Software management of certain Genelec studio monitors (those equipped with the company's proprietary GLM Control Network) is now here.

The Genelec Loudspeaker Manager is a software application for OSX and Windows XP that provides the connections and the control for Genelec's 8200 and 7200 DSP series monitors. Also included is AutoCal, a speaker calibration and fine-adjustment application that the company says is the first to provide an integrated process for complete automated measurement, analysis and adjustment of every speaker on the network.

As many as 25 of the 8200 loudspeakers and 5 of the 7200 subwoofers are definable and controllable via standard CAT5 cabling. GLM allows multiple custom User Setups for various listening locations with all settings and functions able to be stored and exchanged between computer platforms in GLM setup or directly to each loudspeaker. Genelec's automated system calibration algorithm, AutoCal, combines decades of acoustic research along with the company's proprietary DSP and GLM network control.

Bruce Bartone, Genelec's National Sales Manager, stated "In less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee, each speaker's acoustic performance in a full 5.1 system is correctly integrated and optimized within the listening environment. AutoCal technology builds on the decades of in-studio calibration and measurement services Genelec has provided worldwide that utilizes the on-board room response filters on every analog model. The benefits of monitor system calibration are now delivered to every customer with the DSP Series."

As a logical extension of the 8000 Series Active Monitors, the Genelec DSP Series utilizes sophisticated digital signal processing to allow for all standard AES/EBU formats of digital audio. The 8200/7200 Series will accept sampling rates ranging from 32 kHz to 192 kHz. The 8200 Series will also accept traditional analog signals and perform with all the features and benefits of Genelec 8000 Series products.