RightMark 3DSound

When a computer is used in a specialized environment, you need to test its hardware components so that it performs flawlessly. Dedicated tools can be deployed on your system in order to stress out component to the max and provide thorough details. When it comes to sound, RightMark 3DSound gives you the possibility to analyze and detect audio related issues.

The application deploys several component you can individually run, depending on your intentions. Each comes with its own window with a few customization options if visuals matter, although it does not affect the overall impression.

One of the components is dedicated to positioning, namely an accuracy test. An intuitive GUI displays a top-down and side view of a human model, also displaying the way in which sound reaches the brain.

A sound file you can change constantly plays so you can carefully analyze from multiple angles to see if speakers are correctly aligned or any flaws are present, on both vertical and horizontal planes. Note that your audio system configuration is not changed since the utility is dedicated to analysis.

Multiple scenarios can be used, such as testing for various EAX modes, as well as hardware and software DirectSound 3D components. What's more, you can also enable occlusions, obstructions and exclusions for thorough testing.

On the other hand, you can also test out CPU usage when your sound card is fully functional. It's recommended that you don't keep a sharp ear, simply because testing might take you by surprise. With options to test out 2D and 3D sound, with measurements for CPU-specific PMC or idle thread method, testing can take up to several minutes in which you are advised to have a little patience.

DirectSound components appear in a list and before you trigger a test and several details can be viewed such as device features, rates, buffer stats and a few more. Test results bring up a few graphs along with a table of values for channels, sample rates, buffers and more. Unfortunately, the application does not let you export data in any way, although there's an option to load XML files for analysis.

All things considered, RightMark 3DSound is a powerful component that lets you know whether or not your new audio device or hardware component lives up to expectations by fully stressing it out and providing a set of controls to manually analyze output from multiple angles. It can greatly come in handy for audio systems with multiple components or environments that strictly rely on a computer for high-quality sound output.