TASCAR

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Toolbox for acoustic scene creation and rendering

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Installation on Ubuntu/Debian Linux


Ubuntu/Debian binary packages are provided through the Hörzentrum package repository:

In Ubuntu 24.04 (noble):

wget -qO- http://apt.hoertech.de/openmha-packaging.pub | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openmha-packaging.asc
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb [arch=amd64] http://apt.hoertech.de noble universe'

In Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy):

wget -qO- http://apt.hoertech.de/openmha-packaging.pub | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openmha-packaging.asc
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb [arch=amd64] http://apt.hoertech.de jammy universe'

In Ubuntu 20.04 (focal):

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys B7D6CDF547DA4ABD
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb [arch=amd64] http://apt.hoertech.de/ focal universe'

In all systems, use 

sudo apt update
sudo apt install tascarpro
for installation.

Installation on macOS


TASCAR can be installed via homebrew. If not yet installed, then download and install 'homebrew' (https://brew.sh/). Then install all TASCAR with: 

brew install gisogrimm/tap/tascar

To start TASCAR, type 

tascar &
in the command window. Don't forget to start jack, e.g., with 
qjackctl &
before loading any session file.

Installation on Windows


A preliminary pre-compiled version is available for Windows, see release page on github (https://github.com/gisogrimm/tascar/releases). A manual installation of jack is required, see https://jackaudio.org/.

Starting TASCAR


To start TASCAR, first configure and start your jack server. Then, in a terminal, type 

tascar &
or start from "Sound and Video" applications menu.

If you intent to use TASCAR in scientific research projects, please remember to cite our open access publication:

Grimm, Giso; Luberadzka, Joanna; Hohmann, Volker. A Toolbox for Rendering Virtual Acoustic Environments in the Context of Audiology. Acta Acustica united with Acustica, Volume 105, Number 3, May/June 2019, pp. 566-578(13), doi:10.3813/AAA.919337