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Press Release17 July 2024Siemens AGMunich
Siemens to use digital twin to simulate acoustics for the first time in the Großes Festspielhaus
The "Sound of Science" simulation can measure the echo and reverberation of a sound in a 3D model and simulate how sound waves propagate in a room.
“With Sound of Science, we’re designing the future. Digital twins are not only transforming the everyday for many companies but are also creating new opportunities for the cultural and creative industries,” said Prof. Dr. Stephan Frucht, Artistic Director of the Siemens Arts Program. “In the future, we’ll be able to plan stage productions better and even simulate them acoustically in advance. We’re delighted to have the Salzburg Festival at our side as a long-standing partner, who recognizes the opportunities such innovations offer.”
Siemens will make the Sound of Science app available
to selected partners from the cultural world free of charge as a demonstration
application. There are currently no plans to market the application. Its simulation
solutions, however, may be purchased. The Salzburg Festival’s Großes
Festspielhaus is the first and only large event space to date in which Sound of
Science is available. However, Siemens is planning to digitally simulate
further spaces – including concert halls in Germany and England. At the
Salzburg Festival, audiences will have an opportunity – unique for the time
being – to use VR glasses to experience the application at the
festival’s opening on July 20.
“Siemens and the Salzburg Festival share a common
passion for excellence and innovation. And we’re delighted to partake in this
pioneering technological development and innovation as part of our
long-standing close and trust-based partnership,” said Dr. Kristina Hammer,
President of the Salzburg Festival. “We’re excited to see what diverse
applications will stem from Sound of Science in the future.”
The technologies used are part of the simulation
solutions from Siemens Simcenter, which has been part of the company’s
core business for over 15 years. The technology is mostly used in industry –
for example, for the acoustic optimization of vehicle interiors or for
protection against street noise. For Sound of Science, Simcenter uses a
combination of impulse response measurements and ray tracing for the 3D modeling
of each event space. These methods can measure the echo and reverberation of a
sound and simulate how sound waves propagate in a room. Depending on the
material, reflections of sound waves behave differently. Those that bounce off a concrete wall react differently from those that
hit a carpet or reach the ear directly. As a result, the simulation can reproduce the individual sound signature
of each event space – in other words, its acoustic DNA.
Siemens has
been working closely with the Salzburg Festival for around 30 years. Since
1999, the company has also been the festival’s main sponsor. Since 2002, the
Siemens Festival Nights have been held on Kapitelplatz square during the
Salzburg Festival. Since its beginning, this open-air event has provided
more than one million visitors with the opportunity to experience previous and
current festival productions on an LED screen free of charge. In addition, some
of the Salzburg Festival’s venues are equipped with Siemens technology from
the areas of building automation, security and acoustics.
The "Sound of Science" simulation can measure the echo and reverberation of a sound in a 3D model and simulate how sound waves propagate in a room.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €77.8 billion and net income of €8.5 billion. As of September 30, 2023, the company employed around 320,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.