Predictive Acoustics and Acoustical Modeling Software: CATT-Acoustic

From March to August 2014, in its Sound Control column dedicated to acoustics, Richard Honeycutt reviewed and wrote a series of articles on the evolution of predictive acoustics and acoustical modeling software, including a review of some of the available tools. This third article in the series discusses CATT-Acoustic, a software for room acoustics prediction, auralization, studio stereo, and surround reverberation, and one of the leading modeling programs for architectural acoustics. This article was originally published in audioXpress, May 2014.

Loudspeaker modeling files are most often used with acoustical modeling programs such as EASE, Focus, CATT-Acoustic, and others to help determine how well the loudspeakers cover the audience areas and how much “spill” there is on the room’s surfaces. It is important to have accurate data about the characteristics of the loudspeakers that are used in the models. In this article, we will detail some of the requirements to help assure good measurement data for use with loudspeaker modeling. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, April 2017.

Who says nothing exciting is happening in the loudspeaker industry? As the April 2017 edition of Voice Coil demonstrates, evolution is making headway in our industry. Read about the new GrapheneQ material from ORA Sound, how things are evolving in Microspeaker Design, and discover the major players in this exciting market. Also, learn what you need to generate Measurements for Loudspeaker Modeling Files and on drivers from two high-end manufacturers, Accuton and ETON, in Test Bench.