Loudspeaker and Electroacoustic Test Software Downloads

Sonic_beacon_setup.exe is a 7.586MB self extracting installer that contains eight  virtual instruments as well as the associated help files.

download sonic_beacon_setup.exe Version 1.1.0.3

To install the sonic beacon application software on a Windows based computer; you need the following hardware and software:

Hardware requirements:

q       Computer with Intel® 32-bit x86-based microprocessor (such as the Pentium™) or higher. This application requires at least a 400 MHz processor in order to play audio in real time. The more modules in a process stream the higher the performance of the processor must be in order to achieve real time throughput. Real time throughput is not required to measure the performance of audio components.  

q       128 MB RAM, minimum! Performance of the application at large FFT sizes can be severely degraded if memory to disk swap files must be accessed.

q       VGA monitor capable of displaying 256 colors.

q       Hard Disk with 20MB of free space.  Additional space is required to save audio and additional calibration files. A sound card calibration file for 32768 FFT size is 3.2 Mbytes.

q       Windows compatible sound card: Sixteen bit duplex card is absolutely required for audio component measurements.

q       Two Button Mouse. A central wheel is not required.

q       CD-ROM is optional.

q       Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista compatible Network adapter is optional.

Software requirements:

q       Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista .

q       Duplex Sound Card drivers (supplied with Sound Card hardware). Duplex drivers are usually available on manufacturer’s web sites for older hardware. To check if your sound card is capable of duplex operation; open two instances of the operating systems Sound Recorder application. In the first load a wav file of at least 400 Kbytes (about 5 seconds of sound). Press the record button in the second Sound Recorder and then press the play button in the first. After about 5 seconds press the stop button in the second recorder. Reset its media position to 0.00 sec and press its play button. If the second recorder is playing what the first played originally then the hardware is duplex capable. If any error messages appear during the process you may have to obtain new hardware or obtain duplex drivers. Almost all sound cards manufactured after 1997 are duplex capable.

q       Basic MMSYSTEM support is required. It is always included in any of the aforementioned operating systems. DirectX support is not required.

q Sonic beacon.exe is built with Microsoft Common Language Runtime Support disabled.

q ATL support is not required.

q Sonic beacon.exe dynamically links to Microsoft C Runtime Libraries. If the side by side assemblies are not available on the target these are accessed from the applications installation directory using manifests. The required manifest and its three accompanying dll’s are installed by the setup utility.

q Sonic beacon.exe dynamically links to Microsoft Foundation Class Libraries. If the side by side assemblies are not available on the target these are accessed from the applications installation directory using manifests. The required manifest and its four accompanying dll’s are installed by the setup utility.

Network requirements:

Networking is not a requirement for this application. If networking is necessary the client or server machines must be networked with one of the following products:

q       Microsoft Windows NT.

q       Windows 2000.

q       Windows XP.

q       Windows Vista.

q       Microsoft LAN Manager.

q       Other Windows-compatible network software, including Novell NetWare.