Eclipse Audio has updated its Fir Designer M software with its auditionDSP digital signal processor and audio processor.
The addition of auditionDSP enables users to listen to their custom processing during the development process instead of relying solely on visual plots.
The processor allows for different filtering options to be audibly compared by running processing for up to three loudspeaker presets in real-time simultaneously, with live switching between presets.
Audio input for filtered playback via auditionDSP can be either live, or from a loaded WAV file to suit the needs of different users.
The Fir Designer M v4 update also adds a range of other new features and functionality, including a contour plot for off-axis analysis, a group delay display, project-specific plot colour customisation, upgraded macOS support for M1 and M2 based macs as well as computational speedups for a faster UI response.
A new RAM audio IIR filter mode has also been added to the list of emulated brands, joining Lake, Linea Research, Powersoft, QSC Q-SYS, Symetrix, BSS, Biamp Tesira and Marani.