PRESS RELEASE – Siemens has developed a digital twin for giant occasion areas. The know-how makes it doable to realistically reproduce and simulate very exactly a constructing’s acoustics and construction. The Sound of Science utility shall be used for the primary time within the Großes Festspielhaus – the Giant Pageant Corridor – on the Salzburg Pageant.
Sound of Silence will allow occasion organizers to nearly discover how acoustics change in several spatial configurations – for instance, how including acoustic panels impacts the listening expertise – to pick the optimum acoustic situation. Orchestral formations on the stage may also be examined and organized upfront – earlier than a single word is heard in the true world. This method 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 long run. 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 inventive industries,” mentioned Prof. Dr. Stephan Frucht, Inventive Director of the Siemens Arts Program. “Sooner or later, we’ll be capable of plan stage productions higher and even simulate them acoustically upfront. We’re delighted to have the Salzburg Pageant at our aspect as a long-standing companion, 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 appliance. Its simulation options, nevertheless, could also be bought. The Salzburg Pageant’s Großes Festspielhaus is the primary and solely giant occasion house so far by which Sound of Science is obtainable. Nonetheless, Siemens is planning to digitally simulate additional areas – together with live performance halls in Germany and England. On the Salzburg Pageant, audiences may have a chance – distinctive in the interim – to make use of VR glasses to expertise the appliance on the competition’s opening on July 20.
“Siemens and the Salzburg Pageant share a typical 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 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 usually utilized in business – for instance, for the acoustic optimization of auto interiors or for defense towards 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 otherwise.
People who bounce off a concrete wall react otherwise from those who hit a carpet or attain the ear straight. In consequence, the simulation can reproduce the person sound signature of every occasion house – in different phrases, its acoustic DNA.Siemens has been working carefully with the Salzburg Pageant for round 30 years. Since 1999, the corporate has additionally been the competition’s primary sponsor. Since 2002, the Siemens Pageant Nights have been held on Kapitelplatz sq. in the course of the Salzburg Pageant. Since its starting, this open-air occasion has offered multiple million guests with the chance to expertise earlier and present competition productions on an LED display screen freed from cost. As well as, among the Salzburg Pageant’s venues are geared up with Siemens know-how from the areas of constructing automation, safety and acoustics.
