Sources and Receivers
All acoustical simulations in ODEON need at least one sound source. The different editions include different source types.
- Odeon Basics includes point sources only
- Odeon Industrial includes point, line and surface sources
- Odeon Auditorium includes point and array sources
- Odeon Combined includes all type of sources
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Point, line, & multi-surface sources
Point sources can be assigned a directivity balloon and sound power by octave bands. Sources and receivers can be tabulated into an array.
Line sources and multi-surface sources are available in editions Industrial and Combined. Line sources are useful to model long sources like pipes with running water and conveyor belts, while multi-surfaces are useful to model large industrial machinery.
0:00 Intro
0:25 Source-receiver list
1:30 Creating a point source
1:43 Defining source position
4:17 Defining source orientation
5:43 Assigning directivity patterns
7:39 Directivity editor
11:08 Adding power gain
11:58 Creating a receiver point
12:38 Tabulation tool
15:05 Edit, delete, and copy sources
16:19 Source macro
18:26 Line sources
19:39 Multi-surface sources
22:06 Outro
Source Group Editor
The Source Group Editor allows you to apply changes to many sources at once, from adjusting level or orientation, to rotating or translating sources using reference points.
0:00 Intro
0:25 Selecting sources to edit
1:31 Adjusting source levels
2:30 Rotate/scale sources around reference
3:36 Move to new reference point
4:02 Align relative to surfaces
4:40 Source orientation and directivity
5:31 Applying changes to sources
5:53 Outro
Loudspeaker array sources
ODEON Auditorium and Combined allow you to define individual transducers in an array source, including their position, delay, and directivity. ODEON then produces the directivity for the full array.
0:00 Intro
0:29 Define new array source
1:00 Mounting point
2:13 Defining individual transducers
3:59 Near field and far field directivity
4:38 Adding delays
6:04 Position, orientation, and offset
7:40 2D arrays
8:28 Outro
Source/Receiver Script
An alternative way to define sources and receivers is directly by script. This is useful, for example, for exporting and importing groups of sources and receivers.
0:00 Intro
0:32 Exporting source/receiver data
1:05 Viewing source/receiver script
2:01 Editing a source from script
2:23 Loading a source/receiver script
3:13 Outro
