Sonocat 

The Soundinsight SonoCat is a handheld spherical microphone array, designed to measure sound field properties such as 3D sound intensity, sound pressure, and in situ sound absorption. Measuring sound absorption in situ has the great advantage that the actual performance of an absorbing material can be measured at the location where it is installed. You bring the measurement equipment to the actual situation.

The SonoCat offers a complete solution to the acoustic measurement and post-processing procedure. This significantly simplifies the way of doing acoustic measurements.
Description Specifications

Product Introduction

he SonoCat is a handheld spherical microphone array, designed to measure sound field properties such as 3D sound intensity, sound pressure and in situ sound absorption. Measuring sound absorption in situ has the great advantage that the actual performance of an absorbing material can be measured at the location where it is installed. You do not have to bring the material to a laboratory. You bring the measurement equipment to the actual situation. 

 The SonoCat offers a complete solution to the acoustic measurement and post processing procedure. This significantly simplifies the way of doing acoustic measurements. The device directly outputs digital audio signals. No data acquisition system is required. A single USB cable between your laptop and the SonoCat suffices to capture all relevant quantities.

Key features of the Sonocat Software

The SonoCat is user-friendly. It can be connected to any computer via USB where the software suite performs the measurements. A monitoring window displays the measured parameters in the frequency domain in real-time and precise measurements can be done with full control over the number of averages, FFT window, and overlap percentage. The recorded data is stored in a lossless compressed form and can be analyzed on the fly. The analyzed results are plotted in a GUI and can be exported as an image or text file.
Plug-and-play, Sound pressure level, Sound intensity level, Sound intensity direction, Sound absorption coefficient, Real-time monitoring, Data analyses on the fly, Compressed but lossless data storage
SonoCat specifications • Sampling rate: 48 kHz • Bit depth: 24 Bits • Operating frequency range: 50 Hz • Dynamic range: 29 - 116 dB (A)
• Sphere radius: 15 mm • Channels: 8• Size: 365x65x45 mm (LxWxH) • Weight: SonoCat 208 g. Full case 5,6 kg
• Operating system requirements: Windows • Hardware requirements: Dual core processor, • 2 GHz 4 GB RAM
• Power supply: 5V DC (USB powerd)

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Information on technical characteristics is based on the latest information available at the time of publication.