SystemVUE and EASE Focus 2 User Interfaces
With the al-4 Subcompact Line Array System now shipping, VUE Audiotechnik today revealed a technology roadmap that will bring immediate enhancements to the al-4’s capabilities, while also foreshadowing broader technology initiatives to be unveiled at the upcoming InfoComm show in Orlando.
EASE Focus 2 for al-4 Kicks Off Expanded Partnership
VUE has licensed a complete suite of industry-leading acoustic measurement and modeling software from Berlin-based AFMG Technologies. Included are EASE Focus 2, SysTune, and AFMG’s highly-anticipated FIRmaker technology.
EASE Focus 2 is a powerful sound system design and aiming application that is able to predict line array performance in virtually any venue. Users can optimize the array’s configuration to maximize both output and coverage. The EASE Focus 2 software for VUE’s al-4 line array is available immediately from VUEaudio.com. At the same time, VUE is distributing the al-4 GLL file for use with AFMG’s full EASE 3D acoustic modeling application. The stand alone al-4 GLL file can be downloaded here.
SystemVUE Network Control and Management
VUE Audiotechnik is also announcing the immediate availability of SystemVUE networking and control software for all VUE DSP-enabled loudspeakers and processors. Currently this includes the h-Class full-range systems and subwoofers, as well as the V4 Systems Engine that powers the al-4 Compact Line Array System.
“All of our DSP systems were designed from the ground up to be part of a network,” explained VUE Design Chief Michael Adams. “There’s no need for additional cards or retrofitting. Users only need the SystemVUE software application to get up and running.”
Designed specifically for easy set-up and operation, SystemVUE automatically creates a usable TCP/IP-based network without requiring manual operator intervention or special configuration servers. Any SystemVUE-enabled product will automatically recognize and connect to virtually any kind of IP configuration, including DHCP-based networks, a fixed IP network, or even an ad hoc network (directly connecting to a computer via Ethernet cable). Just plug in, and the devices are instantly recognized.
The h-12 control window in the SystemVUE software enables easy set-up, optimization and monitoring
SystemVUE Software is “command central” for the SystemVUE network. The highly intuitive interface combines system and device-level control and monitoring capabilities with an elegantly powerful user interface that takes a practical, real-world approach and puts the most critical functions right up front and within easy reach.
SystemVUE Software is available in beta form immediately from VUEAudio.com. The application is free and fully compatible with both Macintosh OSX versions 10.5.8 – 10.8.3, as well as Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems 64- and 32-bit versions.