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GoldMiner^tm
Development System for Audio Simulation

AuSIM GoldSeries systems are integrated packages for delivering AuSIM3D^tm vectorizing technology to almost any computing platform. At the core of any GoldSeries system is AuSIM's GoldServer^tm, which is a complete sound peripheral. Other GoldSeries system may include headphones, position trackers, analog audio converters, cables, a rack enclosure, and client software.

GOLDMINER
AuSIM's GoldMiner^tm is a completely functional system with the features most commonly needed in an R&D environment. It is field-upgradable and will run current and planned features of AuSIM3D^tm technology.

A standard GoldMiner^tm contains one AuSIM3D^tm vectorizing processor, twelve hundred seconds of audio buffering memory, eight balanced audio inputs and outputs, sixteen digital audio I/O streams (eight used), a patch panel, headphones and isolated amplifier, and a head orientation tracker. Upgrades and options, shown below, are available to configure a GoldMiner to precisely match your application requirements.

A dual-processor version, AuS102, provides computing power for applications using a very large number of sound sources (over 128), 16 or more listeners sharing common sources, eight or more tracked listeners, or other combinations requiring more horsepower than a single-processor GoldMiner can provide. In addition, for extreme applications, multiple single- or dual-processor GoldMiners can be synchronized into a single audio simulation server.

AuSIM PART NUMBERS ...
  AuS101 GoldSolo Audio Vectorization Server
  AuS101-ST GoldSolo without tracker
  AuS102 GoldDual Audio Vectorization Server
  AuS102-ST GoldDual without tracker

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GoldMiner Audio Vectorizing Server

FEATURES	BENEFITS
Complete solution	Options are actually optional, and not necessary to build a useful system
Broadly Applicable Options	Easily configured for a wide variety of applications
Flexible Architecture	Single system can be used in multiple research projects
"Virtually” Expandable	Several GoldMiners can be clock-synchronized to create much larger servers
Elegant API	Allows the widest range of simulation options for research in many aural aspects
Higher-level programming than with DSPs	Changes in simulation code require less time and resources
Portable software	Applications developed on one system can easily migrate to a non-identical system
Affordable alternative	Much less expensive than DSP systems of similar performance

OPTIONS

Multiple AuSIM3D^tm Processors - Second processor available for additional signal sources or independent listeners, or more-complex applications
Tracking - Standard head-orientation tracker can be upgraded or deleted
Headphones and headsets - Wide variety of circumaural, studio, & wireless designs, with and without microphones, most with tracker compatibility
Multiple Listeners - Additional headphones and amplifiers; up to 16 listeners with one AuSIM3D^tm processor, or 32 listeners with two processors
Expanded Analog I/O - 24-bit analog channels can be added in blocks of 8 input and 8 output; upgradeable to 96 KHz
Expanded Audio Buffer Memory - to over 10,000 seconds!
AuProbe - Extension of GoldMiner to extract physical world parameters
HeadZap - Tool to measure Acoustic Head Maps (HRTF datasets)

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