Harman adds AVB capabilities to System Architect

The new version of the software enables designers to configure a Harman AVB-based audio/video system using a graphical interface for audio routing. Signals are routed by dragging and dropping from a filterable list of all available source AVB signals onto the destination device icon in the main workspace – either singly or in multiples. Releasing the mouse launches a pop-up routing dialogue for the destination device and signals are assigned to available channel inputs.

System Architect 3.0 is compatible with all of the manufacturer’s AVB-ready products including the dbx SC 32 and SC 64 digital matrix processors with the new AVB high-speed option card installed. The workspace also includes the BSS Audio/Netgear GS724T 24-Port Ethernet AVB switch. As with HiQnet devices, a representation of the switch may be loaded into the System Architect 3.0 Venue, and double-clicking will launch the Netgear management HTML pages to integrate control of the switches with the rest of the HiQnet system.

‘Audio Video Bridging is clearly the future of audio/video signal distribution, and our System Architect version 3.0 provides systems integrators and installers with an important new tool for designing and configuring AVB-based networked A/V systems,’ noted Adam Holladay, senior market manager, Harman Professional System Development and Integration Group (SDIG). ‘With System Architect version 3.0, the complexities of networked audio routing are greatly reduced.’

Further recently released software from the manufacturer is its HiQnet Performance Manager – an application-specific iteration of System Architect. This is a user interface that facilitates the design of touring and live performance venue sound reinforcement systems.

Representations of the bandpass inputs for each loudspeaker section are overlaid onto the selected JBL arrays, enabling the user to visualise the configuration. The user can drag and drop devices discovered on the network onto the pre-configured devices within the Performance Manager workspace to synchronise all addressing and parameter values.

In addition, the Performance Manager graphical interface provides embedded control panels for array calibration, time alignment and system EQ which use input section digital signal processing resources available in either Crown I-Tech HD power amplifiers or JBL DrivePack-powered loudspeakers with DPDA digital audio input modules.

Once system tuning is complete, the Show Mode display is optimised for the live performance offering adjustment control ballistics for equalisation and dedicated monitoring interfaces for levels, speaker loads, thermal conditions and AC power requirements. 

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