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SIA Software Unveils Smaart 6

Latest version represents the most significant update yet to the industry-standard sound system measurement and analysis software, including full support for Macintosh Computers.

NSCA, Las Vegas, NV – March 16, 2006 – SIA Software announced today the release of SmaartLive Version 6—a significant update that includes a host of new features and a reworked architecture that allows Smaart to run native under both Mac OS X and Windows from the same unified source code.

"Smaart 6 has literally been rebuilt from the ground up utilizing a significantly modernized architecture," explains Smaart product manager Jamie Anderson. "As a result, Smaart will now benefit from the power of the latest microprocessors and multitasking operating systems in both Mac and Windows environments."

Gary Riley, Sr. Vice President of Engineering for SIA's parent LOUD Technologies added, "We're extremely committed to the Macintosh platform for all of our products. As such, we are actively pursuing the implementation of universal binary support for Smaart and are looking forward to full integration with Intel-based Macintosh platforms in the very near future."

In addition to it's improved cross-platform functionality, SIA also developed a streamlined user interface and more advanced feature set for Smaart 6—incorporating feedback collected from over a decade of input from the largest user base in the industry. As a result, the improved user environment enables users to dive deeper into the power of software while preserving the renowned usability of previous Smaart versions. Upgrades include:

New Real-Time Measurement Mode
Smaart 6 combines its previously separate Spectrum and Transfer Function measurement modes into one versatile Real-Time mode. Real-Time measurement mode now allows a user to view any two of these measurements simultaneously:

* Two-channel RTA: Selectable linear or fractional octave banding (1/24th octave), peak-hold, THD calculation, user-defined timed averaging, and standard Noise Criterion curves (when calibrated for SPL measurement);
* Single-channel Spectrograph: 3-D display of a signal's spectral content over time helps identify feedback frequencies, system resonances and mechanical noise.
* Frequency Response (Transfer Function) Magnitude & Coherence: up to 1/24th octave resolution measurements of system magnitude response with comprehensive RMS and Vector averaging functionality, and a corresponding Coherence measurement indicating data quality / stability.
* Frequency Response (Transfer Function) Phase: 1/24th octave (or greater) resolution measurements of system phase response.

Enhanced Impulse Response Mode
In version 6, Impulse Response Mode now operates in its own window that runs independently of real-time Spectrum and Transfer Function measurements.

Version 6's Impulse Response Mode has also been expanded to include intuitive tools for analyzing and dissecting IR measurements on the fly. These tools include a new 3-D Spectrogram view that provides a powerful hybrid of Time and Frequency domain views of a system response measurement, and a user-specified time window function for retrieving frequency domain data from specific portions of an impulse response.

Increased Data Storage and Display Capacity
Version 6's increased data capacity can store and display a near unlimited number of Frequency Response and RTA traces. Moreover, all captured measurements are now stored directly to file on the hard drive to prevent accidental loss due to power failures or other interruptions.

Support for Multi-Channel Input Devices
Smaart Version 6 can receive multi-channel inputs via ASIO under Windows or Core Audio on Mac OS X, enabling selection of measurement signals from a multi-channel device within Smaart.

Expanded Signal Generator Functionality
Smaart Version 6 adds triggered swept sine waves for impulse response measurements to its standard list of generator signals and functions. The triggered swept sine functionality operates with the FFT length-specific, synchronized measurement sources, and enables user to do traditional laboratory / QC measurements.

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