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CHAPTER 6
Meyer Sound offers two comprehensive tools to assist you
with the acoustical and functional requirements of system
design and optimization. The chapter introduces you to
Meyer Sound MAPP Online, a powerful online acoustical
prediction tool, and SIM, a robust instrumentation package
for system measurement, analysis, and more.
MEYER SOUND MAPP ONLINE
MAPP Online is a powerful, cross-platform, Java-based
application for accurately predicting the coverage pattern,
frequency response, impulse response, and maximum SPL
output of single or arrayed Meyer Sound loudspeakers.
Figure 6.1. MAPP Online is an intuitive, powerful system design tool.
Residing on your computer, MAPP Online facilitates con-
figuring arrays of a wide variety of Meyer Sound products
and, optionally, defines the environment in which they will
operate, including air temperature, pressure, and humidity,
as well as the location and composition of walls. You can
find MAPP Online at:
www.meyersound.com/mapponline
NOTE:
To use MAPP Online, you will need to
register by clicking “Apply for MAPP Online”
on the Web site listed above. After registration and
upon approval, an email will be sent to you with a
username and password along with the address for
the Web site where you can download MAPP On-
line. Online instructions will guide you through the
download and setup process.
As its name indicates, MAPP Online is an online applica-
tion: when a prediction is requested, data is sent over the
Internet to a high-powered server at Meyer Sound that
runs a sophisticated acoustical prediction algorithm using
high-resolution, complex (magnitude and phase) polar data.
Predicted responses are returned over the Internet and
displayed on your computer in color.
With MAPP Online, you can:
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Plan an entire portable or fixed loudspeaker system and
determine delay settings for fill loudspeakers.
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Clearly see interactions among loudspeakers and mini-
mize destructive interference.
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Place microphones anywhere in
the sound field and predict the
frequency response, impulse re-
sponse, and sound pressure level
at the microphone position using
MAPP Online’s Virtual SIM feature.
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Refine your system design to
provide the best coverage of the
intended audience area.
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Use a virtual VX-1 program equal-
izer to predetermine the correct
control settings for best system
response.
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Gain valuable load information
about the array to determine rig-
ging capacities.
MAPP Online enables you to come to
an installation prepared with a wealth
of information that ensures the sys-
tem will satisfy your requirements “out
of the box” – including basic system delay and equalization
settings. Its accurate, high-resolution predictions eliminate
unexpected onsite adjustments and coverage problems.
With MAPP Online, every sound system installation has a
maximum chance of success.
MAPP Online is compatible with Windows, Linux, Unix,
and Apple® Macintosh® computers running Mac OS® X
version 10.1.2 or higher. The MAPP Online Web page above
lists additional system requirements and recommendations.
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