Trinnov Audio is making its WaveForming room optimization technology publicly available on its Altitude line of audio processors, allowing audio professionals and enthusiasts to improve bass performance and consistency across the listening space.
According to the French audio manufacturer, WaveForming will be a default feature of all future Altitude products. It can also be enabled on all existing Altitude processers via a free software upgrade.
The company says WaveForming took seven years of research to develop, and the technology was refined using feedback from an 18-month early access program.
That research and feedback led to WaveForming evolving to encompass a variety of subwoofer layouts, including conventional layouts with as few as four subwoofers, which makes the technology feasible for a wider range of spaces and budgets, the company says.
In a statement, Trinnov Audio CEO Arnaud Laborie said more spaces are compatible with WaveForming than many people imagine.
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“The unmatched processing power of the Altitude platform allows uncompromised signal processing and fully transparent outputs, offering the user complete control,” says Laborie. “Thanks to this flexibility, WaveForming can enhance the most discerning audio enthusiast’s dream project.”
Trinnov Releases WaveForming Design Tools in Official Release
To support WaveForming’s public release, Trinnov Audio has created free design tools to support implementation, including WaveForming Subwoofer Placement Guidelines for an in-depth guide to help validate equipment positioning or verify whether an existing system is compatible with WaveForming.
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Trinnov Audio also released a new web-based software to assist in subwoofer placement, as well as an on-demand webinar explaining those guidelines.
According to Trinnov Audio, WaveForming leverages immersive audio system design best practices and a proprietary algorithm to produce accurate low-frequency sound across the entire listening area, including spaces with challenging acoustics. This active acoustics approach eliminates room modes instead of minimizing their effects and results in improved bass uniformity, impact, clarity and detail, the company says, which helps integrators tackle challenging room layouts when constructing home theater systems or other media rooms.
Trinnov Audio says WaveForming controls include coverage uniformity performance benchmarks from CEDIA’s RP22 Immersive Audio System Design Recommended Practice, allowing users to model and verify system performance. The optimal subwoofer placement guidelines allow substantial flexibility, while the Altitude user interface combines intuitive controls with fine-tuning capabilities, allowing the experience to be further tailored to the end user’s physical environment and personal preferences.
To get started, dealers should download the latest Altitude software update to begin implementing WaveForming. Current Altitude owners with compatible audio systems should contact their dealer to enable and calibrate WaveForming on existing systems.
CEDIA Expo 2024 attendees can experience WaveForming in person at a live demonstration in the Trinnov Booth #2938.
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