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BASSBOX™ PRO SPEAKER
BUILDING SOFTWARE |
BASSBOX™ 6 PRO
from Harris Technologies
$129.99
BassBox™ 6 Pro is a great program that aids in the design of bass
loudspeaker enclosures in two ways. First, it models how a speaker
will sound in a variety of boxes. This small-signal analysis
includes the amplitude (frequency response) and voice coil impedance
response. Second, it models the maximum loudness of the
loudspeaker/box combination. This large-signal analysis includes the
displacement-limited maximum power response. Once these tools help
you decide what size and type of box to use, BassBox will then help
you calculate the dimensions of its port, if the design is vented,
and the box itself. Other features include: multiple graph overlay
capability for easy on-screen comparison; examination of one speaker
in several different boxes or several different speakers in the same
box; 1000-driver database which can be searched, edited, or added
to; acceptance of both Thiele/Small (T/S) and electromechanical
(E-M) parameters; allowance for damping specification; manual
override of vented box tuning and QL; design capabilities for
multiple-vented boxes, custom passive radiator boxes, and both
optimum and custom closed boxes; multiple woofer designs including
standard, push-pull, and compound (isobaric) acoustical parameters
as well as parallel, series and series-parallel electrical
parameters; box dimension calculator accommodating many different
volume shapes in a 20-volume database; English or metric units; and
print capability by most printers supported under Windows95/NT 4 and
later. Includes fully illustrated manual
CD ROM with printed manual
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Box Design is as easy as 1-2-3. The
on-screen manual (shown above) is extensive and contains most of the
same information as the beautiful 364 page printed manual. Both the
on-screen and printed manuals are the best in the industry and
include a "Box Designer's Guide", "Sample Designs" and "BassBox Pro
Reference".
There are many ways to begin a speaker
design with BassBox Pro, including the use of its innovative Design
Wizard. In general, speaker design involves the following steps:
- Enter the
driver parameters such as Fs, Vas and Qts. BassBox Pro's driver
database contains parameters for thousands of drivers.
- Calculate
the box volume and tuning. This is very easy with the program's
helpful "Suggest" button. It will cause BassBox Pro to recommend
a box that will produce a smooth bass response.
- Evaluate
the performance with the graphs. This can include the effects of
the acoustical environment. For example, BassBox Pro can
estimate the in-car response in the graphs to show how the
speaker will sound to passengers inside a car.
Each box design
can be saved and re-opened or re-used later. As many as ten
different designs can be open at the same time. Box designs can also
be duplicated so that driver or box information does not need to be
re-entered. The program includes much more. Order your copy today
and start designing and building professional sounding speaker
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- BassBox™ Pro includes:
- A BassBox™ Pro license includes a CD-R disc
with the BassBox Pro computer program, driver database and
online manual. A well written 364 page printed manual is also
included.
- System Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000 or
XP and a compatible computer (IBM® PC with a Pentium processor
or equivalent) with at least 16 Mbytes of RAM (recommended: 32
Mbytes or more as appropriate for the Windows version), 35
Mbytes of free hard disk space and a CD-R compatible CD-ROM or
DVD drive. Also, the Arial and Symbol TrueType fonts must be
installed (both fonts are a standard feature of Windows).
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