Arapolarmic is a professional audio software tool for monitoring microphone directivity that improves the decision-making process for better positioning, both on a live set and in a recording. Using the technical data for each microphone model and augmented reality, the real-time scene tracking tool tracks the position of a microphone and displays its directivity on the tablet screen by means of its polar pattern. Arapolarmic is the world's first system for monitoring microphone directivity, displaying the polar patterns of the most popular microphones on tablets. The polar pattern is overlaid on the real-time image of the microphone captured with the tablet's camera.
The microphone's position and orientation are clearly shown on the screen, allowing the user to see immediately the microphone's polar pattern in relation to the sound source.
It's easy to read the data and see the different convenient placement options for the microphone, with a simple representation of the position, the axis and the main frequencies. Seeing the actual polar pattern in real time makes even the most complex microphone setups easy to aim. Its goal is to be a useful, visual and intuitive tool to help sound engineers achieve the best possible audio capture and recording conditions.
The tool's benefits are that it provides visual reinforcement that allows immediate awareness of the microphone's position relative to the sound sources. Each model's directivity display gives the user an estimate of how much each source drops off in the resulting signal, depending on its off-axis position and the main frequencies, without needing any recording or post-processing. The polar patterns can be scaled and rotated around the microphone's axis to better understand the microphone's relationship to its surroundings. The tool lets users choose, in real time, which data is shown to them and how, and several presets can be saved for later use.
The graphics can be displayed in various color schemes so the data stands out from the background, with various reticle designs. You can also adjust the brightness and color of the video signal for optimal viewing in different lighting conditions, as well as browse a library of microphone spec sheets: Arapolarmic becomes an easily accessible, convenient reference tool for any microphone setup, which is not meant to replace the engineer's ear, but rather to help it in a simple, visual way.
