Check Your Mix On A Club Sound System Without Leaving Your House

US G-Sonique releases PA Club Soundsystem Emulator 19/03/24

G-Sonique has released the PA Club Soundsystem Emulator which they say offers a precise emulation of 10 different clubs, soundsystems and rooms (including reflections). Here's the story in their own words...

Have you ever tried to play your music in a club? Do you know that it will most likely sound completely different on a club sound system than on small monitors or hifi? Do you know that many problems in sound, resonances and unpleasant frequencies in the mix will probably be emphasized/multiplied many times (in multiples of x10) because high-powered PA amplifiers will amplify the sound/signal in multiples of several 100x?

If you produce electronic dance music, it's quite a problem. It should sound good in clubs and festivals. However, testing every mix and master in the club is very difficult and often impossible.

What about that? We designed a PA sound system simulator. It simulates not only various sound systems (advanced IR response + modeling technology), but also amplifiers and processors (in front of passive high-performance speakers, there are usually many limiters, multi-band compressors, protectors, crossovers and amplifiers, especially separated for bass and especially for mid-treble speakers, high power amplifiers that significantly affect the sound and also add THD distortion). In addition, the sound is significantly affected by the acoustics of the space because very loud sound is reflected more than quieter sound (also crowd affect sound, for example, it makes a difference if the club is empty - then the sound is usually sharper and reflects more from the walls) than when it is full - a crowd of people can break up the sound more - softening the reflections and sharpness of the sound. In addition, we also simulate the drive / the strength of the input signal, you will definitely recognize the fact when a DJ plays "to the red levels on the mixer" when he clips not only the mixer, but also the limiters in the processors and various protection equipment/limiters that prevent the speakers from firing. In other words, the louder the input, the more unpleasant the sound, but many DJs like to play at the max volume and therefore you can set different levels of input signal strength with the knob. In addition to amplifiers, distortion is also created by the loudspeakers themselves and their woofers placed in iron frames, especially if they go to the maximum of their acoustic performance (that's why many high-end sound systems are said to only go to 40-50% of the maximum possible performance) We developed the PA Club soundsystem tester not only with dsp engineers , but also with live sound engineers, DJs and producers such as Toxic Elements, Synthaix, DJ Byg Byzniss or DJ Adidaso with Slovakian slav squad)