbage in - garbage out 🙂 T/S parameters are useful for determining box size and tuning frequency, but they are not enough to predict the high-frequency behaviour of the driver in question; which is why measurements are taken when designing crossovers. The first picture in this page is an example of measured data vs. calculated data.
 
LEAP and LMS Software

I purchased the LEAP and LMS package quite a number of year ago with full options. I find that both of these are extremely good packages and able to model drives quite accurately.

Modeling speakers can be quite a time consuming process and I don't have the time available to do this. I did want to state that both the LEAP and LMS packages do a excellent job, especially the updated versions.

There is a new version of LEAP coming out soon. I I dont know if it would be worth while for me to buy the upgrade since I have not done dynamic speaker design work since I got my SoundLab A1 electrostatics.

John Fassotte
Alaskan Audio
 
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