Introducing FFASR Leaderboard with Hugging Face
Join us on June 11th for the launch of the Far Field ASR Leaderboard (FFASR) on Hugging Face, a new benchmark designed to move audio AI evaluation beyond near field assumptions.
On the agenda for this Webinar:
Introduction
The introduction will provide a concise overview of Treble’s direction, product vision, and the role of simulation in modern acoustic workflows.
Part 1: New Features in the Treble Web Application
A focused walkthrough of upcoming and recently developed features:
- A/B comparison of surface receivers
- Filtering and analysis overlay in the reflection tracking view
- Color mapping by absorption and reflection analysis
- Wave animation for improved physical understanding
- Updated source and receiver creation, grouping, and editing workflow
- Save result functionality update, including full setup state such as graphs and viewport
These updates are designed to reduce friction in analysis and make acoustic behavior more interpretable within complex models.
Part 2: Plugin Ecosystem
A brief overview of integrations that connect the Treble Web Application directly into design workflows.
- Revit plugin
- Rhino plugin
Focus is placed on how these integrations remove repetitive setup steps and enable faster iteration directly from design environments.
Part 3: Featured Materials
Introduction of a new materials initiative within Treble.
- Explanation of why accurate material modeling is critical for simulation reliability
- Details on how this approach improves upon the reliance on absorption data from traditional chamber measurements
- Discussion of industry implications and workflow impact
- Presentation of the user interface
- Announcement of validation partnerships
- Launch timeline
This segment highlights how material data quality directly impacts simulation accuracy and decision making across projects. Highlighting the need to move away from the reliance on absorption coefficients measured in acoustic chambers to allow for more accurate simulations.
Industry guest
We will be joined by Nathaniel D. Fletcher, Technical Director at AKRF, who will present a real world case study highlighting how the Treble Web Application supports modern acoustic design workflows. Drawing on AKRF’s extensive experience across complex projects, the session will explore how cloud based simulation, high fidelity modeling, and collaborative tools are reshaping how acoustic performance is evaluated and communicated. Full details of the case study will be announced soon.
Project description
Six weeks before a high-profile art opening, AKRF was asked to fast-track an acoustical design for a major technology company’s art exhibit. The acoustical consulting scope included on-site existing conditions reverberation time testing to characterize the gallery’s acoustic environment, followed by detailed acoustical modeling in Treble to develop, evaluate, and iterate an acoustical design that aligned with the client’s desired experience. Despite an extremely compressed schedule driven by the exhibit opening, AKRF responded with a solution reflective of our firm’s technical expectations and the subjective, experiential goals of our client. Treble’s intuitive workflow and auralization-sharing capabilities not only empowered us to communicate esoteric acoustical concepts clearly, but also empowered our client to make immediate, well-informed decisions to achieve their goals for the project. Treble’s acoustical modeling platform allowed us to develop an acoustical design that controlled the Lombard effect during capacity events, controlled reverberation, enhanced musical clarity, and created an intentional acoustical “canvas” appropriate for a premier contemporary art installation.
Meet the speakers
CEO - Treble Technologies
Dr. Finnur Pind
Dr. Finnur Pind is the CEO and co-founder of Treble, a company revolutionizing sound simulation and acoustic design through cutting-edge technology. With a background in acoustical engineering and years of experience driving innovation, Finnur has been at the forefront of developing tools that enable designers, engineers, and architects to create better-sounding environments and products. Under his leadership, Treble has become a global leader in cloud-based sound solutions, pushing the boundaries of precision and collaboration in the industry.
Senior Simulation Specialist - Treble Technologies
Dr. Sarabeth S. Mullins
Dr. Sarabeth S Mullins is a specialist in room acoustics, with her dissertation focused on the acoustics of Notre-Dame de Paris. Her expertise includes large-scale room acoustic modeling, interactive acoustics for VR/AR, and human–acoustic interactions. With an interdisciplinary research background and experience in simulation workflows, dataset development, and signal processing, she contributes to high-fidelity acoustic modeling at Treble.
Senior Solutions Engineer - Treble Technologies
Nicholas Justin
Nicholas Justin is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Treble that holds a M.Arch in Audio Acoustics with over five years consulting experience in building acoustics, acoustic simulation and auralisation.
Technical Director - AKRF
Nathaniel D. Fletcher
Nate Fletcher is a Technical Director in AKRF’s acoustics, noise and vibration group, specializing in architectural acoustics, environmental noise and vibration, and acoustic simulations and auralizations across a wide range of building sectors. He has worked on projects in Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Charlotte, Nashville, Charleston and other cities throughout the country. Nate is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, where he completed his master’s degree in acoustics and researched the perceptual differences between wave-based and geometric room acoustics simulation methods. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Temple University. Nate has appeared as a guest lecturer at the State University of New York at Fredonia and as an acoustics expert before the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals. Nate is also a professional, classically trained musician and music educator.
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