Currently, the following software is available: :
- BIAS Basic Software
- Physical Modeling Module
- Database module for woodwind instruments
- Musical calculator
- Optimizer (BIOS)
- Research & Science package (VIAS)
- VIAS package for stringed instruments
What can BIAS be used for?
- FOR DIAGNOSIS
- to evaluate intonation objectively
- to analyze response problems
- to find the appropriate mouthpiece for a specific instrument
- to find trouble spots in the instrument
- to find leaking valves and water keys
- to document the acoustic properties with a certificate
- to be able to identify an instrument
- to be able to prove subsequent manipulations of documented instruments
- for quality control
- FOR THERAPY
- to improve intonation in general
- to improve the intonation of individual notes
- for improving the response
- for specific changes of the characteristics
- for leadpipe corrections
- for instrument redesign
- for mouthpiece design
- for cloning instruments
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PRE-CONFIGURED PACKAGES AT AN ADVANTAGEOUS PRICE
(DISCOUNT UP TO 28% ):
BASIC EDITION. Contains all diagnostic options. Multi-user capable with password management, Microsoft Access database including address database, network capable.
Impedance curve objective (what is offered by the instrument) or weighted (=norm musician) for different dynamic levels.
Average values of any number of instruments, zoom function, statistics function, intonation analysis and notes graphical display (sounding or written) with selectable reference frequency, display of phase, acoustic length measurement, disturbance analysis, response factor, tone onset analysis and objectified sound comparisons using generated wav files.
Direct export of diagrams to e.g. Word, export of impedance values and intonation data to a numerical format (CSV or TXT), musical calculator.
»Details here.
EXTENDED EDITION. Contains the Physical Modeling module in addition to the Basic Edition: After entering the dimensions of an instrument or a single component in the form of an X/Y list (X = length point, Y = diameter at this point), the software calculates the corresponding impedance curve and displays the intonation of the virtual instrument.
Various damping factors, materials and simulation models can be selected. Consideration of room temperature and wall vibrations is possible.
»Details here.
PROFESSIONAL EDITION. Contains the extensive optimizer software package in addition to the features of the Basic and Extended Editions. Creation of individual “components” from which instruments can be assembled as desired.
Intonation optimization, response optimization, bell design tool, sleeve tool, smoothing tool, simulation of mechanical processing, various filters, display of the pressure nodes and antinodes distribution inside the instrument for each tone, etc. »Details here.
ENTERPRISE EDITION. Contains the VIAS research and science package in addition to the professional edition. Applicable for advanced and high precision BIAS measurements as well as for admittance measurements with impulse hammer and accelerometers in case of stringed instruments.
Freely selectable excitation signal: any sound file, single frequency, sine sweep of any duration, logarithmic or linear from 0 Hz – 20,000 Hz, any start and stop frequency, overload display, real-time display of excitation and measurement signal, repair function in case of measurement errors.
Display of real and imaginary part, magnitude and phase, coherence spectrum and cross spectrum. Curve smoothing functions. Transfer function, trim function for the frequency domain, resampling, various filter functions and multiple cursor functions.
Extensive simulation package with 10 different simulation models selectable. From simple “plane waves” over “spherical waves” to “multimodal simulation” and built-in material properties. You can also create a “customized” simulation.
Virtual sound of the measured curves with freely selectable partials for listening comparisons, sound analysis with RMS and Harmonic Centroid, spectrogram display with freely selectable color gradient, data export directly into the BIAS database, in TXT format or BIAS format. The program language is English.
»Details here.
