System Design and Integration Tools
MAPP System Design Tool
MAPP is a powerful, cross-platform application for accurately predicting the coverage pattern, frequency response, phase response, impulse response, and SPL capability of single or arrayed Meyer Sound loudspeakers.
MAPP System Design Tool
Whether planning for fixed installations or for tours with multiple venues, you can 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 expected, 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 720 1/48th-octave-band measurements taken with a SIM audio analyzer 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 client software lets you configure Meyer Sound loudspeaker systems and define the environment in which they operate, including air temperature, pressure, humidity, and even the location and composition of surfaces. You can also import CAD (.DXF) files containing detailed venue information to act as a visual aid.
MAPP prediction requests are sent by the client software to Meyer Sound servers, where complex, high-resolution (magnitude and phase) polar data is processed with sophisticated acoustical prediction algorithms. The resulting predictions are then displayed in the MAPP client software.
With MAPP, you can:
Simulate different loudspeaker configurations to refine system design and determine the best coverage for intended audience areas
Monitor loudspeaker interactions to locate constructive and destructive interferences so that loudspeakers can be re-aimed and repositioned as necessary
Place microphones anywhere in the sound field and predict loudspeaker frequency response, phase response, and sound pressure levels as measured at each microphone position
Determine delay settings for fill loudspeakers using the Inverse Fast Fourier Transform feature
Preview the results of Galileo or Galileo Callisto processing to determine optimum settings for the best system response
Automatically calculate load information for arrays to determine rigging capacity, front-to-back weight distribution, and center of gravity location
Generate and export system images and full-system PDF reports for client presentations
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-to-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-the-field changes to be predicted during system alignments
Galileo GALAXY Network Platform
The Galileo GALAXY Network Platform is a sophisticated loudspeaker management tool for controlling all Meyer Sound speaker types. The GALAXY loudspeaker processor extends a high level of audio control in driving and aligning loudspeaker systems with multiple zones. It provides a powerful toolset for corrective equalization (EQ) and creative fine-tuning for a full range of applications from touring to cinema.
Users can readily program the GALAXY processor using Compass software running on a host computer or via the Compass Go application for the iPad. Connecting MAPP to the GALAXY processor will also allow the user to push output channel settings created in MAPP as a starting point. Compass Control Software includes custom-designed settings for each family of speakers, as well as to integrate families together. For example, the Product Integration feature matches the phase characteristics between Meyer speaker families to ensure the most coherent summation.
Processing tools for inputs and outputs include delay, parametric EQ, and U-Shaping EQ. Output processing also includes polarity reversal, Low-Mid Beam Control (LMBC), atmospheric correction, and All-Pass filters.
The built-in summing and delay matrices allow a user to easily assign gain and delay values, respectively, at each cross point. This capability greatly facilitates using one loudspeaker to satisfy multiple purposes.
Front panel controls let a user intuitively and quickly operate a GALAXY processor without a computer during live use.
The GALAXY 408, GALAXY 816, and GALAXY 816-AES3 processor versions have the same audio processing capability with different I/O.