RPG Room Optimizer and other software rives, etc.

I agree with Cinematic Systems IF you are planning on staying in the same place for awhile. I rent and CARA makes more sense for me. But, if you can get an acoustic expert to come in (assuming it isn't unreasonably expensive) it can make a huge improvement and you won't have to go through the sometimes frustrating job of trying to figure it out on your own.

Rob

Cinematic: What is "ETF" ? Sean
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Hey Sean,

goto www.etfacoustic.com, it is a software/ measurement program.

Just to add to cinematic--the ETF software is fantastic. All of our dealers use it for acoustical measurements (they are required to in order to be a Rives dealer). We find it to be the most cost effective product out there. It's not the easiest to use and does have a few quirks (just visual things--not operational)--but it is incredible what it does for $150. We also sell this software and highly recommend it for in room acoustical response.

Back to the original question of CARA. I can tell you that it is remarkable how close the model and actual measurements are until the room gets very complex and then the deviation probably has as much to do with designing the room in CARA as anything else. The comparison is what has made me a very firm believer in just how powerful CARA is.

I'll have to check out the ETF stuff, thanks for the info and comments guys. As to Rives comments about CARA, i agree that it is a very good program. Problem is, most simulations aren't perfect due to a lack of very specific input data, hence my comments about "filling in the gaps" with digital room analysis and further tweaking. Sean
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