EASERA SysTune, first revealed at AES 2007 in New York, is a new software based measurement system that measures time-domain and frequency-domain simultaneously using live programme material while an audience is present.
The launch was followed by the announcement by developers Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG) of five live sound measurement and tuning seminars for sound engineers and other audio professionals in April and May 2008, in the USA and Europe, using EASERA SysTune as the primary measurement tool.
"EASERA SysTune is purpose-designed for real-time live-sound applications. It is a sophisticated yet simple to use software tool with novel, patent-pending features that are especially useful for system tuning and live sound measurements," said Stefan Feistel of AFMG. Renkus-Heinz is the worldwide distributor for EASE, EASERA and EASERA SysTune.
Like previous source-independent measurement software, EASERA SysTune provides frequency displays for input spectrum and transfer function. But it also sets new benchmarks with real-time impulse response displays and analysis tools, says the company. Newly-developed noise suppression and signal gating algorithms allow EASERA SysTune to acquire a room impulse response in five to 10 seconds using live programme material as the test stimulus.
Audio professionals can examine reverberation times and speech intelligibility in occupied venues using just a reference signal, a measuring microphone, and EASERA SysTune.
"Pro Light+Sound 2008 was an incredibly busy and successful show for us," says Margie Ulm, Renkus-Heinz marketing manager. "Interest in EASERA SysTune, as well as RHAON and our other latest products, was phenomenal and we have already seen a great response to the announcement of AFMG's live sound measurement and tuning seminars."
(Jim Evans)
