Escondido, CA. True Image Audio has announced the release of WinSpeakerz 95, an updated port to Windows ’95 of its well-known MacSpeakerz software from the MacOS environment. It’s a native 32-bit application that will run on any PC with Win’95, and it’s priced at $199 (U.S.), direct from True Image.
WinSpeakerz can show a speaker designer the precise audio performance that can be achieved by any driver in a number of different enclosure types. As well as enclosure analysis, the software offers an advanced array of calculators for designing passive crossovers, impedance compensation networks, and attenuators as well as rectangular, trapezoidal, and bandpass cabinets. Frequency scale end points are adjustable from 1 Hz to 100 kHz. The software can be operated in both metric and English units.
WinSpeakerz uses the metaphor of a workbench and projects to organize design work. Starting with a new project file, the designer opens the driver database and selects a driver to load to the workbench. At the workbench, the designer examines the performance of the driver in various enclosures. Promising designs are saved to memory locations within the project file.
Each project file holds 10 memory snapshots consisting of a complete driver file, full details on the enclosure, crossover, impedance compensator networks, and detailed notes on the system. System snapshots can be recalled to the workbench by clicking buttons on a toolbar, and compared directly with other stored configurations. This makes it easy for a designer to compare different drivers in a particular enclosure, or the same driver in various enclosures.
The program can print a number of different reports, including sorted lists of drivers you have selected from the database. Analysis reports and plots are printed by clicking a button on the toolbar. Most of the printed reports display an engineering title block with basic Project information.
The driver database has a full search-and-sort capability, as well as the ability to tag drivers with keywords. Each driver record can store over 90 different driver parameters, including details such as the driver’s bolt circle diameter, front and rear mount baffle cutout diameters and retail price. A comments field provides full text editing capability, so that the designer can keep detailed notes on each driver. Driver records can be added, edited and deleted. System snapshots are similarly deep in detail.
WinSpeakerz keeps track of the most recently-used project files, and offers immediate access to them under the File menu. When a project file is loaded, the workbench is restored just as the user left it. Other convenient features include the ability to have several project files open at once, tool tips, and print preview.
A demo of WinSpeakerz can be downloaded from the True Image Audio web site. Also at the web site, the True Image Speaker Design Forum, a message board with topics on vents, crossovers, and other speaker design topics. If you are on America OnLine, you can find the Forum at AOL Keyword: “TIA”
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