01-Apr-2016, 10:29
Just bear in mind that Dirac etc applies a minimum -6db lowering of levels so as to avoid digital clipping and give it headroom to boost .. defualt is -10db , but you can select -6/-3/0 -- -3 and 0 is not adviseable
One other thing I would suggest is to track down buzzes and rattles in the low bass before the measurement
I use the umik pointed at the speakers .. the first measuring point is critical .. it has to be in the sweet spot and at your ear level and so on
At the end of it all , the curve you define that you want to correct to , must NOT be flat..it will sound awful
You need some bass boost below 100-150hz and you need treble droop .. otherwise the sound will be bass light and shrill
The target curve is subjective , ie its up to your ears what sounds good to you.. no universal truth
You also dont have to correct full freq , ie you can correct for bass only etc.. a lot of folk dont want or need to correct Full freq
One other thing I would suggest is to track down buzzes and rattles in the low bass before the measurement
I use the umik pointed at the speakers .. the first measuring point is critical .. it has to be in the sweet spot and at your ear level and so on
At the end of it all , the curve you define that you want to correct to , must NOT be flat..it will sound awful
You need some bass boost below 100-150hz and you need treble droop .. otherwise the sound will be bass light and shrill
The target curve is subjective , ie its up to your ears what sounds good to you.. no universal truth
You also dont have to correct full freq , ie you can correct for bass only etc.. a lot of folk dont want or need to correct Full freq
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