Product Story of the Month: Soundvision Connect Transforming Collaborative Sound Design Product Story of the Month: Soundvision Connect Transforming Collaborative Sound...

Sound design is the invisible architecture of emotion. It’s what transforms a concert into a memory and a space into an experience. At L-Acoustics, we believe sound system design should be as collaborative and creative as the performances it supports. That’s why we created Soundvision Connect—a cloud-based collaboration platform that allows you to share Soundvision designs and explore them directly from a web browser.

Soundvision is our industry-leading predictive sound mapping software that enables designers to simulate how sound behaves in a space. Soundvision Connect is an interactive 3D environment that empowers all stakeholders to engage with those simulations, explore design options, and contribute to the conversation. 

From Prediction to Participation

Soundvision provides sound system designers with the ability to visualize acoustic behavior before a single speaker is installed. It accounts for architectural features, calculates SPL distribution, and helps optimize loudspeaker placement with precision. Soundvision Connect extends this capability by turning predictive data into a shared experience.

Through Soundvision Connect, designers, consultants, architects, and clients can interact with Soundvision files in real time. Intuitive 3D renderings and SPL maps make it easy to understand how sound coverage will perform across a venue and how design decisions shape the listener experience. This collaborative review process brings clarity and alignment to every stage of planning.

Key Functionalities That Foster Collaboration

Soundvision Connect is designed to make sound system design more transparent, interactive, and inclusive. Its core features support seamless teamwork and informed decision-making:

• Cloud-Based Access
  Teams can access Soundvision files from anywhere, ensuring continuity across locations and time zones. Any user can explore and navigate through space from any browser.
• Interactive 3D Venue Visualization
  Detailed venue models, including loudspeaker placement and coverage zones, help stakeholders visualize the spatial impact.
• High-Resolution Display of Data
  SPL maps and coverage zones are presented with exceptional clarity, allowing teams to examine fine details and make confident decisions.
• SPL Mapping Review
  Teams can explore how sound will be distributed throughout the venue and align on coverage goals.
• Version Control and Design Iteration
  Users can compare design iterations and revisit previous configurations to support agile development.
• Secure Sharing and Permissions
  Project owners manage access levels to ensure sensitive data is protected while enabling meaningful collaboration.

Together, these features make Soundvision Connect a powerful companion to Soundvision—transforming technical data into a collaborative dialogue.

A Shared Language for Sound Design

Great sound system design is about more than precision—it’s about creating experiences that resonate. Sound system design has traditionally been a specialized discipline, often requiring technical fluency to interpret data and make decisions. Soundvision Connect bridges that gap by turning complex simulations into intuitive visual experiences.

Now stakeholders from all backgrounds—technical, creative, and operational—can engage with the design process. Soundvision Connect ensures that the insights from Soundvision are accessible and actionable for everyone involved. It invites diverse perspectives into the conversation, enriching the outcome.

Architects see how sound integrates with spatial layouts. Clients understand how coverage maps relate to audience experience. Production teams gain clarity for planning and execution. Sound designers benefit from a more informed and engaged team.

This shared understanding fosters stronger collaboration and ensures that every contributor is aligned with the project’s goals.

A New Standard in Collaborative Sound Sytem Design

Soundvision Connect introduces a new standard in acoustic planning—one where collaboration is central and communication is seamless. It doesn’t replace expertise; it enhances it through shared insight and creative dialogue.

By enabling teams to collaborate on the predictive power of Soundvision, Soundvision Connect transforms technical planning into a creative partnership. It supports a design process that is transparent, inclusive, and aligned with the broader vision of the space.

This is a new tool enabling a new way of working. One that reflects the evolving nature of sound design in today’s multidisciplinary world.

Crafting Experiences That Last

At L-Acoustics, we see live sound and sound system design as art forms—ones that move people, shape moments, and bring spaces to life. With Soundvision Connect, such art forms become a shared canvas, where ideas are exchanged, refined, and realized through collaboration. Soundvision Connect gives you the tools to participate, contribute, and co-create. It’s no wonder that in a standout achievement, Soundvision Connect has been honored with two 2025 Pro AV Best in Market Awards, receiving accolades from both Sound & Video Contractor and Systems Contractor News.

Exceptional sound does more than fill a space—it connects people. With Soundvision Connect, that togetherness begins well before the first note is even played.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the difference between sound design and sound system design?

• Sound design is the comprehensive process of creating, manipulating, and integrating all audio elements in a production to enhance its overall impact and create a compelling, immersive experience. It encompasses everything from dialogue and voice-overs to a wide array of sound effects—both real and imagined—and the use of music.
• Sound system design is the process of specifying, configuring, and optimizing equipment to deliver clear, intelligible, and uniform sound to an audience within a specific venue for a particular purpose. It involves analyzing the venue’s acoustics and audience needs, selecting appropriate loudspeakers, microphones, and amplifiers, determining their placement and orientation, and using modeling and analysis tools to ensure desired performance metrics like coverage, loudness, and clarity are met.

2. What is the distinction between Soundvision and Soundvision Connect?

• L-Acoustics Soundvision is a professional, 3D, real-time acoustical simulation software used to design, visualize, and optimize sound systems by placing L-Acoustics loudspeakers in virtual 3D models of venues. The software calculates and displays predicted sound pressure level (SPL) and arrival time distributions to help users precisely position speakers for optimal coverage and performance before installation. Soundvision also offers collaborative features, allowing designers and clients to interact with the 3D renderings and data in real time, making the design process more efficient and transparent.
• L-Acoustics Soundvision Connect is a cloud-based platform that allows users to share and explore L-Acoustics Soundvision sound system designs in a web browser, enabling seamless, interactive 3D collaboration for projects among designers, architects, consultants, and clients. By providing access to interactive 3D environments and realistic renders, Soundvision Connect simplifies communication, streamlines approvals, and aligns project teams by offering a shared, intuitive experience without the need for specialized software installations.