PRESS RELEASE – Siemens has developed a digital twin for giant 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 might be used for the primary time within the Großes Festspielhaus – the Massive Pageant Corridor – on the Salzburg Pageant.
Sound of Silence will allow occasion organizers to just about discover how acoustics change in numerous spatial configurations – for instance, how including acoustic panels impacts the listening expertise – to pick the optimum acoustic state of affairs. Orchestral formations on the stage will also be examined and organized prematurely – earlier than a single be aware is heard in the actual world. This strategy saves cash, assets 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 longer term. Digital twins are usually not solely remodeling the on a regular basis for a lot of firms however are additionally creating new alternatives for the cultural and artistic industries,” mentioned 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 Pageant at our facet as a long-standing associate, who acknowledges the alternatives such improvements supply.”
Siemens will make the Sound of Science app accessible to chose companions from the cultural world freed from cost as an illustration utility. There are at the moment no plans to market the appliance. Its simulation options, nonetheless, could also be bought. The Salzburg Pageant’s Großes Festspielhaus is the primary and solely massive occasion house up to now through which Sound of Science is offered. Nevertheless, Siemens is planning to digitally simulate additional areas – together with live performance halls in Germany and England. On the Salzburg Pageant, audiences can have a possibility – distinctive in the intervening time – to make use of VR glasses to expertise the appliance on the pageant’s opening on July 20.
“Siemens and the Salzburg Pageant share a standard ardour for excellence and innovation. And we’re delighted to partake on this pioneering technological growth and innovation as a part of our long-standing shut and trust-based partnership,” mentioned Dr. Kristina Hammer, President of the Salzburg Pageant. “We’re excited to see what various functions 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 usually utilized in business – for instance, for the acoustic optimization of car interiors or for cover in opposition to avenue noise. For Sound of Science, Simcenter makes use of a mixture of impulse response measurements and ray tracing for the 3D modeling of every occasion house. 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 in a different way.
Those who bounce off a concrete wall react in a different way from those who hit a carpet or attain the ear straight. Because of this, the simulation can reproduce the person sound signature of every occasion house – in different phrases, its acoustic DNA.Siemens has been working intently with the Salzburg Pageant for round 30 years. Since 1999, the corporate has additionally been the pageant’s primary sponsor. Since 2002, the Siemens Pageant Nights have been held on Kapitelplatz sq. through the Salzburg Pageant. Since its starting, this open-air occasion has offered multiple million guests with the chance to expertise earlier and present pageant productions on an LED display freed from cost. As well as, a few of the Salzburg Pageant’s venues are geared up with Siemens know-how from the areas of constructing automation, safety and acoustics.
