HARMAN

HiQnet Audio Architect v1.40.1 (Windows Vista, 7, 8 )

Note: this is an old version. The current version is: HiQnet Audio Architect v1.20.0 (Windows). ×

Last Updated: Aug 17

 

System requirements:

64-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 *1

Minimum Performance Guidelines:

CPU: 32-bit dual core @ 2.0GHz or better

Optimal Performance Guidelines:

CPU: 64-bit dual core @ 2.50 GHz or better 

RAM: 8GB or more *2

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8

*1 On April 8th 2014, Microsoft ended support for Windows XP. Without support, it becomes difficult to maintain software to allow it to run on unsupported operating systems. Though we have never officially supported it, Audio Architect will run on Windows XP. This is to notify you that we will soon be removing the ability to run Audio Architect on Windows XP so we can focus on supporting newer operating systems such as Windows 8.

At the same time we will no longer support 32-bit operating systems and support 64-bit operating systems only. The next major release (1.x) after September 1st 2014 will no longer run on Windows XP or 32-bit versions of Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. The only supported operating systems after September 1st 2014 will be Windows Vista 64, Windows 7 64, Windows 8 64, and Windows 8.1 64.

*2 Memory requirements are dependent on the size of the Venue file

Note: Local Administrator user rights are required to install Audio Architect.  If you are having difficulty installing Audio Architect and are aware that you do not have Local Admin rights on your computer, consult your IT department for access. 

 


The brand new HiQnet Audio Architect™ audio system design and configuration software application retains the revolutionary system design philosophy centered on operational workflow first introduced in HiQnet System Architect™.

In creating Audio Architect, Harman has also incorporated the BSS Audio Soundweb London DSP system backbone within the core functionality of System Architect – combining the power of Harman's proven open-architecture platform with AKG wireless microphones, dbx processors, Crown amplifiers and JBL powered loudspeakers.

 

London Architect functionality within Audio Architect FAQs - Soundweb London users please read for the latest status...

 

Online HiQnet Audio Architect help file...

 

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.40.1

●  Main Application

○  Fixes for localization issues with European versions of Windows

○  Fix for recall of Crown amplifier parameter values within Soundweb London presets

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.40.0

●  Main Application

○  Added support for new Custom Panel Region Meter Button control

○  Added support for AVB routing and the world's first AVnu-certified AVB devices, the Crown DCi 4|1250ND and DCi 8|600ND amplifiers

○  Improved support for HiQnet Motion Control

○  Added ability to include Crown parameters in BSS Audio Soundweb London links

○  Numerous performance improvements and other fixes

●  AKG

○  Graphical representation of all AKG devices on the Audio Architect Venue

○  Association of all AKG devices with HUB 4000Q connection slots on the Venue

○  '1 Click Setup' wizard to perform an environment scan, calculate intermodulation-free frequencies and configure the full wireless system with a single mouse click

○  New AKG wireless Device Mode for AKG wireless microphone system solutions including Live, Frequency and Time (realtime RF monitoring) modes

○  Live mode:

▪  Editable channel properties such as name, frequency, country, channel, encryption etc

▪  Device Locate, Mute, and On / Off

▪  RF, AF and Battery Level meters

▪  Online / offline status

▪  Firmware updater for devices connected to a HUB 4000Q

○  Frequency mode:

▪  Frequency against RF level graphical representation of all wireless channels in the system

▪  Environment Scan operations: Start, Loop, Clear, Stop, Save, Open and Print

▪  The ability to set a Loop Scan

▪  The ability to view intermodulation products on the frequency / RF level graph

○  Time mode:

 ▪  Provides realtime and history monitoring of RF level, antenna status and diversity error reporting

●  Crown

○  Added support for AVnu-certified AVB-compatible DriveCore Install Series amplifiers:

 ▪  DCi 4|1250ND

 ▪  DCi 8|600ND

○  DCi N / DCi ND new features:

 ▪  Pilot Tone v2 (with Burst Mode)

 ▪  Sidechain EQ filters

○  Assorted user interface improvements

 ●  BSS Audio Soundweb London

○  Added support for the new BLU-50 signal processor with BLU link

○  Added support for pinnable / hover Dynamic Meter mouse pointer function within the Audio wiring view

 ●  HiQnet Motion Control

○  Maintains connections and subscriptions through App 'sleep' state

○  Maintains connections and subscriptions while a connected HiQnet device goes offline and restores when returning online

○  Improvements to device discovery and retention

○  Support for BSS Audio Soundweb London BLU-806

○  Meter support for BSS Audio Soundweb London devices

○  Added support for multiple instances of Motion Control on a single HiQnet network

○  iOS 7 performance and operational improvements

○  General stability and network enhancements

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.30.2

●  Main Application

○  Improved load time of venues that contain a large number of BSS Audio Soundweb London links

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.30.1

●  Crown

○  Updated USBX firmware

○  Fixed synchronization bug with CTs 4200USP/CN and CTs 8200USP/CN

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.30.0

●  Main Application

○  New automatic Locate tool

▪  When enabled, the front panel of connected hardware enters the ‘Locate’ state automatically, as determined by the device selection in the Venue Explorer or Venue

