SurroundPod

SurroundPod is our brand-new HDMI surround sound signal generator, audio/video media player, real-time sine wave generator and audio streaming device that plugs in to your A/V receiver or processor. SurroundPod can generate 5.1, 7.1.4, or 9.1.6 Dolby ATMOS test signals for any channel, as well as play calibration videos, audio files, including ATMOS encoded audio files, and generate sine waves. SurroundPod connects over the network and can be controlled directly from AudioTools, HAA CinemaTools, or by using any web browser.

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Just plug in power, ethernet, and connect SurroundPod to your receiver’s HDMI input. Then either open AudioTools HAA PowerCal or TurboCal, or run the HAA CinemaTools app and click the Generator button to connect to SurroundPod. Alternatively, open a web browser and connect to surroundpod.local:8080, or scan the QR code that appears on the screen when SurroundPod is connected.

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Here is the user interface as seen in the AudioTools HAA modules or HAA CinemaTools app:

Here is the web browser user interface for the SurroundPod main menu:

Audio Formats

SurroundPod fully supports standard Dolby 5.1, Dolby 7.1.4, and Dolby ATMOS 9.1.6 formats.

Multichannel Test Signals

Test signals for 5.1, 7.1.4, and 9.1.6 include:

Pink full band — SMPTE standard pink for channel frequency response adjustments. Full non-coherent whenever multiple channels are playing
Pink mid-band — industry standard for setting channel levels
Polarity — Our proprietary polarity signal for use with AudioTools or HAA CinemaTools
Impulse — Use this signal with ETC to plot room decay
Sine Sweep — Use with Impulse Response to get multiple room acoustics measurements
LARSA — For use with our our Loudspeaker And Room System Analyzer module
LARSA Delay — Test signal for LARSA in delay test mode, to measure relative channel timing

This is the web browser test signal user interface:

Video Media Player

We include several videos, and you can also upload your own.

Supported formats:

MP4
MKV
MOV
AVI
WebM
M4V
TS (transport stream)

Codecs supported:

H.264/AVC
H.265/HEVC
VP8/VP9
MPEG-2/4
ProRes
And many more

Sine Wave Generator

Includes a sweepable sine wave generator that outputs signals from 10Hz – 20kHz. Useful for finding rattles and vibrations and for checking subwoofer performance.

Audio Media Player

Upload your music files and play them through any processor or receiver with an HDMI input. Full bitstream passthrough ensures your AVR decodes the original format.

Dolby Atmos — up to 9.1.6 with object metadata
Dolby Digital Plus / Dolby Digital
Dolby TrueHD
DTS / DTS-HD Master Audio
Lossless PCM — WAV, FLAC
Compressed PCM — MP3, AAC

Video Media Player

We include several videos, and you can also upload your own to build a video library that is always available without the need for internet access.

Supported formats:

MP4
MKV
MOV
AVI
WebM
M4V
TS (transport stream)

Codecs supported:

H.264/AVC
H.265/HEVC
VP8/VP9
MPEG-2/4
ProRes
And many more

Audio Streaming from Apps for Transfer Function

This feature has been added specifically to support Transfer Function measurements on units that do not otherwise have a way to easily get an audio signal input and route it to a particular channel.

When connected to SurroundPod, the Transfer Function in the HAA Tools in AudioTools, or in HAA CinemaTools, streams pink noise to the selected channel, which is also used as the Reference Signal.

To measure subwoofer delay, first select the center or left channel and turn the sub off. Then run the Delay Finder in Transfer Function and set the delay. Start the test, and save the test by holding the folder icon for a few seconds. Place the cursor on the crossover frequency.

Now switch to the Lfe channel and turn the sub back on. Do not move the microphone. Run the test, and observe the phase shift and slope of the curve at the cursor. If the phase shift or slope does not coincide with the saved plot, adjust the sub delay until it does.

Installation

Connect SurroundPro to power, ethernet, and your A/V HDMI input and you are ready to go.

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