Box Notes



  1. Box Notes Mac
  2. Box Notes Templates

Use this free software to assist you in deciding the actual dimensions for your enclosure

Boxnotes is written in Visual Basic 6 and runs under Windows. Box empowers your teams by making it easy to work with people inside and outside your organization, protect your valuable content, and connect all your apps. Catch all the action from Content Cloud Summit on demand, from keynotes to breakout sessions.

After using software such as WinISD to chose the working volume and initial port sizes for your new speaker, turn to Boxnotes to fine tune your design.
Screenshot showing use of Imperial units. Metric is also supported

Features of current version - V3.1

  • Take into account the extra volume taken up by your ports, bracing and driver
  • Check the minimum dimensions required to house your driver
  • Quickly see the effect of changing port parameters
  • Spot problem resonances and adjust your dimensions to minimise their impact
  • Print your cutting list, including optional allowance for trimming with router
  • Save your work in boxnotes project files, including comments
  • Supports both Imperial and metric measurements
  • Generate a text based report containing your choice of information

Boxnotes is written in Visual Basic 6 and runs under Windows.
Security information:
Filesize 380,928 bytes
MD5 Hash Code D80292CF51E2475D103D0010B4F9FF70
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For more information about using Boxnotes, see the User Guide.
If you use Boxnotes to generate your cutting list, see the Speaker Building page for assembly sequence.
For some ideas on reducing the impact of resonances, see the Damping Treatments page.
A Resonances Experiment was conducted to determine what type of resonance occurs between the driver and a wall.

Additional screenshots

Cutting List shown with 'exact size' option selected

Box Notes Mac

Cutting List shown with option to factor in use of router to trim some edges, and with tooltips activated
Box Notes

When printing, more options are available by selecting 'Project / Generate Report' from the main menu, where you will be able to include the tooltips in the printout


Report options screen
Here's a link to a sample report with with all options selected

Other free software available on this site

Box Notes Templates

Sonosub - design a cylindrical subwoofer. Check resonances and clearances
Flare-it, - find the correct port flare size to avoid audible turbulence
Subsaver - calculator for finding component values for a 2nd-order high-pass filter
QRDude - calculator for designing advanced QRD diffusers