○  Improved user interface and performance for Soundweb London Presets

○  Performance improvements and other fixes

●  BSS Audio Soundweb London

○  Added support for the Soundweb London BLU-101 Conferencing Processor with AEC

○  Added support for the Soundweb London BLU-102 Conferencing Processor with AEC and Telephone Hybrid

○  Added support for AEC and Telephone Hybrid processing objects in the Soundweb London Route Audio mode

●  Crown

○  Assorted user interface improvements 

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.20.2

●  Third-Party Controller enhancements:

○  Object IDs in the Venue Explorer and Third-Party Controller mode can be displayed in hexadecimal, decimal, numeric or octals

○  Two additional columns have been added to the Third-Party Controller mode .csv export to support hexadecimal and decimal addressing

○  The HiQnet Object ID is now displayed in the Soundweb London Configure Audio mode Properties window for the selected audio Processing Object

○  The HiQnet Object ID is now displayed in the Soundweb London Configure Logic mode Properties window for the selected logic Processing Object

  

New in Audio Architect version 1.20.1

●  Third-Party Controller enhancements:

○  Object IDs are now visible in grid

○  Object IDs can be viewed in hex or decimal

○  Description of the contents of the string for the selected parameter or preset has been added for easy reference

●  BSS Audio Soundweb London

○  Fixed issue that was causing Soundweb London devices to take longer than expected to synchronize

○  Fixed a rare issue that would cause the application to crash when loading venue files that contained Soundweb London devices

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.20.0

●  Main Application

○  New Third-party Controller device

▪  Collation of system-wide parameters and presets within a dedicated Third-party Controller device mode

▪  All parameter functions supported:

▪  Subscribe

▪  Unsubscribe

▪  Get

▪  Set

▪  Bump up / down

▪  Preset recall supported:

▪  Soundweb London presets

▪  Device Presets

▪  Any number of Third-Party Controller devices may be added to assist with segregating parameters and presets appropriately

▪  Export to comma-separated value (*.csv) files for import into third-party control system configuration software

▪  Preset formats for AMX and Crestron export with ability to customize for other formats

○  Added customizable auto-save functionality 

○  Venue and Soundweb London design zoom point now derived from current mouse pointer position

○  Improvements to the Venue and Soundweb London design canvases by enabling scrolling beyond the limits of the design in all directions

○  Improved network performance

○  Improved Custom Panel performance

●  AKG HUB 4000 Q

○  Updated firmware

●  BSS Audio Soundweb London

○  Added support for Soundweb London BLU-GPX

○  London Architect ‘Save to Device Network’ functionality added

○  Improved compiler report

●  Crown DriveCore Install Series

○  Added support for DCi 2|1250N, DCi 4|1250N

○  Added Master Crossover Panels

○  Added Speaker Tuning Advanced View 

○  Updated firmware, including support for Pilot Tone Detection and SLM

●  Crown I-Tech HD Series

○  Updated firmware

▪  Firmware update performance improved

●  Crown USBX

○  Updated firmware

▪  Improved stability

▪  Added ability to update amplifier firmware via USBX

▪  NOTE: Amplifier firmware update limited to one device at a time

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.10.2

●  Bug fixed where the application was over-subscribing to Soundweb London devices

●  Bug fxed where the application would crash when configuring Windows location to Norway

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.10.1

●  Bug fixed where a file saved in version 1.0 with custom-named Soundweb London processing objects could cause the application to crash when opened and the configuration edited in version 1.1

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.1

●  Main Application

○  Soundweb London Parameter presets and Device Presets are visible in the Venue Explorer and can be dragged directly onto controls in the Custom Panel designer

○  Full Screen Mode

●  BSS Audio Soundweb London

○  Support for Audinate Dante-enabled devices Soundweb London BLU-806 and BLU-326

○  Signal naming / following in the Route Audio Mode

○  96kHz support

○  Integrated Link and Parameter Preset creation for the Matrix Mixer / Router processing objects

○  FIR filter Processing Object

○  Support for the latest revision Soundweb London Analog Output Card

●  Crown DriveCore Install Series

○  Support for the DCi 8|600N device

○  New Bump and AutoBump Control Port functionality

●  Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD

○  Fixed Advanced Crossover configuration bug

○  Firmware updates

▪  Fixed display watchdog timeout bug

▪  Improved screen load time in Display UI

▪  Removed many confirmation dialogs in Display UI

●  Crown CDi, DSi, and XTi / XTi 2.0 Series

○  Firmware updates

▪  Modified the fan turn on threshold level for the power supply temperature – the fan may now switch on during idle operation

 

New in Audio Architect version 1.00.1

●  New DriveCore Install Series Network firmware version 1.0.0.4

●  Issue resolved: if the host computer has an invalid gateway the application would crash

●  Issue resolved: online Crown DriveCore Install Series Network amplifiers would not populate in racks correctly

Note: if after installing Audio Architect a strange font appears on some control panels, reboot the computer to resolve.  We are looking into this issue and soon hope to have a fix which doesn't require a reboot.