You probably know that Speaker Workshop has been open source for a while. Speaker Workshop | Free Audio & Video software downloads at SourceForge.net .
There hasn't been much interest in modifying the source code, probably because there isn't much to fix or change. It works good.
But what I'd atleast like to see happen is the source be compiled into a more modern (Win7, Multi core) platform. And for a Mac platform as well.
Anyone here who knows and is willing to just recompile the source into an executable for a current platform and put it out there for download ?
There hasn't been much interest in modifying the source code, probably because there isn't much to fix or change. It works good.
But what I'd atleast like to see happen is the source be compiled into a more modern (Win7, Multi core) platform. And for a Mac platform as well.
Anyone here who knows and is willing to just recompile the source into an executable for a current platform and put it out there for download ?
I wish I had a C++ compiler and the time to sit and work at it, there are a few things I would improve, although it works pretty well as-is once you know its little quirks.
Hi Ron,
Though I no longer use SW, I wrote the Unofficial Manual some years ago. At that time, I, nor anyone else I knew, could clearly get the Distortion measurements to work with clear, repeatable results. Out of curiosity, has anyone figured it out?
Though I no longer use SW, I wrote the Unofficial Manual some years ago. At that time, I, nor anyone else I knew, could clearly get the Distortion measurements to work with clear, repeatable results. Out of curiosity, has anyone figured it out?
I believe that PinkMouse has the download at his site and if you go to Download, you can download it, last I knew. Claudio also has an excellent tutorial at his site: Claudio Negro's home page, how to project and test a loudspeaker using Speaker Workshop. The Manual was very large and would have to go through multiple emails. I hope that you find it fun and educational.
Jay
Jay
Sorry, my error, it is Wintermute who is hosting it at http://home.exetel.com.au/wintermute.../sw_manual.zip
Jay
Jay
I tried to compile the code with VC++ 6 under windows and it didn't work. I didn't much try much.
I had the idea to make a port into WxWindows and make it really multiplatform. There are some improvements to do.
Perhaps if I have time and courage I will try again.
Note Speakerworkshop works in Unix platform with wine.
I had the idea to make a port into WxWindows and make it really multiplatform. There are some improvements to do.
Perhaps if I have time and courage I will try again.
Note Speakerworkshop works in Unix platform with wine.
I have VC++5 and I looked at the contents of the sourceforge source code, and if I recall correctly it somehow seemed like there were some files missing?
Yes Ron E. I have had the same feeling but didn't investigate a lot.
I tried a brute force compilation and there were something wrong at the link stage but I don't remember what 😱
I looked the file Audtest.vcproj. It seems to be a visual C++ 7.10 file.
Perhaps the building will work better with a .net compiler ?
I will try.
I tried a brute force compilation and there were something wrong at the link stage but I don't remember what 😱
I looked the file Audtest.vcproj. It seems to be a visual C++ 7.10 file.
Perhaps the building will work better with a .net compiler ?
I will try.
Good news !
I built SpeakerWorkshop with visual C++ 8 pro 😀
I had 3 errors, corrected by adding 2 "void" and a "int"
Perhaps with the good version visual C++ 7, no correction needs.
It opens a lot a lot of perspective if we want improve this old code.
I will try to find time to a deep look into the source code. 🙂
I built SpeakerWorkshop with visual C++ 8 pro 😀
I had 3 errors, corrected by adding 2 "void" and a "int"
Perhaps with the good version visual C++ 7, no correction needs.
It opens a lot a lot of perspective if we want improve this old code.
I will try to find time to a deep look into the source code. 🙂
The bad thing with visual C 8 is the code is not very compatible with the original. I can't read an original swd file.
It would be good if it were maintained, but as it is so useful there's no sense in complaining.
While I've got the chance though...graphs could do with range sliders on the graph form, also some improved chart functionality, FRD processing tools, a fatal exception when importing FRD files exported by speaker workshop (may be the large default number of points), and a bunch of user interface tweaks and default value tweaks.
While I've got the chance though...graphs could do with range sliders on the graph form, also some improved chart functionality, FRD processing tools, a fatal exception when importing FRD files exported by speaker workshop (may be the large default number of points), and a bunch of user interface tweaks and default value tweaks.
Yes there are a lot of bugs to fix in this software. I would like to add more functionality...
I used the good compiler : Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 and all compile and work fine now 😎
Now we can improve the software 😉
I used the good compiler : Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 and all compile and work fine now 😎
Now we can improve the software 😉
I love speaker workshop, if you guys manage to improve it, that would be awesome.
Mate it with hornresp! *runs away ducking*
...or maybe with EXO, ie. that multiple plots can be associated with a driver to produce polar plots.
...and target shaping, ie. tilting and hrtf without having to do it the hard way.
That's what it's all about. What could take minutes instead takes hours. I'm sure I'm not the only one but I remember about 20 years ago I spent three days with a hand calculator doing complex summations on a small handful of crossover options for my then 5" + 1" two way, now I could do that in under a minute, with greater progress.
...and target shaping, ie. tilting and hrtf without having to do it the hard way.
That's what it's all about. What could take minutes instead takes hours. I'm sure I'm not the only one but I remember about 20 years ago I spent three days with a hand calculator doing complex summations on a small handful of crossover options for my then 5" + 1" two way, now I could do that in under a minute, with greater progress.
It may or may not be helpful but...
I am no longer an active user of this software but I wanted to give anyone who might find it useful permission to use any of the spreadsheets or any information in the Unofficial Speaker Workshop Manual for any improvements that you might make in the software. Good luck.
Jay
I am no longer an active user of this software but I wanted to give anyone who might find it useful permission to use any of the spreadsheets or any information in the Unofficial Speaker Workshop Manual for any improvements that you might make in the software. Good luck.
Jay
Speaker Workshop 1.1.1
I have released version 1.1.1 of Speaker Workshop in both 32 and 64 bit. It can read SWD files of the 1.0.6 version. New SWD files can't be read by 1.0.6.
Speaker Workshop can be downloaded at:
GitHub - RDamman/SpeakerWorkshop: Speaker Workshop is an application for testing speaker drivers using a Windows sound card, then designing and simulating loudspeakers and enclosures and creating and optimizing crossovers.
Regards,
Roy Damman
I have released version 1.1.1 of Speaker Workshop in both 32 and 64 bit. It can read SWD files of the 1.0.6 version. New SWD files can't be read by 1.0.6.
Speaker Workshop can be downloaded at:
GitHub - RDamman/SpeakerWorkshop: Speaker Workshop is an application for testing speaker drivers using a Windows sound card, then designing and simulating loudspeakers and enclosures and creating and optimizing crossovers.
Regards,
Roy Damman
Cool, I've just been using Speaker Workshop tonight for some simulations! Still good after all these years, great to hear that it is being worked on again!
Tony.
Tony.
Excellent and thank you! I'm a hardcore user 🙂
I lost track of where the source went when stripped from sourceforge. I'll give the new version a go. There were a couple of bugs I had workarounds for. Will post / look to see if they are fixed.
I lost track of where the source went when stripped from sourceforge. I'll give the new version a go. There were a couple of bugs I had workarounds for. Will post / look to see if they are fixed.