FIR Creator users can now design custom DSP in either a light or dark themed interface.

Our popular ‘Dark Mode’ option in FIR Designer , FIR Designer M & FIR Creator EX has now been rolled into FIR Creator as part of the version 2.0 update.

To switch between light and dark themes, in Preferences, change the “Use dark mode” setting and restart the application. (This video demonstrates the same process in FIR Designer.)

Additional changes include:

• Existing plot line color customization has been expanded to allow adjustable plot line thickness, which improves visibility of some plot colours, especially when viewed against a dark background.
• Delay distance on the Import tab can now be viewed in either mm or inches. (This uses a new ‘Speed-of-sound’ setting within Preferences.)
• Import tab now has a “magnitude only” option – for ignoring a measurement’s phase – and the impulse response can now be viewed out to a larger range of ±5.
• When using a response from file as a Target, “magnitude only” and “phase only” options are now available, giving more flexibility when matching loudspeakers or attempting to achieve a specific target.
• A manual “check for updates” option is available to access the latest program downloads, even when already using the latest version.

The latest FIR Creator update is available free to existing licensees on version 2 or above. Users of earlier versions may be able to update at a reduced cost. (Discount depends on time elapsed since original purchase; see here.)

Download a free demo to try it out!

FIR Creator EX users can now design custom DSP in either a light or dark themed interface.

Our popular ‘Dark Mode’ option in FIR Designer & FIR Designer M has been rolled into FIR Creator EX as part of the version 2.1 update.

To switch between light and dark themes, in Preferences, change the “Use dark mode” setting and restart the application. (This video demonstrates the same process in FIR Designer.)

We’ve also expanded the existing plotline color customization to allow adjustable plotline thickness, which improves visibility of some plot colours, especially when viewed against a dark background.

The latest FIR Creator EX updates are available free to existing licensees on version 2 or above. Users of earlier versions may be able to update at a reduced cost. (Discount depends on time elapsed since original purchase; see here.)

Download a free demo to try it out!

In response to (many!) user requests, we’re pleased to announce that FIR Designer & FIR Designer M both now include a dark user interface theme option. It’s available for both macOS and Windows users.

Now you can design custom DSP using either a light or dark theme. We’ve also expanded the existing plotline color customization to allow adjustable plotline thickness, which is useful in increasing visibility of some plot colours against a black background in particular.

This video provides a quick demo of how to switch from light to dark mode. Download a free demo to try it out!

Several features previously only available in FIR Designer & FIR Designer M have been rolled into FIR Creator EX as part of the version 2 update.

Read on for the details or check out this article in Mixonline.com.

Unlimited IIR filters (increased from maximum 8 per project)

Unlimited FIR magnitude filter prototypes (increased from maximum 8 per project)

Unlimited FIR phase filter prototypes (increased from maximum 8 per project)

More brands supported for IIR emulation. New Blaze Audio, Pascal Audio, RAM Audio & RMS-Acoustics IIR filter modes have been added to the list of emulated brands, joining Biamp Tesira, Marani, Lake, Linea Research, Powersoft, QSC Q-SYS, Symetrix, & BSS). (Note, brand IIRs can be emulated but it’s only possible to convert IIR filter sets from one brand to another in FIR Designer & FIR Designer M.)

New Direct To Processor export windows for Lab Gruppen’s IPX DSP amplifiers, in addition to pre-existing Lake and Powersoft DTP export. See Lab Gruppen DTP instructions.

Customizable plot colors. Choose any colors you want across different plots, and they’ll be saved in the project file. When opening different projects, plot colours will default to any custom colours previously set for that specific project, and can be modified again at any time.

Existing FIR Creator EX or FIR Creator users are invited to upgrade to FIR Creator EX v2 at a reduced cost. (Discount depends on time elapsed since original purchase; see here.)

The latest versions (4.2) of FIR Designer & FIR Designer M include all new ‘Auto IIR’ functionality, which dramatically speeds up the IIR EQ process by automatically selecting and setting parametric filters to match a response to a target response.

The Auto IIR function is accessed from within the IIR tab & works with the non-branded ‘Generic’ mode or any of the twelve branded IIR filter modes. (Blaze Audio & Pascal Audio have just been added for v4.2, joining Biamp Tesira, BSS, Lake, Linea Research, Marani, Powersoft, Q-SYS, Symetrix, RAM Audio & RMS-Acoustics.)

Key parameters to set for auto IIR generation include desired input smoothing, frequency range & the number of filters (to match the available number on your processor). Automatically generated IIRs can be added to the IIR tab with a single click, where they can be turned on/off & adjusted just like any other IIR filter.

All IIRs (whether manually or automatically created) can be exported alone or as part of a combined FIR+IIR preset from the ‘Export’ tab, in a file format to match the destination processor.

*Demo version doesn’t include Auto IIR