EASE Focus 3 - Universal Sound System Modeling in 3D

EASE Focus 3 is an acoustic simulation program for 3D modeling of line arrays, sub arrays, digitally steered columns and conventional loudspeakers. Thanks to the support from major loudspeaker manufacturers, EASE Focus 3 is free software for the end user. Based on AFMG’s leading simulation software EASE, this concept made it possible to implement a broad scope of features and functionality.
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• Simulate line arrays, column speakers, point sources, and sub arrays
• Define audience areas, section views, and receiver locations flexibly
• Calculate sound coverage and frequency response immediately
• Use systems of different manufacturers within one project
• Use FIRmaker optimization to compute FIR filters tailored to the venue

With EASE Focus 3, system designers can simulate the acoustical performance of the complete sound system to find the optimal setup for a given venue with multiple audience areas, curved and inclining seating. Focus 3 assists the user with many intelligent features such as Auto Splay functions, Virtual EQ, and detailed analysis of sound coverage, SPL and frequency response.

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Feature Overview

EASE Focus 3 is the universal tool for the simulation of loudspeaker systems. It is supported by nearly all major loudspeaker manufacturers and offers a comprehensive set of features from general design functions for venues and sound systems all the way to specialized tuning and optimization features.

• Quickly enter a venue into EASE Focus 3 using differently shaped basic audience zones and define multiple audience areas within these. Areas can be placed at different heights and can have inclining seating. Geometry data can either be entered from an existing plan using regular X, Y, Z coordinates or by use of polar coordinates as derived from laser distance and inclinometers on site. Add additional vertical cutting planes to provide section views for extended evaluation.
• Add sound systems from EASE Focus' encompassing database spanning more than 60 leading brands. EASE Focus 3 supports line arrays, configurable loudspeakers and columns, typical point sources, and subwoofer arrays. Each sound source can be tweaked and adjusted in placement, orientation, and electronic parameters such as gain, polarity, delay, and a virtual EQ. Up to 40 sound sources, even from different brands, are supported within one project. Nifty functions for stacking, snapping, moving, and copying make the setup of larger systems easy.
• Watch EASE Focus immediately calculate the sound coverage on your audience zones and sections. Investigate the interaction between separate sound sources especially in the low and low-mid frequency range with the "Complex Summation" feature introduced with EASE Focus 3. All mappings now clearly show the influence of polarity, phase, and propagation delay of your systems on the audience areas. Adjust your settings and re-calculate in order to maximize SPL and minimize negative effects.
• The “Complex Sum” calculation setting allows effective simulation and tuning of basically any arrangement of subwoofer arrays. Place and stack your loudspeakers freely or insert a pre-configured array. Then tune them to deliver the desired radiation pattern. While inserting a new sound source you may specifically add subwoofers as a subwoofer array. EASE Focus 3 treats such an array as a single sound source, offers different parameters to conveniently configure it, and automatically computes suggested delays.
• Make use of many helpful features for pre-production and on-site setup. For instance, EASE Focus seamlessly integrates the AFMG FIRmaker Technology and offers a communication interface for data transfer to DSP platforms. A plug-in architecture for rigging safety calculations provides the opportunity for manufacturers to offer additional calculations beyond the acoustic realm. Extensive PDF reports can be exported and passed to your system technician for fast and flawless installation.

EASE Focus is based on AFMG's renowned EASE calculation engine. This provides high accuracy in the full frequency range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz due to the high internal data resolution and the GLL data format. Compatible data structures allow data exchange with EASE and other AFMG software packages. Fully configured line arrays can be exported for further use in EASE. Digitally steered columns and other configurable loudspeakers require an additional proprietary DLL that can provide beam steering filters and other manufacturer-specific settings.

​EASE Focus currently supports German, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and French languages.

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