PREVIEW
Quick, precise coverage prediction for loudspeakers
- Easy, exact sound system setup with visualizations of coverage, SPL, and frequency response
- Full-color 3D interface with user-friendly, flexible tools and streamlined workflow
- Venue geometry import and construction wizards
- Precise mechanical load calculations
- Array aiming and auto-splay optimizer
- Spectrogram display to show how levels at each frequency change with distance
- Virtual microphones to predict the frequency response anywhere in the venue
- Report generation with detailed acoustical and mechanical information
PREVIEW Loudspeaker Software is a tool to configure Electro-Voice loudspeaker systems for the desired coverage in any venue. The full-color 3D interface helps specifiers, designers, and audio engineers to quickly find the optimum configuration and overall position of loudspeakers, the angles between loudspeaker elements, amplifier drive and delay requirements, and other factors that will ensure that both line-array and point-source loudspeakers deliver the best possible performance in every deployment. For line-array designs, PREVIEW will only allow mechanically valid combinations of cabinets and rigging hardware, depending on the selected safety factor.
What's New
Improvements in PREVIEW 2.0
• PREVIEW 2.0 adds support for single-source (point-source) loudspeakers
• MTS models are included in the loudspeaker library
• The Expandable Vertical Array (EVA) series has been added to the loudspeaker library
• Beta version of export to SONICUE System Software
PREVIEW 2.0 supports these Electro-Voice Loudspeaker Series:
• X2/X2i
• X1/X1i
• XLC/XLCi
• XLD
• XLE
• EVA
• MTS
Specifications
| System Requirements | |
| Supported Operating Systems | Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or Windows 8*1
(Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate Editions) macOS Catalina (10.15.x) macOS Big Sur (11.x.x) macOS Monterey (12.x.x) |
| CPU | Minimum: 4 cores; Recommended: i7 8 cores
Apple M1 CPUs are supported via Rosetta 2 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM required; 32 GB RAM recommended |
| Prerequisites | For Windows Installations: .NET Framework and Visual C++ redistributable are installation prerequisites
For Mac OS Installations: .NET Framework (Mono Distribution) is a prerequisite. The component automatically references its own custom distribution without conflicting with existing installations. |
| HDD | We recommend a solid state hard drive (SSD) for the best I/O performance. PREVIEW and the operating system should both be installed on the SSD. |
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Marketing Materials
| Name | Language | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail catalog EMEA | EN | 59.07MB | 17 Mar 2022 |
| Retail catalog EMEA | DE | 29.85MB | 17 Mar 2022 |
| Name | Language | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| preview 04 2022 | EN | 549KB | 29 Apr 2022 |
Software, Firmware & Design Tools
| Name | Language | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electro-Voice PREVIEW MacOSX v2.0.0 | EN | 1301.14MB | 20 Apr 2022 |
| Electro-Voice PREVIEW Windows v2.0.0 | EN | 1178.85MB | 28 Apr 2022 |
| PREVIEW-macOS Installation Security Configuration | EN | 282KB | 17 Mar 2022 |
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