diff --git a/applications/VirtualAcoustics/Raven/ita_raven_demo.m b/applications/VirtualAcoustics/Raven/ita_raven_demo.m
index 7c37e3eb5bfa1abc1bb438aa0be6e0a806d478d4..b6e1da598c0e08f565820b7cbc8ee49be98af2b9 100644
--- a/applications/VirtualAcoustics/Raven/ita_raven_demo.m
+++ b/applications/VirtualAcoustics/Raven/ita_raven_demo.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% 1. Matlab Pfad einstellen!!!!!
+% 1. set/check matlab paths
 
 
 % <ITA-Toolbox>
@@ -7,70 +7,73 @@
 % </ITA-Toolbox>
 
 %% Projektdatei einlesen
-% project laden
-rpf = itaRavenProject('..\RavenInput\Classroom\trilateration.rpf');
-
+% load ita raven project
+rpf = itaRavenProject('..\RavenInput\Classroom\Classroom.rpf');
 
 %% Simulationsparameter einstellen
-% spiegelquellen bis 2. ordnung
+% Image sources up to second order
 rpf.setISOrder_PS(2);
 
 % 20000 ray tracing partikel
-rpf.setNumParticles(20000);
+rpf.setNumParticles(200);
 
-% L�nge der Impulsantwort einstellen (sollte mindestens der Nachhallzeit entprechen!)
+% set impulse response length in ms (at least length of reverberation time)
 rpf.setFilterLength(2800);  %[ms]
-% rpf.setFilterLengthToReverbTime();    % sch�tzt �ber Eyring die Nachhallzeit und passt die Filterl�nge an
+% rpf.setFilterLengthToReverbTime();    % estimates reverberation time and
+% sets rpf.filterLength to this value
 
-% Raumtemperatur einstellen
+% set room temperature
 rpf.setTemperature(21); %�C
 
 
-%% Simulationsausgabe definieren
-% befehle monaurale impulsantwort
+%% Define simulation outputs
+% create monaural room impulse response
 rpf.setGenerateRIR(1);
 
-% befehle binaurale impulsantwort
+% create binaural room impulse response
 rpf.setGenerateBRIR(1);
 
-% histogramme berechnen
+% create and export energy histograms
 rpf.setExportHistogram(1);  % histogramme z.B. ben�tigt f�r schnelle Nachhallzeitauswertung (RavenProject.getT30)
 
 
 %% Quell- und Empf�ngerdaten
-% quell position setzen
+% set source positions
 rpf.setSourcePositions([9 1.7 -2.5]);
 rpf.setSourceViewVectors([-1 0 0]);
 rpf.setSourceUpVectors([0 1 0]);
 
-% receiver position setzen
+% set receiver positions
 rpf.setReceiverPositions([4.4500    1.0000   -3.9000]);
 
-% quellnamen setzen
+% set sound source names
 rpf.setSourceNames('Speaker Left');
 
-% directivity setzen
+% set source directivity 
 rpf.setSourceDirectivity('KH_O100_Oli_5x5_3rd_relativiert_auf_azi0_ele0.daff');
 
-%% Simulation starten
-% simulation abfeuern
+%% start simulation 
+% run simulation
 rpf.run;
 
 %% Ergebnisse abholen
-% monaurale impulsantwort holen
-mono_ir = rpf.getMonauralImpulseResponseItaAudio();     % oder rpf.getMonauralImpulseResponse() ohne ITA-Toolbox
+% get room impulse responses
+mono_ir = rpf.getMonauralImpulseResponseItaAudio();     % rpf.getMonauralImpulseResponse() without ITA-Toolbox
 binaural = rpf.getBinauralImpulseResponseItaAudio();
 reverb_time = rpf.getT30();
 
 
 %% ITA-Toolbox......
-mono_ir.plot_time;      % plotte monaurale IR im Zeitbereich
-binaural.plot_freq;     % plotte binaurale IR im Frequenzbereich
+mono_ir.plot_time;      % plot monaural RIR in time domain
+binaural.plot_freq;     % plot binaural RIR in time domain
 
-%% Beispiel: Lautsprecher einrechnen
+%% Example: Include loudspeaer frequency response in RIR (for comparisons with measurements)
 ls_O100 = ita_read('..\RavenDatabase\FrequencyResponse\KH_O100_reference_holesclosed_final_at1V1m_fft14.ita');
 ir_mit_lautsprecher = ita_convolve(mono_ir, ls_O100);
 
 %% Additional features
-% model zeigen
-% rpf.plotModel;
+% show room model including sound sources
+ rpf.plotModel;
+ 
+ % show absorption coefficients
+ rpf.plotMaterialsAbsorption;