PREVIEW Loudspeaker Software
Quick, precise coverage prediction for EV 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 shows how levels at each frequency change with distance
- Virtual microphones predict the frequency response anywhere in the venue
- Report generation with detailed acoustical and mechanical information
PREVIEW Loudspeaker Software is a tool to help you select and set up Electro-Voice loudspeakers for the best coverage in any venue. The full-color 3D interface helps specifiers, designers, and audio engineers to quickly find the optimum loudspeaker, 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 in PREVIEW 2.1
• Support for EVC and MFX point-source loudspeakers• New Venue Wizard with graphical guide accepts range and angle values
• Revised and improved user manual in PDF format
• Bug fixes and usability improvements in response to user feedback
PREVIEW 2.1 supports these Electro-Voice Loudspeaker Series:
• X2/X2i
• X1/X1i
• XLC/XLCi
• XLD
• XLE
• EVA
• MTS
• MFX
• EVC
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. |
Videos
What's New in PREVIEW 2.1
PREVIEW Loudspeaker Software: Software Interface Overview
Downloads
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 v2.1.0 | EN | 1487.53MB | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Electro-Voice PREVIEW Windows v2.1.0 | EN | 1332.36MB | 17 Mar 2023 |
| PREVIEW-macOS Installation Security Configuration | EN | 282KB | 17 Mar 2022 |
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