Thanks to a free software upgrade, Trinnov Audio’s WaveForming room optimisation technology is now publicly available on the Altitude line of audio processors.
The technology allows audio professionals and enthusiasts to achieve unprecedented bass performance and consistency across the listening space. WaveForming will be a default feature of all future Altitude products and can be enabled on existing Altitude processors via a free software upgrade.
WaveForming is the product of more than seven years of research and Trinnov has validated and refined its parameters using feedback from an 18-month Early Access Programme.
The technology has evolved to encompass a variety of subwoofer layouts, including conventional layouts with as few as four subwoofers. This design flexibility makes WaveForming feasible for a wide range of space and budgets.
Supporting the public release of the software, Trinnov has created free design tools to support WaveForming implementation.
These and other support resources can be found on the WaveForming Resources Page.
WaveForming employs immersive audio system design best practices and a proprietary algorithm to produce accurate low-frequency sound across the entire listening area, even in rooms with challenging acoustics. Using a unique active acoustics approach that eliminates room modes rather than attempting to minimise their effects, WaveForming achieves bass uniformity, impact, clarity and detail.
By using the WaveForming algorithm and optimal subwoofer placement for each room, integrators can consistently meet and exceed the highest standards for bass audio consistency. 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 minute fine-tuning capabilities, allowing the experience to be further tailored to the end user’s physical environment and personal preferences.
To start implementing WaveForming, Trinnov dealers should download the latest Altitude software update. Current Altitude owners with compatible audio systems should contact their dealer to enable WaveForming on their existing system and schedule calibration services.
WaveForming can be experienced in person at CEDIA Expo with a live demonstration in the Trinnov booth #2938. Arnaud Laborie, Trinnov’s CEO, will also offer an in-depth exploration of the acoustic principles behind WaveForming in the seminar “Room Mode Elimination and Low Frequency Extension with Active Acoustics”, taking place on 4th September as part of the CEDIA Expo Conference (registration required).