The Yamaha Active Field Control system, designed to study and calibrate the acoustics of locations, has recently been updated. The fourth version includes AFC Enhance and AFC Image upgrades.<\/strong><\/p>\n Yamaha<\/strong><\/a> is very well versed in the field of acoustic studies. In fact, the Active Field Control (AFC)<\/strong><\/a> immersive audio system was launched way back in 1985<\/strong> in response to the growing diversification of venues and the need to host a wider range of events, and is the result of studies carried out by Yamaha<\/strong><\/a> since 1969,<\/strong> with the aim of finding the right balance between artist, audience and environment. AFC,<\/strong><\/a> moreover, has been constantly updated over the years to meet the increasing demands for accuracy and reliability in the acoustics of the locations, and to implement the many technological improvements that have followed one another since 1985.<\/strong><\/p>\n What does AFC<\/strong><\/a> do? Quickly said: it\u2019s able to change the acoustic response of a space at the touch of a button. \u201cWith this update \u2013 explains Yamaha<\/a> Project Manager Wouter \u201cTony\u201d Verkuijl<\/strong> \u2013 we enter the fourth generation of AFC,<\/strong><\/a> more powerful and open to a new dimension. The idea is that the perfect sound in an environment can be obtained not only with expensive and not always practicable architectural interventions, but also thanks to a software-based system, which can also be managed directly from the Yamaha<\/strong><\/a> consoles. With AFC<\/strong><\/a> it\u2019s possible to increase or decrease the reverberation time, which makes the difference, for example, between a concert hall \u2013 which requires a long reverb \u2013 and a cinema screening room. The same environments can be modulated according to the needs of the individual event, all in favor of better listening\u201d.<\/p>\n The updates of the fourth generation of AFC<\/strong><\/a> can be summarized in AFC Enhance<\/strong> and AFC Image. AFC Enhance<\/strong> is the part of the system most explicitly dedicated to audio: it controls the reverberation of a space, taking advantage of the natural acoustic properties of the existing structure, and controls the propagation of sound within the space, so that the reverberation and volume can be altered while maintaining the natural sounds of musical instruments and voices.
\nAFC Image,<\/strong> on the other hand, allows users to control the perceived positions of acoustic images within a space. Immersive systems, moreover, allow you to position and move acoustic images wherever they are needed to produce the desired effect regardless of the position of the listener. Among the features of AFC Image<\/strong>, we particularly highlight the speaker zoning function, which assigns object sounds only to the desired speakers within the system, and the binaural output which allows users to experience the sound in headphones.<\/p>\n