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Engnrguy <cdemello@ieee.org> wrote:
>Again, Thank you all for your opinions and suggestions. Most of you
>have convinced me to take a look at getting a good RTA and a parametric
>eq setup. I usually tuning method is a graphic eq set by ear. I have
>received lots of compliments and never had any issues but I should
>probably get something a little more formal and accurate.
I think an RTA is a very silly thing and really doesn't help you do the
job at all. You can only measure at one point in the room at a time
with it anyway, and once the room fills up everything changes. There is
no way around using your ears.
>Has anyone had any experience with dbx's Drive Rack PA loudspeaker
>management system? It seem like a good mix of cost, quality company,
>and functionality. It is fully loaded with x-over, eq, comp/limit, and
>RTA. Opinions?
Yes, it seems reasonable. The user interface is kind of crude, but it
works, and it does nice tight notch filters which is most of what you
want equalization for anyway.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
Engnrguy <cdemello@ieee.org> wrote:
>Again, Thank you all for your opinions and suggestions. Most of you
>have convinced me to take a look at getting a good RTA and a parametric
>eq setup. I usually tuning method is a graphic eq set by ear. I have
>received lots of compliments and never had any issues but I should
>probably get something a little more formal and accurate.
I think an RTA is a very silly thing and really doesn't help you do the
job at all. You can only measure at one point in the room at a time
with it anyway, and once the room fills up everything changes. There is
no way around using your ears.
>Has anyone had any experience with dbx's Drive Rack PA loudspeaker
>management system? It seem like a good mix of cost, quality company,
>and functionality. It is fully loaded with x-over, eq, comp/limit, and
>RTA. Opinions?
Yes, it seems reasonable. The user interface is kind of crude, but it
works, and it does nice tight notch filters which is most of what you
want equalization for anyway.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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