Smaart® Data Modeler
Eclipse Audio provides IIR filter & export functionality for Rational Acoustic’s ‘Smaart® Data Modeler’, introduced in May 2024 as an addition to the Smaart range of acoustic test and measurement software.
The partnership brings together Rational Acoustics’ market leadership and innovation in sound system alignment & optimization with Eclipse Audio’s expertise in DSP filtering solutions for loudspeakers.
Smaart® Data Modeler is a system alignment tool based on IIR filtering (no FIRs). It includes user-adjustable EQ & brand-specific IIR emulations, just like in Eclipse Audio’s FIR Creator EX, FIR Designer & FIR Designer M. It works with measurement data from Smaart® v7 & newer. Learn More
DSP settings developed in Smaart® Data Modeler can be exported to a PDF report, or to a ‘Loudspeaker Processing Interchange Format’ (LPIF) file for import into compatible devices & control software.
Smaart® Control
Eclipse Audio has also collaborated with Rational Acoustics to include ‘Smaart® Control’ in FIR Creator EX, FIR Designer & FIR Designer M, for live measurement streaming & capture directly from Smaart®. Learn More.
Related Questions
What’s the difference between Eclipse Audio’s tools & Rational Acoustics’ Smaart® Data Modeler?
Smaart® Data Modeler and the Eclipse Audio DSP software range are designed for different DSP design workflows.
Eclipse Audio developed the IIR filter design and export functionality used in Smaart® Data Modeler. Data Modeler is a loudspeaker system alignment tool that uses IIR filters only (it does not design or generate FIR filters). It supports measurement data captured with Smaart v7 and later, and includes user-adjustable EQ and brand-specific IIR filter emulations. Learn more.
The Eclipse Audio software range, including FIR Designer, supports both FIR and IIR filter design and accepts measurement data from any measurement system, not just Smaart. In addition to advanced IIR filter design and brand-specific processor emulations, Eclipse Audio software includes features such as automatic IIR filter generation (Auto IIR), IIR filter conversion between DSP processor brands, integrated DSP auditioning with the auditionDSP virtual processor and media player, advanced response visualisations including wavelets and polar maps, and tools for creating complete mixed FIR+IIR DSP presets.
Compare the features and capabilities of each product in the Eclipse Audio software range.
I don’t have a Smaart license. Can I use ‘Smaart Control’ in FIR Designer to take audio measurements?
No. FIR Designer does not capture loudspeaker measurements directly. The Smaart Control feature provides remote control of Smaart® from within FIR Designer, but measurement capture still requires a licensed copy of Smaart.
However, you don’t need Smaart to use FIR Designer, as the software can also import measurement data from a wide range of other measurement systems. Here’s a list of supported measurement import formats.
Smaart is a registered trademark of Rational Acoustics LLC, Connecticut, USA.
