Smaart is a suite of audio and acoustical measurements and instrumentation software tools introduced in 1996 by JBL's pro audio division.
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16 Facts About Smaart
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Smaart is a real time single and dual channel FFT analyzer .
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Smaart has two modes: Real-Time Mode and impulse response mode.
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Smaart has been licensed and owned by several companies since JBL and is currently owned and developed by Rational Acoustics.
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Smaart is based on real-time fast Fourier transform analysis, including dual-FFT audio signal comparison, called "transfer function", and single-FFT spectrum analyzer.
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The FFT implementation of Smaart includes a proprietary multi-time window selection in which the FFT, rather than being a fixed length, is made increasingly shorter as the frequency increases.
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Grateful Dead sound system engineer "Dr Don" Pearson worked out the method in 2000, using Smaart to compare the voltage drop through a simple resistor between a loudspeaker and a random noise generator.
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Smaart can be used to find the delay time between two signals, in which case the computer needs two input channels and the software uses a transfer function measurement engine.
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Smaart is primarily aimed at sound system operators to assist them in setting up and tuning sound systems.
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Smaart has been compared to other software-based sound system measurement tools such as SIM by Meyer Sound Laboratories and IASYS by Audio Control, both of which offer delay finder tools.
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Smaart was developed by Sam Berkow in association with Alexander "Thorny" Yuill-Thornton II, touring sound engineer with Luciano Pavarotti and The Three Tenors.
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Smaart was unusual because it helped audio professionals such as theatrical sound designers do what was previously possible only with highly sophisticated and expensive measurement devices.
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In 1998, JBL Smaart Pro won the TEC Awards category for computer software and peripherals.
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Any selected channel on the mixer could be used as a source for Smaart analysis, displaying, for instance, the real-time results of channel equalization.
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Smaart 7 was written using a new object-oriented code architecture, it was given improved data acquisition.
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Smaart 7 was nominated in 2010 for a TEC Award but did not win.
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