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CHAPTER 5
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 5.1. MAPP Online is an intuitive, powerful system design tool
Residing on your computer, MAPP Online facilitates
conguring arrays of a wide variety of Meyer Sound
products and, optionally, denes the environment in which
they will operate, including air temperature, pressure, and
humidity, as well as the location and composition of walls.
You can nd MAPP Online at:
www.meyersound.com/products/software/mapponline
NOTE: In order to use MAPP Online, you
will need to register by clicking “Apply for
MAPP Online” on the website listed above. After
registration and upon approval, an e-mail will be
sent to you with a username and password along
with the address for the website where you can
download MAPP Online. Online instructions will
guide you through the download and setup process.
As its name indicates, MAPP Online is an online application:
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:
Plan an entire portable or xed loudspeaker system and
determine delay settings for ll loudspeakers.
Clearly see interactions among loudspeakers and
minimize destructive interference.
Place microphones anywhere
in the sound eld and predict
the frequency response, impulse
response, and sound pressure level at
the microphone position using MAPP
Online’s Virtual SIM feature.
Rene your system design to
provide the best coverage of the
intended audience area.
Use a virtual VX-1 program
equalizer to predetermine the correct
control settings for best system
response.
Gain valuable load information
about the array to determine rigging
capacities.
MAPP Online enables you to
come to an installation prepared
with a wealth of information that
ensures the system 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.
CHAPTER 5: SYSTEM DESIGN AND INTEGRATION