Patent ID: 8027483

Claim:
A system for sound system design, comprising a display and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to simultaneously show: a visual representation of a sound system model, wherein the sound system model comprises sound system components, wherein the sound system components further comprise audio components and sound environment components; a first parameter, wherein the first parameter is associated with at least a first one of the sound system components; and a graphic representation of a first calculated sound system performance attribute and a second calculated sound system performance attribute, wherein the first calculated sound system performance attribute depends on at least the first parameter, and the second calculated performance attribute does not depend on at least the first parameter; and the processor is further configured to: receive first input from a user, wherein the first input modifies the first one of the sound system components; without additional user intervention, determine that the first calculated sound system performance attribute is affected by the user's modification to the first sound system component, and that the second calculated sound system performance attribute is not affected by the user's modification to the first sound system component; calculate a new value of the first calculated sound system performance attribute, and cause the display to re-display the newly-calculated value of the first calculated sound system performance attribute.