Loading FIR Filters & Loudspeaker Settings into Powersoft ArmoniaPlus

Load via Direct-To-Processor Function (in FIR Designer M, FIR Designer or FIR Creator EX):

Use the DTP dialog to create a XML file for “Speaker EQ” or “Output EQ” on Powersoft amplifiers, containing IIRs, gain, polarity, delay and up to 2048 FIR taps @ 48 kHz.

Data transfer involves manually exporting the XML file and loading into Armonia. If only the FIR filter is required, on the FIR Designer “Export” tab, save a FIR filter as “CSV file (column, decimal)” for subsequent loading into ArmoniaPlus. (See at the bottom of this page.)

Powersoft Direct-to-processor export window in FIR Designer for transfer of EQ to ArmoniaPlus

ArmoniaPlus

These instructions use the ArmoniaPlus 3.0 control software from PowerSoft. Get the latest version of Armonia here.
Still using legacy Armonia software? Get instructions for filter loading into Armonia Pro Audio Suite

  • Run ArmoniaPlus
  • Click Amplifier on the left hand side.
  • Select a DSP capable amplifier – e.g. X Series X4 Dante – and close the dialog.

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  • Click on the arrow head in the lower left (just to the right of Tune).
  • Double-click on the amplifier. The following view appears. Armonia as three different EQ blocks; Advanced EQ, Speaker EQ and output channel EQ or Ways. FIR Designer DTP can create XML files for Spk EQ and output EQ or Ways. When exporting a XML file from FIR Designer, choose one of the two formats.
    • Speaker EQ: Supports 2048 tap FIR filter and IIR filters.
    • Output EQ (Ways): Supports 2048 FIR filter, IIR filters, gain polarity and delay.

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  • To load an Output EQ XML file into Armonia, click on the Ways and one of the channel numbers.

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  • The output EQ page appears. Click Import and select the XML file from FIR Designer. (In the file settings or options in the File Open dialog, select xml import file (*.xml).)

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  • All settings from the XML are loaded. Click C FIR to see the FIR response.

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  • … and click other filters to see their loaded settings.

 

Loading a FIR filter only

  • To load a FIR filter only into ArmoniaPlus, on either the Speaker EQ or output Ways block, click the C FIR button then click Settings.

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  • On the FIR Settings page, click Import.

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  • On the Import Taps? dialog, click Yes, then select the csv file from FIR Designer. The filter will load into one of the “taps” overlays – in this case Taps 0.

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  • Click on Taps 0 and click Apply. This copies the Taps 0 filter into the current C FIR filter.

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  • Click Enable, then close the Settings window.

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