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CHAPTER 6: SYSTEM DESIGN AND INTEGRATION TOOLS
This chapter introduces MAPP, Meyer Sound’s patented
system design tool and the Galileo GALAXY Network
Platform.
MAPP SYSTEM DESIGN TOOL
The MAPP System Design Tool (Figure 34) is a powerful,
cross-platform application for accurately predicting the
coverage pattern, frequency response, phase response,
impulse response, and SPL capability of individual or arrayed
Meyer Sound loudspeakers.
Whether planning for fixed installations or for tours with
multiple venues, use MAPP to accurately predict the
appropriate loudspeaker deployment for each job, complete
with coverage data, system delay and equalization settings,
rigging information, and detailed design illustrations. MAPP’s
accurate, high-resolution predictions ensure that systems
will perform as intended, thereby eliminating unexpected
coverage problems and minimizing onsite adjustments.
The key to the accuracy of MAPP’s predictions is
Meyer Sound’s exhaustive database of loudspeaker
measurements. Performance predictions for each
loudspeaker are based on 3-dimensional, 65,000+
1/48th
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octave-band measurements taken in the
Meyer Sound anechoic chamber. The extraordinary
consistency between Meyer Sound loudspeakers guarantees
that predictions from MAPP will closely match their actual
performance.
MAPP software allows for configuration of Meyer Sound
loudspeaker systems and definition of the environment in
which they operate, including air temperature, pressure,
humidity, and the location of prediction surfaces. Importing
both CAD (.DXF) and Sketchup (.SKP) files containing
detailed venue information to act as an anchor model to the
prediction surfaces and a visual aid to facilitate prediction
data interpretation is also possible.
TIP: See meyersound.com/products for more
information about and support for MAPP.
MAPP Capabilities
With MAPP, the user can:
• Simulate different loudspeaker configurations to refine
system designs and determine the best coverage for
intended audience areas
• Model loudspeaker interactions to locate constructive
and destructive interferences so that loudspeakers can
be re-aimed and repositioned as necessary
• Place microphones anywhere in the Model View space
and predict loudspeaker frequency response, phase
response, and sound pressure levels at each
microphone position
• Determine delay settings for fill loudspeakers using the
Inverse Fast Fourier Transform and phase response
feature
• Preview the results of signal processing to determine
optimum settings for the best system response
• Automatically calculate load information for arrays to
determine necessary minimum rigging capacity,
front
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to
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back weight distribution, and center of gravity
location
• Generate and export system images and system PDF
reports for client presentations
• Synchronize GALAXY processor output channel settings
in real time with virtual or real GALAXY units, allowing
in
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the
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field changes to be predicted during system
alignments.
Figure 34: MAPP System Design Tool