PRESS RELEASE – Siemens has developed a digital twin for big occasion areas. The know-how makes it attainable to realistically reproduce and simulate very exactly a constructing’s acoustics and construction. The Sound of Science utility will likely be used for the primary time within the Großes Festspielhaus – the Massive Competition Corridor – on the Salzburg Competition.
Sound of Silence will allow occasion organizers to nearly discover how acoustics change in numerous spatial configurations – for instance, how including acoustic panels impacts the listening expertise – to pick out the optimum acoustic situation. Orchestral formations on the stage will also be examined and organized prematurely – earlier than a single notice is heard in the actual world. This method saves cash, sources and time.
Siemens to make use of digital twin to simulate acoustics for the primary time within the Großes Festspielhaus The “Sound of Science” simulation can measure the echo and reverberation of a sound in a 3D mannequin and simulate how sound waves propagate in a room.
“With Sound of Science, we’re designing the long run. Digital twins aren’t solely remodeling the on a regular basis for a lot of corporations however are additionally creating new alternatives for the cultural and artistic industries,” stated Prof. Dr. Stephan Frucht, Creative Director of the Siemens Arts Program. “Sooner or later, we’ll be capable of plan stage productions higher and even simulate them acoustically prematurely. We’re delighted to have the Salzburg Competition at our aspect as a long-standing associate, who acknowledges the alternatives such improvements provide.”
Siemens will make the Sound of Science app obtainable to chose companions from the cultural world freed from cost as an illustration utility. There are at the moment no plans to market the applying. Its simulation options, nevertheless, could also be bought. The Salzburg Competition’s Großes Festspielhaus is the primary and solely massive occasion area to this point by which Sound of Science is on the market. Nevertheless, Siemens is planning to digitally simulate additional areas – together with live performance halls in Germany and England. On the Salzburg Competition, audiences can have a possibility – distinctive in the meanwhile – to make use of VR glasses to expertise the applying on the pageant’s opening on July 20.
“Siemens and the Salzburg Competition share a standard ardour for excellence and innovation. And we’re delighted to partake on this pioneering technological improvement and innovation as a part of our long-standing shut and trust-based partnership,” stated Dr. Kristina Hammer, President of the Salzburg Competition. “We’re excited to see what numerous purposes will stem from Sound of Science sooner or later.”
The applied sciences used are a part of the simulation options from Siemens Simcenter, which has been a part of the corporate’s core enterprise for over 15 years. The know-how is generally utilized in trade – for instance, for the acoustic optimization of auto interiors or for cover in opposition to road noise. For Sound of Science, Simcenter makes use of a mix of impulse response measurements and ray tracing for the 3D modeling of every occasion area. These strategies can measure the echo and reverberation of a sound and simulate how sound waves propagate in a room. Relying on the fabric, reflections of sound waves behave otherwise.
People who bounce off a concrete wall react otherwise from people who hit a carpet or attain the ear instantly. Because of this, the simulation can reproduce the person sound signature of every occasion area – in different phrases, its acoustic DNA.Siemens has been working intently with the Salzburg Competition for round 30 years. Since 1999, the corporate has additionally been the pageant’s essential sponsor. Since 2002, the Siemens Competition Nights have been held on Kapitelplatz sq. in the course of the Salzburg Competition. Since its starting, this open-air occasion has offered a couple of million guests with the chance to expertise earlier and present pageant productions on an LED display screen freed from cost. As well as, among the Salzburg Competition’s venues are geared up with Siemens know-how from the areas of constructing automation, safety and acoustics.
