Toolbox for acoustic scene creation and rendering (TASCAR)

Toolbox for acoustic scene creation and rendering

Installation on Ubuntu/Debian Linux

To find out your current Ubuntu version, use the following command:

lsb_release -a

Download the appropriate packages for your operating system from https://github.com/gisogrimm/tascar/releases.

To install TASCAR and all dependencies, navigate to the directory containing the downloaded packages and run:

sudo apt install ./path_to_packages/*.deb

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 pre-compiled version is available for Windows. To install:

Download the latest .zip archive from the GitHub releases page.
Extract the downloaded archive to a folder of your choice.
Install the JACK audio server using the installer provided on the JACK website.
Start the JACK server (QjackCtl or similar).
Run tascar.exe from the extracted folder to start TASCAR.

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